Minor in Chemistry
Students majoring in areas other than chemistry and biochemistry may satisfy requirements for a minor concentration in chemistry by completing a minimum of 24 credit hours of chemistry with grades of “C-” or better with an overall minor GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Required Courses:
Chem 160/161 Chemical Structure and Properties Lecture and Lab = 4 credit hours
Chem 180/181 Chemical Reactivity I Lecture and Lab = 4 credit hours
Chem 240/241 Chemical Reactivity II Lecture and Lab = 4 credit hours
Chem 260 Quantitative Methods in Chemistry Lecture = 3 credit hours
Chem 272 Analytical Chemistry Lab = 2 credit hours
Chem 280 Environmental & Chemical Analysis Lecture = 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 20 credit hours
Plus 4 additional credit hours at the 300 level are required. For example, from Chem 300*, 361, 380*, 395 and 399*.
Total: 24 credit hrs.
In conjunction with updated policies for majors and minors in the College of Arts and Sciences, not less than 8 credit hours must be unique to obtain a chemistry minor; that is, the courses in question are considered as actually fulfilling requirements of one minor, not of more than one minor and/or major. FOR EXAMPLE: If your major requires CHEM 212, 214 and 361, then to obtain a chemistry minor, one must still take an additional 8 credits of CHEM classes that are NOT required for your major (or other minors). This is effective with the graduating class of May 2018 and following.
NOTE: Only 1 credit hour of Chem 300 (Undergraduate Research) and only 1 credit hour of Chem 380 (Chemistry Seminar) will be accepted toward the minor.
No more than 12 hours total can be transferred in for the minor from other institutions.
Because of nearly complete overlap, the following degree combinations are not allowed from the department of chemistry and biochemistry: BS Chemistry Major with BS Biochemistry Major, BS Biochemistry Major with BA Chemistry Major, BS Chemistry Major with BA Chemistry Major, and no Chemistry Major may be paired with a Chemistry Minor. Other majors, e.g. Forensic Science Majors or Biology Majors, that require substantial chemistry coursework, may still earn a minor as long as 8 additional, unique credits are completed that are not also counted toward any other major or minor requirements.
Please e-mail the Undergraduate Program Director at ChemistryUPD@luc.edu with any questions.
Students majoring in areas other than chemistry and biochemistry may satisfy requirements for a minor concentration in chemistry by completing a minimum of 24 credit hours of chemistry with grades of “C-” or better with an overall minor GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Required Courses:
Chem 160/161 Chemical Structure and Properties Lecture and Lab = 4 credit hours
Chem 180/181 Chemical Reactivity I Lecture and Lab = 4 credit hours
Chem 240/241 Chemical Reactivity II Lecture and Lab = 4 credit hours
Chem 260 Quantitative Methods in Chemistry Lecture = 3 credit hours
Chem 272 Analytical Chemistry Lab = 2 credit hours
Chem 280 Environmental & Chemical Analysis Lecture = 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 20 credit hours
Plus 4 additional credit hours at the 300 level are required. For example, from Chem 300*, 361, 380*, 395 and 399*.
Total: 24 credit hrs.
In conjunction with updated policies for majors and minors in the College of Arts and Sciences, not less than 8 credit hours must be unique to obtain a chemistry minor; that is, the courses in question are considered as actually fulfilling requirements of one minor, not of more than one minor and/or major. FOR EXAMPLE: If your major requires CHEM 212, 214 and 361, then to obtain a chemistry minor, one must still take an additional 8 credits of CHEM classes that are NOT required for your major (or other minors). This is effective with the graduating class of May 2018 and following.
NOTE: Only 1 credit hour of Chem 300 (Undergraduate Research) and only 1 credit hour of Chem 380 (Chemistry Seminar) will be accepted toward the minor.
No more than 12 hours total can be transferred in for the minor from other institutions.
Because of nearly complete overlap, the following degree combinations are not allowed from the department of chemistry and biochemistry: BS Chemistry Major with BS Biochemistry Major, BS Biochemistry Major with BA Chemistry Major, BS Chemistry Major with BA Chemistry Major, and no Chemistry Major may be paired with a Chemistry Minor. Other majors, e.g. Forensic Science Majors or Biology Majors, that require substantial chemistry coursework, may still earn a minor as long as 8 additional, unique credits are completed that are not also counted toward any other major or minor requirements.
Please e-mail the Undergraduate Program Director at ChemistryUPD@luc.edu with any questions.