Overview

Department of Chemistry / Department of Chemistry is located in Honolulu, HI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

20

Applied

12

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

100

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	September 1st	August 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 61
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 5

Student Body

37

Total Graduate Students

29%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	43%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	18.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	8.11%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (75%)

Female (24%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 0

Male (13)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Marine natural products, biophysical spectroscopy, zeolites, organometallic hydrides, new visual pigments, theory of surfaces
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,278,000

Location & Contact

Address 2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI  96822
United States

Contact William Ditto
Dean
Email: wditto@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-6451

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