SBU chemistry students offered direct pathway into Ohio University doctoral program

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Chemistry majors at St. Bonaventure University now have a fourth pathway into a doctoral chemistry program upon graduation from SBU. An articulation agreement between St. Bonaventure and Ohio University provides a direct application pathway for SBU students who graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry to Ohio University’s Ph.D. program in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Under the agreement, which takes effect July 1, SBU Chemistry graduates with a minimum GPA of 3.5 will be eligible to apply directly to the doctoral program. Ohio University, located in Athens, Ohio, will offer admission annually to a minimum of two qualified SBU students who meet the eligibility and application requirements. If more than two qualified students apply, selection will be made by the Graduate Recruitment Committee in Ohio University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. St. Bonaventure has similar articulation agreements with Ph.D. programs in chemistry at the University at Buffalo, the University of Rhode Island and North Dakota State University. “This agreement with Ohio University gives our students another outstanding opportunity to pursue advanced study in chemistry and biochemistry,” said Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and chair of St. Bonaventure’s Department of Chemistry. “Graduate programs continue to…