Chemistry Minor

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The chemistry minor provides a broad and general exposure to the traditional areas of the chemical science.

A minor in chemistry may be earned by completing 24 credit hours in the following sequence of chemistry courses and 7 credit hours in supplementary courses (physics and calculus) for a total of 31 credits.:

CHEM 001
CHEM 003
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
4
CHEM 002
CHEM 004
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB
4
CHEM 081ANALYTICAL METHODS4
CHEM 097
CHEM 098
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB
4
CHEM 108
CHEM 110
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB
4
Select one of the following:4
BIOCHEMISTRY I: FUNDAMENTALS
and BIOCHEMISTRY I: FUNDAMENTALS LAB
ORGANIC REACTIONS AND APPLICATIONS
BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
MATH 050CALCULUS I 13
PHY 011GENERAL PHYSICS I4
Total Hours31
1

Supplementary courses: Students who wish to minor in chemistry must take one semester of physics and MATH 050 CALCULUS I.