Minor Requirements

A core of courses is required for a minor in chemistry. The core includes general introductory and organic chemistry. Additional laboratory work and upper-level courses in either inorganic or physical chemistry are required for completion of the minor.

Required Core Courses

The following courses are required of all chemistry minors:

01:160:161-162  General Chemistry (4,4) or 01:160:163-164  Honors General Chemistry (4,4)

01:160:171  Introduction to Experimentation (1)

01:160:307-308  Organic Chemistry (4,4) or 01:160:315-316  Honors Organic Chemistry (4,4)

Inorganic Chemistry Option

The following courses are required for the inorganic chemistry option:

01:160:311  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) or 01:160:309  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2.5)

01:160:351  Inorganic Chemistry 1 (3)

01:160:352  Inorganic Chemistry 2 (1.5) or 01:160:353 Inorganic Chemistry 3 (1.5)

Physical Chemistry Option

The following courses are required for the physical chemistry option:

01:160:311  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) or 01:160:309  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2.5) or 01:160:251  Analytical Chemistry (3)

01:160:327-328  Physical Chemistry (4,4) or 01:160:341-342  Physical Chemistry: Biochemical Systems (3,3)

Chemistry Education Option

The following chemistry courses are required for the chemistry education option:

01:160:311  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) or 01:160:309  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2.5)

6 credits from 01:160:251  Analytical Chemistry (3), 01:160:327-328  Physical Chemistry (4,4),  01:160:341-342  Physical Chemistry: Biochemical Systems (3,3), 01:160:351  Inorganic Chemistry 1 (3), 01:160:352  Inorganic Chemistry 2 (1.5), or 01:160:353 Inorganic Chemistry 3 (1.5)

01:160:387   Introduction to Chemistry Education (3)

01:160:499 Introduction to Teaching Chemistry Lab (3)

The physics requirement for the chemistry education option consists of one semester of physics lecture and one semester of physics laboratory:  

01:750:193  Physics for the Sciences (4) or 01:750:201  Extended General Physics (5) or 01:750:203  General Physics (3) or 01:750:271  Honors Physics I (3) and 01:750:205  General Physics Laboratory (1) or 01:750:275  Classical Physics Laboratory (1)