Graduate Student Handbook

Graduate Student Handbook

The Chemistry Graduate Student Handbook serves as a reference and guide for the requirements for earning a PhD or MS in Chemistry at the University of Georgia.

This document includes the requirements set by the UGA Graduate School and the additional requirements that are specific to Chemistry. Where relevant, links are provided to specific Graduate School policies. This document will be updated as policies change. This document applies to all current and future PhD and MS students in the Department of Chemistry at UGA. This version was updated in August 2026. This document will be reviewed and updated yearly. 

Questions regarding information in the Handbook should be first directed to the student's Major Advisor, then the Graduate Program Administrator, and then the Director of Graduate Studies.