理学硕士课程的候选人必须完成24个学期的研究生水平课程（化学工程核心课程需要12个小时，补充研究的次要领域需要6个小时，化学工程和相关领域需要6个小时）。候选人的课程选择由论文导师批准。除课程工作外，每个学位候选人都在教职顾问的指导下进行研究，准备一份书面论文，并口头介绍给教职员工。该计划通常不向MS学生提供经济资助，因此申请人将负责提供资金以支持其学费和生活费。拥有科学，数学和其他工程学科的理学学士学位的毕业生必须展示出解决问题的足够技能和知识，才能进入核心化学工程课程。对此计划感兴趣的人应联系化学工程
The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department offers both a thesis and non-thesis option for obtaining a master's degree. Graduate students receiving financial support as research or teaching assistants can earn a M.S. degree only with the approval of Department Chair and SSE Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, and in general, a written thesis is required. For the thesis option, the student must complete 24 hours of graduate course work plus conduct a research investigation under the guidance of a faculty member. Typically, two years are required to finish the course work and thesis. Upon completion, the student must defend a thesis before a faculty committee, which is chosen as described for Ph.D. students. For the non-thesis option, a total of 30 hours of course work is required. For both degree options, three core graduate chemical engineering courses are required, as outlined in the PhD course work, with up to six independent study credits toward the 24/30 credit requirement. The remainder of the credits must be made with course work.