Interdisciplinary

• Admission to this field requires a research topic of a truly interdisciplinary nature, such as but not limited to bioanalytical, biophysics, bioinorganic, nanoscience or nanotechnology.
• A written request for admission must be submitted to the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies along with a letter of support from your research supervisor.
• The written request must justify the need to transfer and to list the courses that will be taken to complete the doctoral program.  It should also explain how the requirements in the current field of research are restricting the progress of your research.

Courses

• Four half-courses to include at least one core half-course from an existing field of Chemistry.
• A formal permission from the Associate Chair is required if a student needs to take a course other than the core course to complete his or her course requirements within the sub-discipline.

Seminars

• Presentation of at least two seminars (usually in the second and fourth years of study) and participation in the seminar program of an existing field of Chemistry.
• Students will need to choose the appropriate seminar and research courses and must remain in the same seminar and research courses for the rest of the program. 

Research

• Enrolment in the research course of an existing field of Chemistry every term, starting in the second term of program registration.
• Students receive a grade from the supervisor for work undertaken in the laboratory toward completion of the thesis. 

Comprehensive Field Examination

• Successful completion of an oral examinationin the fields of Chemistry deemed appropriate, usually completed following the course work.