GRE minimum is 297. In addition to fulfilling the minimum Graduate School requirements, a student must take one 3 hour graduate course (5000 and above) in each of the four areas (inorganic, analytical, organic, and physical), excluding special topics, tool courses 5130, 5320, 5760, and research courses.

A student may also take 12 credits of any combination of CHEM 5190, 5290, 5390, 5590, or 5790.

In the area selected as a major, the student will take the following as a minimum: 
          1.) Analytical - 5250 plus 9 hours of graduate level analytical courses;
          2.) Inorganic - 12 hours of graduate level inorganic courses;
          3.) Organic - 5320, 5330, 5340 and 5350;
          4.) Physical - any three graduate level physical chemistry courses.

Students must obtain satisfactory performance on a series of written major field cumulative examinations, including special topics.

Students must obtain satisfactory performance on a preliminary examination, part written and part oral.

Students must present a seminar based on the dissertation research. Students must also obtain one additional credit of 5000 by presenting a divisional or departmental seminar or an oral presentation at a regional or national research meeting. In addition, students must make one presentation at the annual University of Wyoming Graduate School Symposium.