Chemistry Certificate Admission & Application Requirements

Chemistry Graduate Certificate Application Dates & Deadlines

  • Fall 2025: July 1, 2024 - August 1, 2025
  • Spring 2026: July 1, 2024 - November 15, 2025
  • Summer 2026: July 15, 2025 - May 1, 2026
  • Fall 2026: July 17, 2025 - August 15, 2025
  • Spring 2027: December 15, 2025 - November 15, 2026

Steps to Apply

You may begin your application before all documents are ready. GradCAS saves your progress, and you may return any time to continue updating your application.

  1. Create your account in GradCAS
  2. Select your preferred term for a Chemistry Certificate application.
  3. Complete the three general application sections.
  4. Complete the fourth, MSUM section (See Application Requirements below).
  5. Make sure to request all documents before submitting your application. Once you submit, you can no longer amend or upload additional documents.
  6. Pay the $50 application fee.

Chemistry Admission Requirements

  • A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution. No specific undergraduate major is required.
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or at least 3.25 for the last 30 semester credits.

Chemistry Application Requirements

  • GradCAS application
  • A current resume.
  • Unofficial transcripts are required from all institutions you list on your application.
    • If you attended MSUM or other , you can retrieve your unofficial transcripts from .
    • Upon admission, you must request official transcripts from your degree-conferring institutions and any other transcripts listing possible graduate transfer coursework. Official transcripts can be requested through or the and sent directly to processing@mnstate.edu.
    • MSUM or MN system institution students do not need to request official transcripts. The admission team will do this on your behalf.
  • A letter of intent explaining why you are interested in the Graduate Certificate in Chemistry. Include information on the graduate-level chemistry courses you have taken.

International Student Requirements

  • An official comprehensive course-by-course transcript evaluation by , or any other accredited evaluation firm, from post-secondary institutions outside the U.S.
  • The ECE, WES, or NACES evaluation must certify your international degree is equivalent to a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution.
  • For students whose native language is not English, or who were not taught in English, an official score from either TOEFL (6678 MSUM code) or IELTS (色狼窝), or Duolingo English Test ( with 色狼窝) is required.
    • TOEFL scores of 550 (PBT) or 78-80 (iBT)
    • IELTS overall band score of 6.5
    • DET score of 120

For questions about the program or the application process please contact the Admissions Office at 218.477.2161 or email admissions@mnstate.edu.

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