The department offers a minor in chemistry. Declaration of a chemistry minor is open to any student enrolled at CU Boulder, regardless of college or school.
Requirements
The College of Arts and Sciences will allow a maximum of 9 hours of transfer credit, including 6 upper-division credit hours, to count toward a minor. Students may only transfer courses through organic chemistry. All courses required for the minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better, and the overall GPA in all CHEM courses taken must be a 2.00.
Students who have taken CHEN 1211 and CHEM 1221 may substitute them for General Chemistry 1. Engineering students who have taken CHEN 4521 may not use this to satisfy the physical chemistry requirement. CHEM 4511 requires prerequisites of calculus 3 and general physics 1.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Chemistry | ||
| Introductory Chemistry: | 10 | |
| Complete one of the two introductory chemistry courses (includings labs): | ||
| General Chemistry 1 and Laboratory in General Chemistry 1 | ||
| Foundations of Chemistry and Foundations of Chemistry Lab | ||
| Complete one of the two secondary chemistry courses (includings labs): | ||
| General Chemistry 2 and Laboratory in General Chemistry 2 | ||
| Foundations of Chemistry 2 and Laboratory in Foundations of Chemistry 2 | ||
| Advanced Coursework | ||
| Organic Chemistry | 10-12 | |
| Organic Chemistry 1 | ||
Lecture | ||
| Organic Chemistry 1 | ||
or CHEM 3451 | Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors | |
Lab | ||
| Laboratory in Organic Chemistry 1 | ||
or CHEM 3361 | ||
| Organic Chemistry 2 | ||
Lecture | ||
| Organic Chemistry 2 | ||
or CHEM 3471 | Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry Majors | |
or BCHM 3491 | Organic Chemistry 2 for Biochemistry Majors | |
Lab | ||
| Laboratory in Organic Chemistry 2 | ||
or CHEM 3381 | Laboratory in Advanced Organic Chemistry | |
| Physical Chemistry | 3 | |
| Physical Chemistry 1 | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Modern Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Instrumental Analysis - Lecture and Laboratory 1 | ||
| Physical Chemistry 2 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 26-28 | |