2024 Chemistry Graduate Program Handbook
Students should review the divisional requirements outlined in the Chemistry Graduate Program Handbook when registering for classes. Information regarding your registration window can be found in the menu on the right side of your Student Center under Enrollment Information. Remember that you must complete the Financial Responsibility Statement on BuckeyeLink before you will be able to enroll in classes.
Permission to enroll in a class outside of CBC
Students who wish to register for a course offered by another department must obtain permission from the advisor and the Vice Chair for Graduate Studies before registering for the course. Students who register for courses outside of the department without approval will be unenrolled from those courses and will be responsible for any resulting fees imposed by the University. In general, registration in courses for recreational or avocational purposes is not permitted. Please contact Jennifer Hambach for more information if you are considering taking a course outside of CBC.
Registration Units
Pre-candidacy GTA/GRA/GAA:
Autumn and Spring Semesters: maintain registration in at least 8 credits to activate your tuition authorization. Students should register for as near to 18 units as possible during the Autumn and Spring semesters of their first two years in the program.
Summer Term: only register for 4 total credits of CHEM 8999 unless other coursework is required (e.g. courses required for English proficiency). If other coursework is required, contact Jennifer Hambach for assistance with registration.
Pre-candidacy Fellowship/Trainees/GRA-GS Match:
Autumn and Spring Semesters: maintain registration in at least 12 credits to activate your tuition authorization. Students should register for as near to 18 units as possible during the Autumn and Spring semesters of their first two years in the program.
Summer Term: register for 6 total credits of CHEM 8999 to activate your tuition authorization. If other coursework is required, contact Jennifer Hambach for assistance with registration.
Post-candidacy (Including Fellowship/Trainees/GRA-GS Match) students register for 3 credits each semester until graduation.
Autumn and Spring Semesters: as part of the three total credits, students need to register for the correct seminar course (1 credit) and two credits of CHEM 8999.
Summer Term: register for 3 credits of CHEM 8999. If other coursework is required, contact Jennifer Hambach for assistance with registration.
University registration dates and deadlines are available here.
Autumn 2025 Registration Information
All students should complete registration for Autumn 2025 as soon as their individual enrollment window opens.
Add a class using online, self-service registration through the first Friday of classes.
Drop a class using online, self-service registration through the fourth Friday of classes for full term courses and the second Friday for 7-week session courses.
Students are responsible for payment of any late registration or late tuition payment penalties. Please review the list of important registration dates set by the University.
Forfeiture Fees: Once fee authorizations have been processed, a student who drops below the required number of units (see above) will be charged forfeiture fees. If you make adjustments to your schedule make sure you do not drop below full-time enrollment after the fee authorization has been processed.
Graduate students with appointments in CBC must complete AU25 course registration by June 1, 2025.
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