McNeese State University
Environmental and Chemical Sciences
Master of Science

Harold Stevenson, Coordinator

Faculty: Darbeau, Haigh, Merchant, Phillips, G. Ramelow, U. Ramelow, Sneddon, Stevenson, Suits, Taylor, Wyman

The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and the Department of Chemistry offer an interdepartmental Master of Science degree in Environmental and Chemical Sciences. The graduate program has three areas of concentration: Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Chemistry/Environmental Science Education. The degree plans for each concentration are listed below.
Chemistry	Environmental Science	Chemistry/Environmental Science Education

For more about the concentrations:

Prerequisites: Bachelor of Science degree in one of the sciences (or science education) and adequate preparation for a particular concentration as determined by the admissions committee and/or coordinator for the degree program.
	Thesis	Non thesis
Approved courses in the concentration¹	12 hours	15 hours
Approved interdepartmental courses^1,2	9 hours	12 hours
Approved electives³	0 hours	6 hours
Research Course	3 hours	3 hours
Seminar Course	1 hour	1 hour
Thesis	6 hours	0 hours
Totals	31 hours	37 hours

All courses toward the degree must be approved by the major professor and the coordinator of the program. At least half the number of courses taken in either the thesis or non thesis option must be courses numbered above 600. Also, a candidate is required to pass satisfactorily a comprehensive written and/or oral examination in the area of concentration.
¹No more than one of the following courses may be taken for credit toward the degree: CHEM 670, CHEM 673, ENSC 660, ENSC 663
²Environmental Science courses for those concentrating in Chemistry (or Chemistry Education) or Chemistry courses for those concentrating in Environmental Science (or Environmental Sciences Education).
³Electives must be chosen from graduate courses in Chemistry, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
Students who have deficiencies in academic background for their area of concentration may be required to take leveling courses that will not apply toward the Master of Science degree.

Chemical Science Concentration	Thesis	Non thesis
Research	3 hours	3 hours
Thesis	6 hours	0 hours
Seminar	1 hour	1 hour
Courses in chemistry	12 hours	15 hours
Courses in environmental science¹	9 hours	12 hours
Approved electives²	0 hours	6 hours
Total for degree	31 hours	37 hours

¹ENSC 535, 542, 585, 590, 593, or 694
²Electives must be chosen from graduate courses in Chemistry, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
The Chemical Science concentration is based in the MSU Department of Chemistry, Ron Darbeau, Head

Environmental Science Concentration	Thesis	Non thesis
Research	3 hours	3 hours
Thesis	6 hours	0 hours
Seminar	1 hour	1 hour
Courses in environmental science	12 hours	15 hours
Courses in chemistry¹	9 hours	12 hours
Approved electives²	0 hours	6 hours
Total for degree	31 hours	37 hours

¹Chemistry courses for interdepartmental credit will be identified.
²Electives must be chosen from graduate courses in Chemistry, Environmental Science, or a related discipline. .
The Environmental Science Concentration is based in the MSU Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Mark Wygoda, Head

Environmental and Chemical Sciences Education Concentration	Thesis	Non thesis
Research	3 hours	3 hours
Thesis	6 hours	0 hours
Seminar	1 hour	1 hour
Courses in chemistry and environmental science¹	12 hours	15 hours
Courses in environmental and chemical sciences concentration²	9 hours	12 hours
Approved electives³	0 hours	6 hours
Total for degree	31 hours	37 hours


¹At least one course in environmental science and one course in chemistry
²CHEM 670, CHEM 673, ENSC 660, ENSC 663, or ENSC 610
³Electives must be chosen from graduate courses in Chemistry, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
The Education Concentration is coordinator is Dr. Jerry Suits.

Revision: Jun 25, 2003
Contact: Dr. Bruce Wyman