Clarkson University
8 Clarkson Ave, Potsdam, NY 13699, United States

Clarkson University is a private research university with its main campus in Potsdam, New York. Clarkson has additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital District and Beacon, New York.

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The Master of Science in Chemical Engineering program is designed to prepare you for a career in research, development, design or education.

Whether it’s delving into research in state-of-the-art labs, mastering data science techniques or tackling real-world problems from the industrial sector, Clarksons masters program gives you the opportunity to follow your passion and propel your career.

  • A minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate coursework, including at least 20 credit hours of course and seminar work. The balance of coursework must be consistent with the research or professional experience component.
  • Satisfactory completion of one of the research or professional experience components listed below.
    • A written thesis based on independent research
    • A comprehensive examination
    • An appropriate, professionally oriented special project

The path for those pursuing the thesis option includes the below requirements.

The following required courses

Chemical Reactor Analysis II
Transport Phenomena
Chemical Engineering Analysis
Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Two additional 3-credit hour technical graduate courses selected in consultation with the student’s advisor. School of Business courses cannot be taken to satisfy this requirement.

Two credit hours of Seminar. While in residence, all students are required to attend seminars.
Ten credit hours of Thesis. All students are expected to start their thesis research at the beginning of their first semester in residence.
The MS thesis must be orally presented and defended before a committee of three or more faculty members, at least two of whom are from the department.

The 1-credit course, Fundamentals of Research and Graduate Study, is highly recommended. This course may be used as a substitute for 1 credit of Thesis.

A typical schedule is as follows. Individuals with an undergraduate degree in chemistry can have a different schedule.

First Semester
Three 3-credit courses (typically CH560, CH561 and an elective)
Five credits of thesis
One credit of seminar

Second Semester
Three 3-credit courses (typically CH546, CH571 and an elective)
Five credits of thesis
One credit of seminar

Third Semester
One credit of thesis
Fourth Semester
One credit of thesis

Required Courses

A program is available for qualified BS chemists and physicists that will permit them to earn an MS in Chemical Engineering in 4 semesters. During the course of study, the student will take almost all the required courses in the chemical engineering undergraduate curriculum, as well as the chemical engineering graduate level courses required for the MS program. A typical program, which may be altered depending on the background of the student, is given below.

First Semester
Directed Study in Chemical Engineering Principles I (CH501)
Chemical Engineering Analysis (CH561)
Graduate Elective
Seminar (CH610)

Second Semester
Directed Study in Chemical Engineering Principles II (CH502)
Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (CH571)
Graduate Elective
Seminar (CH610)

Third Semester
Transport Phenomena (CH560)
Thesis (CH611)

Fourth Semester
Chemical Reactor Analysis II (CH546)
Thesis (CH611)

A complete application consists of the following

  • Online Application Form
  • Resume.
  • Statement of Purpose.
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation.
  • Official Transcripts.
  • GRE Test Scores.
    • Waived: The GRE requirement will be waived for Spring and Fall 2023 applicants.
  • For International Applicants, an English Proficiency Test is required.
    • Minimum Test Score Requirements: TOEFL (80) and TOEFL Essentials (8.5), IELTS (6.5), PTE (56) and Duolingo English Test (115).

Prerequisites: BS or BE in chemical engineering. Those with degrees in other science or engineering disciplines may also be admitted, but will be required to make up undergraduate course deficiencies.

Rolling Admissions; Suggested: Fall - February 15, Spring - October 15

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Click Here for Graduate Application

Application Procedures - Undergraduate Applicants

Start the application online using the link provided above.

Applications can be submitted to Common App. If applications are submitted to Common App, after submission students will receive a confirmation email and instructions on how to set up their application portal to https://undergrad.clarkson.edu/apply/


Application Coding: In the online application, there is no coding that can be added to indicate Indo Global Studies at this time.

To code an applicant properly, the student must send details and documents to admissions@indoglobalstudies.org and IGS staff will contact Clarkson University to tag the applicant.

There is currently no fee required of applicants, and therefore no fee waiver is necessary.

Application Procedures - Graduate Applicants

Start the application online using the links provided above.

Graduate applications can only be submitted to the direct university application link.

Application Coding: In the online application, under the Program of Study section, please select 'Yes' to the question 'Are you applying with the help of an education agency?'. Then, please select Indo Global Studies from the dropdown menu.

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Document Submission: Graduate documents must be uploaded to the university application portal.

Note - Please share tagging proof, student details and documents to admissions@indoglobalstudies.org after submitting the application.

For every application, we will need university username and password information.

The financial documents are not needed until after a decision has been issued.