Department of Chemistry

Graduate Programs Admission

Admission to both the Chemistry MS and PhD programs is based on selective evaluation of formal applications. The Graduate Application Form may be obtained online.

Apply online for our graduate program. The online application fee is $7.50 (USD).

When your application arrives to the Department of Chemistry, you will receive an e-mail from June Ilhan (Graduate Affairs Coordinator, june.ilhan@case.edu). 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).

As of November 1, 2011 the minimum acceptable scores for admission to the School of Graduate Studies are:

         IELTS: 7.0
         TOEFL iBT: 90
         TOEFL PBT: 577

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.

Any application materials on paper should be submitted to:

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


Online Application Checklist
  • Application Form
  • Official Transcript(s) (in sealed envelopes)
  • Recommendation Letters (3)
    (both online AND mailed in signed/sealed envelopes)
  • Online Recommendation Forms (3)
    (by each evaluator)
  • Statement of Objectives (online)
  • Résumé (via email)
  • GRE score report*
  • TOEFL score report*

* ETS sends the reports directly to the School of Graduate Studies, but please also email the scores to the Department of Chemistry. The Graduate Admissions Committee will review them once your application folder is complete.

Email: chemgradadmin@case.edu

 

Financial Support and Special Awards

The Department of Chemistry supports PhD 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 PhD 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 PhD 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 PhD PROGRAM

THERE IS NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THE MS DEGREE


Page last updated 2010.07.26