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Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Admissions

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For questions regarding the application process, please contact Denise Pedraza at: dpedraza@nmsu.edu
For questions regarding our graduate program, please contact Dr. James Herndon at: jherndon@nmsu.edu

Domestic Graduate Program Applicants

• Required Documents
  
1. Graduate School On-Line Application - Fee ($40)
2. Departmental Financial Support Form (Adobe pdf file)
3. Official Transcripts from each institution previously attended
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Official GRE Scores*

International Graduate Program Applicants

• Required Documents
  
1. Graduate School On-Line Application - Fee ($50)
2. Departmental Financial Support Form (Adobe pdf file)
3. Official Transcripts from each institution previously attended
   
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Official TOEFL or IELT score, sent directly from ETS*
6. Official GRE score, sent directly from ETS*
   

*Score Requirements

GRE: Preferred score for the GRE general test: verbal + quantitative > 1000.
      Other applications may also be considered.
TOEFL: Internet based (students are encouraged to take this form of the test) - equal to or
      greater than 80
TOEFL: Paper based - equal to or greater than 550
IELT: equal to or greater than 6.5

General Information
NMSU school code is 4531
Admission Information
Graduate Degree Program
Graduate School Website
Graduate School Catalog
International Student Services
Helpful Information for International Applicants - - Housing
Graduate Student Housing

All first year Graduate Students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are guaranteed a Teaching Assistantship. Continued support in successive years is dependent upon peformance.
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Chemistry and Biochemistry Undergraduate Admissions

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A degree in chemistry or biochemistry enables a student to pursue a wide variety of careers: in research, production, sales, management, and teaching. These degrees are also an excellent preparation for professional studies in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, optometry, pharmacology, pharmacy, and law.  A total of 146 undergraduate students are studying Chemistry or Biochemistry   as their primary  major. Of these, 21% are white and 79% are from other ethnic backgrounds. There are five divisions of chemistry - Analytical, Biochemistry,  Inorganic, Organic, and Physical. We have a total of 20 active faculty members

Chemistry majors who have completed the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree may receive American Chemical Society certification if they take one additional one-semester course which includes 1 credit of laboratory.

Degree:Bachelor of Science
   Major:Chemistry
   Major:Biochemistry

Degree:Bachelor of Arts
   Major:Chemistry