Chemistry Minor

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The Minor in Chemistry described below has been approved by the Board of Regents. This minor should be particularly attractive for some engineering majors, who will be able to satisfy the requirements outlined below by taking only 2-3 additional courses beyond those already required by their major.

Year One

CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I 3 credits Fall Semester
CHMY 142 - College Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit Fall Semester
CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II 3 credits Spring Semester
CHMY 144 - College Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit Spring Semester

Year Two

CHMY 311 - Analytical Chemistry-Quantitative Analysis 3 credits Fall Semester
CHMY 321 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credits Fall Semester
- OR -
CHMY 210 - Survey of Organic Chemistry with Biochemistry 3 credits Spring Semester

Year Three

CHMY 371 - Physical Chemistry-Quantum Chemistry & Spectoscopy 3 credits Fall Semester
- OR -
CHMY 373 - Physical Chemistry - Kinetics & Thermodynamics 3 credits Spring Semester

Plus one course from the following

BCH 480 - Advanced Biochemistry I 3 credits
CHMY 323 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credits
CHMY 373 - Physical Chemistry - Kinetics & Thermodynamics 3 credits
CHMY 371 - Physical Chemistry-Quantum Chemistry & Spectoscopy 3 credits
(One not taken above)
CHMY 401 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I 3 credits
CHMY 430 - Environmental Organics 3 credits
CHMY 442 - Environmental Chemistry 3 credits
CHMY 491W - Special Topics (Variable)

And one lab course from the following

CHMY 312 - Analytical Chemistry-Quantitative Analysis Lab 1 credit (if taking 311)
CHMY 322 - Organic Chemistry Lab I 1 credit (if taking 321)
CHMY 372 - Physical Chemistry Lab I 1 credit (if taking 371)
CHMY 374 - Physical Chemistry Lab II 2 credits (if taking 373)

19-22 Total Credits required for Chemistry Minor

While the order suggested above is probably the most logical, courses can be taken in any order as long as course prerequisites are met.

CHMY 312 has a CHMY 143 prerequisite and can be taken any fall semester after the freshman year. This course will probably be the most difficult for students to schedule.

Meeting the prerequisites for some of the possible fourth year courses requires particular course selections during the first three years of the minor. For example, taking CHMY 323 - Organic Chemistry II , requires that the student choose CHMY 321 - Organic Chemistry I , rather than CHMY 210 - Survey of Organic Chemistry with Biochemistry .