Degree Options – Department of Chemistry

Minor in Chemistry

A chemistry minor requires a minimum of 20 semester hours of chemistry courses numbered 1210 or above, including two 3000-level or above courses (6 semester hours) in chemistry. More details about the chemistry minor and how to declare it can be found through the button below.

Please email your advisor from your UMail account if you are interested in declaring a chemistry minor. Include your major and which chemistry classes you have taken and are planning to take. If you have any questions about the minor, email or attend advising drop-in hours.

CHEMISTRY MINOR REQUIREMENTS
ACADEMIC ADVISING

Chemistry Minor Requirements

If you have questions about the Chemistry Minor, or would like to declare the minor, please

email or schedule an appointment with a Chemistry Academic Advisor.

General Information on the Minor

20 Credit Hours of Chemistry Courses Numbered 1210 or Higher
- Lower Division (14 Credits), CHEM 1210 & CHEM 1220 are required
  Upper Division (6 Credits)
- Only 1 credit of CHEM 4800, CHEM 4999, or CHEM 5380 may be used for upper division hrs
At least 6 Credit Hours Must be Taken in Chemistry at the University of Utah
- Must receive a C- in Chemistry Courses & a Minimum GPA of 2.0
- No exceptions will be made for courses taken outside of chemistry unless they are cross listed.

Lower-Division Chemistry Course Options

Course #	Course Name	Credit Hours	Semester Offered
CHEM 1210/1211	General Chemistry 1	4	F/S/Su, Honors F
CHEM 1215	General Chemistry 1 Lab	1	F/S/Su
CHEM 1220/1221	General Chemistry 2	4	F/S/Su, Honors S
CHEM 1225	General Chemistry 2 Lab	1	F/S/Su
CHEM 2310/2311	Organic Chemistry 1	4	F/S/Su, Honors F
CHEM 2315	Organic Chemistry 1 Lab	2	F/S/Su
CHEM 2320/2321	Organic Chemistry 2	4	F/S/Su, Honors S
CHEM 2325	Organic Chemistry 2 Lab	2	F/S/Su

Upper-Division Electives (Chemistry Focus)

Course #	Course Name	Credit Hours	Semester Offered	Math Needed
CHEM 3000	Quantitative Analysis	4	F/S	Calc II
CHEM 3060	Quantum Chemistry	4	F/S	Calc III
CHEM 3070	Thermochemistry	4	F/S	Calc III
CHEM 3090	Physical Chem: Life Sci	4	S	Calc III
CHEM 3100	Inorganic Chemistry	4	F	Calc III
CHEM 3130	Solid State Chemistry	2	S	N/A
CHEM 3200	Radiochemistry	3	F	Calc II
CHEM 5300	Polymers Chemistry	2	S	N/A
CHEM 5370	Chem Education Res	2	S	N/A
CHEM 5640	Materials for Energy	2	F	N/A
CHEM 57XX	Advanced Chemistry Lab	2	F/S	See Catalog

Upper-Division Electives (Biochemistry Focus)

Course #	Course Name	Credit Hours	Semester Offered	Math Needed
CHEM/BIOL 3510	Biochemistry 1	3	F/S/Su	N/A
CHEM/BIOL 3515	Biochemistry Lab	3	S/Su	N/A
CHEM/BIOL 3520	Biochemistry 2	3	S	N/A
CHEM/BIOL 3525	Mol Biology DNA Lab	3	F	N/A
CHEM 5200	Organic Synthesis I	2	F	N/A
CHEM 5240	Physical Organic Chemistry	2	F	N/A
CHEM 5250	Organic Rxn Mechanisms	2	F	N/A
CHEM 5270	Organic Spectroscopy I	2	F	N/A
CHEM 5430	Chem Biology of Protein	2	F	N/A
CHEM 5450	Biophysical Chemistry	2	S	N/A
CHEM 5460	Protein Chemistry	2	F	N/A
CHEM 5470	Nucleic Acid Chemistry	2	S	N/A

University General Catalog (Chemistry Minor)

https://catalog.utah.edu/programs/CHEMMIN