化学哲学博士课程要求至少72 sh的研究生学分。学位要求包括熟练程度考试和必要的核心课程，至少11 sh的高级课程工作以及研究。达到课程要求且总gpa为3.00或更高的学生在提交书面研究计划书和研究进度报告并获得初步批准后，方可进行口头综合检查，他们必须在课程结束前进行口头综合检查。入学第二年。完成博士学位后 研究，候选人准备论文。期末考试由论文的口头答辩组成，届时应试者应根据论文的可发表部分在同行评审期刊上发表至少一篇已发表或被接受的论文。
The Department has had a chemistry PhD program for over 75 years and consists of over 25 research faculty, approximately 130 graduate students, and over 20 postdoctoral associates, research scientists and visiting scholars. Our graduates and postdocs have accepted positions at leading academic and industrial institutions, national laboratories and government facilities, as well as some non-traditional Ph.D. careers. Students will:<br><br>independently learn new chemical principles and techniques beyond those typical of undergraduate academic training,<br>identify original and worthwhile chemical problems stated as research questions and hypotheses,<br>design and execute experiments as part of independent chemistry research investigations,<br>critically evaluate their data, results, and conclusions and those of others in the chemistry community,<br>identify potential problems in the responsible conduct of research and identify strategies for managing those problems,<br>articulate standards for laboratory safety in chemical research, assess potential hazards they may encounter in novel chemistry research, and develop effective strategies to mitigate those risks, and<br>communicate chemical knowledge, new models, and research results both orally and in writing for both technical and nontechnical audiences.