A minor in Chemistry should represent course work taken in the discipline beyond courses that might be used to satisfy core curriculum science requirements (8 credits). Therefore, though CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/CHEM 117 and CHEM 120 are prerequisites to all of the listed courses, they are not considered part of the minor program. The coursework listed represents various sub-disciplines within the field of Chemistry and would give the student an overall knowledge base fitting a minor in Chemistry. This is consistent with the statement on minors published by the American Chemical Society.
Enrollment/Eligibility Criteria
Application Process
Students seeking to declare the minor must complete an application to be approved by the undergraduate advisor in chemistry and their academic advisor. Additional information is available on the
Chemistry Minor website.
The student will choose five lecture courses (14-15 credits) and three laboratory courses (3-5 credits) from categories A. through E. below. The student must take at least one course from four of the five categories. Students must have a C average in all courses taken for a minor in Chemistry. CHEM 491 and CHEM 485 credits will not be allowed to count for the minor nor used in the Chemistry GPA calculation. Substitution of courses without the CHEM prefix will not be allowed.
Course List | Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| CHEM 227 | Organic Chemistry I 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 228 | Organic Chemistry II 2 | 3 |
| CHEM 237 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| CHEM 238 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 257 | Organic Chemistry I - Structure and Function | 4 |
| CHEM 258 | Organic Chemistry II - Reactivity and Applications 2 | 4 |
| CHEM 315 | Fundamentals of Quantitative Analysis 3 | 3 |
| CHEM 316 | Quantitative Analysis 3 | 2 |
| CHEM 318 | Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 310 | Elements of Physical Chemistry 4 | 3 |
| CHEM 311 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 321 | Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences 4 | 3 |
| CHEM 322 | Physical Chemistry for Engineers 4 | 3 |
| CHEM 325 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CHEM 326 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 327 | Physical Chemistry I 4 | 3 |
| CHEM 328 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 220 | Physics and Chemistry of Inorganic Materials | 3 |
| CHEM 362 | Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 383 | Chemistry of Environmental Pollution | 3 |
| CHEM 415 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 433 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 434 | Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 446 | Organic Chemistry III | 3 |
| CHEM 456 | Chemical Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 458 | The Chemistry of Drug Discovery | 3 |
| CHEM 462 | Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 464 | Nuclear Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 466 | Polymer Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 468 | Materials Chemistry of Inorganic Materials | 3 |
| CHEM 470 | Industrial Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 483 | Green Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 489 | Special Topics in... | 1-4 |
