Overview

The Chemistry program at Western Illinois University accommodates individual career objectives for those with degrees in chemistry and allied fields, and allows those with minors in chemistry to pursue advanced work and placement in the field. The department also provides in-service training to chemists and chemical educators who are not candidates for the MS degree.

The Department of Chemistry has seen enormous growth in the past 30 years with many new applications in biotechnology, materials, medicine, nanotechnology, environmental health, alternative fuels, and forensic science. New information is rapidly transferred from research laboratories to practical applications.

Why Chemistry at Western Illinois University?

Chemistry students get frequent one-on-one training and advisement through informal interactions with our faculty in the research labs. Each of our faculty, on average, mentor two or three graduate students every year. The faculty gets to know the students, including their goals and aspirations, on a personal level.

Most of our faculty either presently hold or have recently held research grants funded by the National Science Foundation, National Cancer Institute as well agencies within the National Institutes of Health, Research Corporation, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, NASA, EPA, and/or research contracts from pharmaceutical companies or biotech industries.

Extracurricular Opportunities

Our students travel to state, regional, national, and international conferences. These trips are funded by research grants. The students present their research data and mix and meet chemists from across the U.S. and around the world.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Inorganic Chemistry
Chemical Literature
Advanced Biochemistry
Biochemistry of Human Disease
Instrumental Analysis
Forensic Toxicology
Forensic Mass Spectrometry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Macomb, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants for admission to the School of Graduate Studies must hold a bachelor's degree from an institution that is accredited by the appropriate U.S. Department of Education regional institutional accrediting agency.
Applicants usually apply for admission to a degree program simultaneously with admission to the School of Graduate Studies.
If the applicant meets the minimum admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, a copy of the application materials is forwarded to the program of interest for consideration.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23640 USD / year

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Out-of-State

11820 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

11820 USD / year

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Living costs

Macomb

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Why Chemistry at Western Illinois University?

Extracurricular Opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

Macomb

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