GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Admission

Admission to both the M.S. and Ph.D. programs is based on selective evaluation of formal applications. The Graduate Application Form may be obtained online or by request to:

Graduate Admissions Committee
Department of Chemistry
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue, 212 Clapp Hall
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7078

or requested by e-mail: chemgradadmin@case.edu

There are two ways to apply to our graduate program.

  1. Paper application forms. You can avoid the online application fee for preliminary screening of your application by sending in a paper (hard copy) application (see checklist below). Only students selected for admission offers by the department will be asked to pay a fee of $17.50 for processing of the application by the School of Graduate Studies. The paper forms are provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You must install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader before downloading and printing these forms. Click here to download the paper application forms.

  2. Apply online. The online application fee is $7.50 (USD). Should you decide to use this system, please mail all other admission documents in one envelope or package to the attention of the Graduate Admissions Committee. See checklist below. Click here to apply online.

When your application arrives to the Department of Chemistry, you will receive an e-mail from June Ilhan. Admission begins when completed applications are received (as soon as December) and will continue until the required class size is met. It is recommended that interested applicants apply as early as possible.

Graduate Application Checklist

Completed applications include official transcripts of the student's total record in higher education and at least three letters of recommendation from superiors in science. All applicants are requested to provide the department with a report of their grades on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and strongly urged to take the Advanced Chemistry test. International applicants must have their official scores submitted from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The University requires a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (or 213 computer based test) for admission.

The Case Western Reserve University Code is 1105 and the Chemistry Code is 0000 for the GRE and TOEFL - you may send copies of your "candidate score report" when you receive it pending our receipt of your score from the testing agencies.

The following items should be submitted to:

Graduate Admissions Committee
Department of Chemistry
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue, 212 Clapp Hall
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7078
USA

Paper Application Checklist
 
Online Application Checklist
 

Financial Support and Special Awards

The Department of Chemistry supports Ph.D. students through a combination of teaching and research assistantships at a competitive stipend level. This support continues on an annual basis provided the student makes satisfactory progress toward the Ph.D. degree. Regular increases in both teaching and research fellowships are made to compensate for inflation. Research fellowships are funded by research grants and contracts awarded to faculty.

Entering Ph.D. students with outstanding records are automatically considered for the Supplemental and Morley Award programs sponsored by the Department of Chemistry. These awards carry stipend supplements of $2,500 to $5,000 for the first year. The department also gives cash prizes and certificates annually to graduate students who have served with special distinction as teaching assistants.

FINANCIAL AID IS OFFERED ONLY TO THOSE STUDENTS ENTERING THE PH.D. PROGRAM

THERE IS NO AID FOR THE M.S. DEGREE