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.

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 Chemistry10-12
Organic Chemistry 1
Lecture
Organic Chemistry 1
Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors
Lab
Laboratory in Organic Chemistry 1
or CHEM 3361
Organic Chemistry 2
Lecture
Organic Chemistry 2
Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry Majors
Organic Chemistry 2 for Biochemistry Majors
Lab
Laboratory in Organic Chemistry 2
Laboratory in Advanced Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry3
Physical Chemistry 1
Elective3
Select one of the following:
Modern Inorganic Chemistry
Instrumental Analysis - Lecture and Laboratory 1
Physical Chemistry 2
Total Credit Hours26-28