Minors, Options, Joint Programs, and International Partnerships

Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

A Chemistry Minor is available to students in any Honours academic plan, except for plans offered by the Department of Chemistry or plans that include the designation "Specialization in Chemistry". A Chemistry Minor will not be awarded together with a Biochemistry Minor, as this would require triple counting of some courses.

In order to graduate with a Chemistry Minor, students must complete the following requirements successfully:

1. 5.0 units that include:
   • 1.5 CHEM units: CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123, and CHEM 123L
   • 2.0 CHEM lecture units, 200-level or higher
   • 1.0 CHEM lecture unit, 300 or 400-level
   • 0.5 CHEM lab unit, 200-level or higher
2. A minimum cumulative average of 60% for all lecture courses.
3. A minimum cumulative average of 60% for all lab courses.

Additional Program Requirements:

1. A maximum of two failures in CHEM courses is allowed.
2. A maximum of 1.5 CHEM lecture units can be from the same theme area. For 200-level or higher CHEM courses, the middle digit in the course number designates the theme area. "0" is general interest, "1" is inorganic/materials chemistry, "2" is analytical chemistry, "3" is biological chemistry/biochemistry, "4" is computational/theoretical chemistry, "5" is physical chemistry, "6" is organic chemistry, "7" is polymer chemistry, and "8" is medicinal chemistry.