The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montana State University currently has nuclear magnetic resonance, crystallography, mass spectroscopy, and computational laboratories. For more information about these laboratories please visit the Facilities page.

The Faculty of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montana State University conduct research in chemical structure, synthesis, spectroscopy, and synthesis. Please visit the Research Projects page where you can read more about the individual PI-s and their representative research projects.

A wide variety of classes are taught at graduate level in organic and inorganic, physical and biochemistry with focus on interdisciplinary nature of these subjects such as biophysical, bioinorganic, physical organic and inorganic topics. Please visit the Graduate Course listing where you can read about who teaches what courses.

All graduate students who are accepted by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Division of Graduate Education are awarded a resident and non-resident tuition waiver for the first year and a resident tuition waiver there after, provided they are in Good Standing. Currently Ph.D. students earn a stipend of at least $22,000.00. This is guaranteed for four years, again as long as the student is in Good Standing. Students are responsible for minimum fees.

First year graduate students are generally given a Teaching Assistantship. This gives the student an opportunity to meet all the faculty before they commit to a research advisor. After a student has been accepted into a research group students may be supported as a Research Assistant.

Family and Graduate Student housing on the MSU campus offers 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units for graduate students and their families. For information about off campus housing start at the Bozeman Chronicle website. Links to these sites and more can be found on the visitors information page.

Students may choose to take the MSU student insurance policy available from the Student Health Service. If you are covered by your parents' policy, or if you wish to use another insurance provider, those arrangements are made individually.

Students must have a gpa of at least 3.0 to be given full admission by the Division of Graduate Education. The Board of Regents requires all graduate school applicants to take the General GRE exam. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry encourages applicants to take the GRE subject exam in either Chemistry or Biochemistry.

For students interested in a career in academic research, graduate school is followed by post-doctoral training. Other students proceed directly to well paying jobs in industry and teaching positions. The rapidly expanding biotech sector presents opportunities for chemists and biochemists who seek an innovative work environment with the potential for big payoffs.