Step 4: Supplemental Items

Log back into the Admissions Portal to submit the following:

Chemistry Cover Letter

Submit the Chemistry Cover Letter by clicking on the "Chemistry Cover Letter" link in your portal. The form will ask you to address the following:

• What areas of research are you interested in?
• Your goals after obtaining a graduate degree
• How UNC will help you obtain your goals
• Whether or not you wish to be considered for a teaching assistantship

Additional Information

Master's en route to the Ph.D.: Students who have been admitted to the Ph.D. program in Chemical Education may complete a master's degree in Chemistry en route to completion of the doctoral degree. Requests for a simultaneous master's degree in a discipline other than Chemistry will not be accepted. Students in collaboration with an advisors will develop a plan of study that includes clearly distinct masters and doctoral requirements.

Applicants must have graduated from a master's program one semester prior to conferring Ph.D.