Chemistry Minor

Students pursing majors in other fields can supplement their majors with a minor in Chemistry.  The minor (23-25 credits) is completed as follows:

Required Introductory Courses

Course Credits Notes
General Chemistry I with Lab (CHEM 111) 4

offered fall and summer terms, a trailer for students completing CHEM 101 in the fall is offered in spring semester

prerequisite for CHEM 112 with C- or better grade

students must complete the chemistry placement test before registering for CHEM 111

Fulfills the Natural Sciences Gen Ed

General Chemistry II with Lab (CHEM 112) 4

offered spring and summer terms, a trailer for students completing CHEM 111 in the spring is offered in fall semester

prerequisite for all upper-level chemistry courses

Fulfills Natural Sciences Gen Ed

Minor Requirements – 200-level requirements – complete one of the following sequences: CHEM 211-212 or CHEM 253-254.

Course Credits Notes
Organic Chemistry I with Lab (CHEM 211)  4

offered fall semesters

prerequisite: CHEM 112 with a C or better

Organic Chemistry II with Lab (CHEM 212) 4

offered spring semesters

prerequisite: CHEM 211 with a C or better

Chemical Analysis I with Lab (CHEM 253) 4

offered fall semesters

prerequisite: CHEM 112 with a C or better

Chemical Analysis II with Lab (CHEM 254) 4

offered spring semesters

prerequisite: CHEM 112 with a C or better

Minor Requirements – 300-level Courses – complete three courses from the following list (7-9 credits).  No more than one of these courses may be a laboratory course.

Course Credits Notes
Biochemistry I Lecture (CHEM 317) 3

offered fall semesters

prerequisite: CHEM 212 with a grade of C or above

Digital intensive

Biochemistry II Lecture (CHEM 318) 3

offered  spring semesters

prerequisite: CHEM 317 with a grade of C or above

Digital intensive

Biochemistry I Laboratory (CHEM 319) 1

offered fall semesters and occasionally spring semesters

co-requisite: CHEM 317

Writing intensive

Environmental Chemistry Lecture (CHEM 331) 3

offering depends on staffing

prerequisite: CHEM 112

Environmental Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 332) 1

offering depends on staffing

co-requisite: CHEM 331

Inorganic Chemistry Lecture (CHEM 343) 3

offered alternative spring semesters

prerequisite: CHEM 112 with grade of C or better

Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 345) 1

offered alternative spring semesters

prerequisite: CHEM 253, CHEM 254

co-requisite: CHEM 343

Physical Chemistry I Lecture (CHEM 383A) 3

offered fall semesters

prerequisites: MATH 122, PHYS 102 or PHYS 106, and a grade of C or better in CHEM 112

Physical Chemistry II Lecture (CHEM 384A)

offered spring semesters

prerequisites: MATH 122, PHYS 102 or PHYS 106, a grade of C or better in CHEM 112, and CHEM 383A

Physical Chemistry I Laboratory (CHEM 387A) 2

offered fall semesters

prerequisites: CHEM 253, CHEM 254

co-requisite: CHEM 383A

Writing Intensive