Preliminary Graduate Application

Please keep this page open while you complete the form to ensure we receive your application. Once your application has been submitted, changes or updates will need to be emailed to chemgrad@mailbox.sc.edu. Upload your transcript, GRE scores, TOEFL or IELTS scores, and resume (Resume is optional).

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Tell us About Yourself

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Area of Interest

Please select your desired area of interest. Applications will be evaluated by professors in the "Primary Area of Interest" indicated by the applicant. Please choose only one other areas of interests can be indicated in the "Other" box. We recognize that many applicants' research interests lie at the interface of one or more disciplines and we encourage those applicants to make note of this in their personal statements.

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Education

List in chronological order all colleges and universities you have attended.

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Document Uploads

Upload your transcript, GRE scores, TOEFL or IELTS scores, and CV (CV is optional). Scanned copies of these documents are acceptable at this point. If your first language is English please check the ‘not applicable’ box for the TOEFL/IELTS scores. If a social security number appears on the documentation, please block it out.

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Course Work

Please provide information regarding courses that you have completed, are taking or will be taking in the upcoming semester. This information is used to gain information about your general educational experiences. Note that students are not expected to have taken all of the listed classes for entry into the graduate program.

Course	Semester Taken (e.g. Fall 2000)	Credits	Grade
Biochemistry
Calculus
General/Introductory I
General/Introductory II
Inorganic I
Inorganic II
Instrumentatal Analysis
Organic I
Organic II
* Physical I
* Physical II
Physics I
Physics II
Quantitative/Analytical

Was this a calculus-based P. Chem course?:

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Test Scores

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required for all students. The chemistry subject test portion of the GRE is not required. However, students may submit this portion of the GRE if it gives a better overall representation of the student's abilities.

I have taken/will take the GRE on:

GRE Scores (if available):

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Quantitative

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Subject (Optional)

GRE Results:

Foreign students other than from English speaking countries must include TOEFL or IELTS scores (Applications from such students will not be processed without a score.)

TOEFL Scores:

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Speaking

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IELTS Scores:

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Additional Information We Need

Academic honors, awards, etc:

Publications:

Highest Degree Sought?

Application for the Ph.D. program doesn't require attainment of M.S.

Personal statement and career goals:

References

Names of two or three chemistry or biochemistry professors who will be writing letters of recommendation. Please also provide the email addresses, institution names, and positions of these individuals.

Professor (1):

Professor (2):

Professor (3):

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I waive the right to view the recommendation for the submitted referees.

This form constitutes a formal request for an assistantship. No additional forms are required at this time. If you are offered an assistantship, we will forward all information to the Graduate School on your behalf.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry