化学系在其研究生课程中提供了出色的研究和教育机会，从而获得了理学硕士或博士学位。研究生学位的核心是与导师共同进行的研究。该计划需要24小时的课程工作，并且学生将获得博士学位。成功完成文学研讨班（第四学期）和研究会议（第五学期）后的候选人资格。该计划强调整个科学家的发展。化学系的子专业研究领域包括：光化学，分子光谱学，药物化学和药物发现，材料化学和纳米技术，有机金属，物理有机，生物有机，聚合物和理论化学以及化学动力学。
The Department of Chemistry offers outstanding research and educational opportunities in its graduate programs, leading to the master of science or doctoral degrees. The heart of the graduate degree is research, conducted in concert with a faculty mentor. The program requires 24 hours of course work, and students are advanced to Ph.D. candidacy after successfully completing a literature seminar (4th semester) and research meeting (5th semester). The program emphasizes development of the whole scientist. Subspecialty areas of research within the Department of Chemistry include: photochemistry, molecular spectroscopy, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, materials chemistry and nanotechnology, organometallic, physical organic, bioorganic, polymer, and theoretical chemistry, and chemical dynamics.