2023-2024 Course Catalog

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Chemistry (CHEM) Minor

The Minor in Chemistry requires completion of 22 credit hours.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Minor Courses
CHEM 1035	General Chemistry ^{1, 2}	3
CHEM 1036	General Chemistry ^{1, 2}	3
CHEM 1045	General Chemistry Laboratory ^{1, 2}	1
CHEM 1046	General Chemistry Laboratory ^{1, 2}	1
CHEM 2535	Organic Chemistry ²	3
CHEM 2536	Organic Chemistry ²	3
CHEM 2545	Organic Chemistry Laboratory ²	1
CHEM 2546	Organic Chemistry Laboratory ²	1
CHEM 4615	Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences ^{1, 2}	3
or CHEM 4616	Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences
Subtotal		19
Elective Courses
Select one of the following:		3
BCHM 3114	Biochemistry for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences ²
BCHM 4115	General Biochemistry ²
CHEM 4424	Polysaccharide Chemistry ²
CHEM 4514	Green Chemistry ²
CHEM 4534	Organic Chemistry of Polymers ²
CHEM 4554	Drug Chemistry ²
CHEM 4616	Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences ²
CHEM 4634	Polymer and Surface Chemistry ²
CHEM 4734	Environmental Soil Chemistry ²
CHEM 4994	Undergraduate Research (Requires permission of faculty research advisor and undergraduate research eligibility requirements)
SBIO 3444	Sustainable Biomaterials and Bioenergy ²
FST 4504	Food Chemistry ²
GEOS 4634	Environmental Geochemistry ²
CHEM 4584	Bioorganic Chemistry ²
Subtotal		3
Total Credits		22

1

Acceptable substitutions are as follows:

CHEM 1055 General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors or CHEM 1055H Honors General Chem for Majors may be substituted for CHEM 1035 General Chemistry.
CHEM 1056 General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors or CHEM 1056H Honors General Chem for Majors may be substituted for CHEM 1036 General Chemistry.
CHEM 1065 General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors Lab may be substituted for CHEM 1045 General Chemistry Laboratory.
CHEM 1066 General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors Lab may be substituted for CHEM 1046 General Chemistry Laboratory.
CHEM 3615 Physical Chemistry may be substituted for CHEM 4615 Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences.

2

Courses have co-requisites and/or prerequisites. Students should check with their advisors or with the Undergraduate Course Catalog regarding co-requisites and prerequisites.

Total Credits Required

A minimum of 22 credit hours must be completed. No more than 50% of the courses completed to satisfy the Minor in Chemistry may also be counted among a student’s major or majors.

Minimum GPA

All courses used to fulfill the minor will count toward the minor GPA, and the student’s overall GPA for these courses must be a 2.0 or higher.

2023-2024 Academic Catalog