Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree with a major in Chemistry, undergraduate credit in mathematics through integral calculus, one year of physics, and one year of German is desirable. Graduate Record Examination General and Advanced Chemistry tests are given for students with degrees from foreign institutions.

To be eligible for admission with approved status, an applicant must have an overall grade point average of 2.75 or GPA of at least 3.0 for the last two years of undergraduate study. An applicant who fails to meet one of the admission requirements may be admitted on provisional status.