Minors, Options, Joint Programs, and International Partnerships

Advisors: See Faculty of Science academic advisors.

A Chemistry Minor is available to students in any academic plan, except for plans offered entirely by, or jointly with, the Department of Chemistry.

Successful completion of the Chemistry Minor requires:

1. 5.0 units distributed as follows:
   • 1.5 CHEM units: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121, CHEM 120L or CHEM 121L, CHEM 123 or CHEM 125, and CHEM 123L or CHEM 125L
   • 3.0 CHEM lecture units, with a minimum of 1.0 unit at the 300-level or higher
   • 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 requirements:

1. A maximum of two failures in CHEM courses is allowed.
2. The courses counted towards the 3.0 CHEM lecture units requirement must span a minimum of three theme areas. For 200-level or higher CHEM courses, the middle digit in the course number designates the theme area:
X0X general interest
X1X inorganic/materials chemistry
X2X analytical chemistry
X3X biological chemistry/biochemistry
X4X computational/theoretical chemistry
X5X physical chemistry
X6X organic chemistry
X7X polymer chemistry
X8X medicinal chemistry
X9X individualized courses (research projects, etc.)

Before declaring this academic plan, see invalid credential combinations.