The Minor

Requirements

The chemistry minor requires a minimum of 15 credits of chemistry (CHEM) courses numbered 200 or higher, with grades of C- or better. The department does not have specific course recommendations, and instead encourages students to take chemistry courses on topics of personal interest, or topics that complement their main area of study. Acceptable equivalents are Biochem 471 = Chem 471, Biochem 657 = Chem 657, and ChemEng 475 = Chem 475. The following DO NOT count towards a minor: 291A Sophomore Seminar, 388 Independent Research Project, 330 Junior Year Writing in Chemistry, 296, 396, or 496 Independent Research Study, 499 Honors Thesis, or Journal Clubs. In the rare circumstance that CHEM 250 was taken in addition to CHEM 261/262, only CHEM 261/262 will be credited to the minor due to subject overlap. 

Students petitioning for certification of completion of the minor requirements should complete the minor declaration form located on the website. This must be done during the semester in which the student expects to graduate.