The Minor in Chemistry
Course Requirements for the Minor: 23 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.
Lower-Division Courses: 12 units
3 courses required:
| CHEM |
111 |
General Chemistry |
4.0 |
FS * |
Prerequisites: Second-year high school algebra; one year high school chemistry. (One year of high school physics and one year
of high school mathematics past Algebra II are recommended.)
| CHEM |
112 |
General Chemistry |
4.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CHEM 111.
| CHEM |
270 |
Organic Chemistry |
4.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CHEM 112.
Upper-Division Courses: 11 units
3 courses required:
| CHEM |
320 |
Quantitative Analysis |
4.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CHEM 112.
| CHEM |
370 |
Organic Chemistry |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CHEM 270.
| CHEM |
370L |
Organic Chem Laboratory |
1.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CHEM 370 may be taken as a prerequisite or concurrently with CHEM 370L.
3 units selected from:
| CHEM |
300 |
The Chemical Literature |
1.0 |
FA WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, CHEM 270.
| CHEM |
331 |
Physical Chemistry |
3.0 |
FA |
Prerequisites: CHEM 320, MATH 220, PHYS 204B, PHYS 204C.
| CHEM |
347 |
Radiation/Radioisotopes |
1.0 |
-3.0 FS |
Prerequisites: Completion of 4 units of physics or physical science and 5 units of chemistry.
| CHEM |
360 |
Descriptive Inorganic Chem |
3.0 |
Inq |
Prerequisites: CHEM 112.
| CHEM |
398 |
Special Topics |
1.0 |
-3.0 FS |
| CHEM |
399 |
Special Problems |
1.0 |
-3.0 FS |
Prerequisites: CHEM 112, faculty permission.
| CHEM |
411 |
Chemistry Teaching Methods |
3.0 |
SP |
Prerequisites: CHEM 112, CHEM 270. CHEM 320 is recommended.
| CHEM |
440 |
Environmental Chemistry |
3.0 |
SP |
Prerequisites: CHEM 112.
| CHEM |
445 |
Environmental Toxicology |
2.0 |
SP |
Prerequisites: CHEM 108 or CHEM 270.
| CHEM |
451 |
Biochemistry |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CHEM 370.
| CHEM |
475 |
Advanced Organic Laboratory |
2.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CHEM 370.
| CHEM |
477 |
Seminar Organic Spectroscopy |
1.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in or prior completion of CHEM 370.
| CHEM |
491 |
Research Project |
3.0 |
FA |
Prerequisites: Open by invitation to chemistry majors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher; faculty permission.
