CU:

Chemistry Minor

Chemistry Minor Requirements
Required courses Semester Hours

General Chemistry:

Two semesters:

  • CHEM 1111-5 General Chemistry 1, and
  • CHEM 1131-5 General Chemistry 2;
or
  • CHEM 1151-6 Honors General Chemistry 1, and
  • CHEM 1171-6 Honors General Chemistry 2
 10-12

Organic Chemistry:

Two semesters including lab:

  • CHEM 3311-4 Organic Chemistry 1,
or
  • CHEM 3351-4 Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors
 3-4
  • CHEM 3321-1 Laboratory in Organic Chemistry 1,
or
  • CHEM 3361-2 Laboratory in Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry Majors
 1-2
  • CHEM 3331-4 Organic Chemistry 2,
or
  • CHEM 3371-4 Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors
 3-4
  • CHEM 3341-1 Laboratory in Organic Chemistry 2,
or
  • CHEM 3381-2 Laboratory in Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry Majors
 1-2

Physical Chemistry:

  • CHEM 4411-3 Physical Chemistry with biochemistry Applications 1,
or
  • CHEM 4511-3 Physical Chemistry 1

(It should be noted that physical chemistry 1 has a prerequisite of calculus 3 and a preprequisite or corequisite or PHYS 1120-4.)

 3
Plus one of the following courses:
  • CHEM 4431-3 Physical Chemistry 2
  • CHEM 4531-3 Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHEM 4011-3 Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHEM 4171-4 Instrumental Analysis
 3-4
Total hours for the minor 23-29

The College of Arts and Sciences will allow a maximum of 9 hours of transfer credit, including 6 upper-division credit hours, to count towards a minor.

These minor programs each require six semesters of CHEM courses. (Students may transfer in through organic chemistry only.) All required courses must be complete with grade of C- or better, and the overall GPA in all CHEM courses taken must be 2.0 or higher.

Students who have taken CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1221 may substitute them for CHEM 1111 in the minor requirements. Engineering students who have taken CHEM 4521 may use this course to satisfy the physical chemistry 1 requirement for both minors.

To the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department