Chemistry (Minor)

The minor in chemistry requires 17 credits of study in chemistry. To enter the minor, students must have completed the following courses with their respective labs: General Chemistry I (CHEM 10171, CHEM 10181, CHEM 10097, or CHEM 10099) and Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 10172, CHEM 10176 CHEM 10182 or CHEM 20098).

Enrollment in the minor is contingent upon good course standing in CHEM 20274/20284 at midterm.

Program Restrictions

Following COS policy, at least 50% of the courses for the minor must be unique (not double counted at the major, college, or university level).
As a COS minor, all courses for this minor must be taken at the University of Notre Dame, or through a UND approved study abroad program.
Independent research credits cannot be used towards the minor.
A grade point average of 2.0 or better in the minor courses is required.
Biochemistry (BCHM) / PreProfessional (SCPP) / Science Pre-Health (SPH2; supp.) majors cannot add the chemistry minor.

Coursework

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses		8
Select one of the following:
CHEM 20273 & CHEM 21273	Organic Reactions and Applications and Organic Reactions and Applications Laboratory
CHEM 20283 & CHEM 21283	Organic Reactions and Applications and Organic Reactions and Applications Laboratory
Select one of the following: ¹
CHEM 20274 & CHEM 21274	Chemistry Across the Periodic Table and Chemistry Across the Periodic Table Laboratory ¹
CHEM 20284 & CHEM 21284	Chemistry Across the Periodic Table and Chemistry Across the Periodic Table Laboratory
Additional Coursework		9
Students must complete an additional 9 credits of chemistry, with 6 of these credits at the 30000 level or higher. The courses must span at least two of the Areas below and only one course can come from Area 4.
Area 1: Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 40443	Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 40610	Organometallic Chemistry
CHEM 40616	Solid State and Materials Chemistry
CHEM 40618	Chemical Crystallography
CHEM 40630	Intermediate Organic Chemistry
CHEM 40631	Physical Organic Chemistry
CHEM 40632	Advanced Organic Synthesis
CHEM 40634	Structural Elucidation
CHEM 60635	Heterocyclic Chemistry (Heterocyclic Chemistry)
CHEM 60535	Medicinal Chemistry (Medicinal Chemistry)
Area 2: Biochemistry ²
CHEM 30341	Fundamentals of Biochemistry
CHEM 30342	Intermediary Metabolism
CHEM 40420	Principles of Biochemistry
CHEM 40560	Chemical Biology
CHEM 50531	Molecular Biology I
Area 3: Physical and Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 30333	Analytical Chemistry I
CHEM 30321	Physical Chemistry I
or CHEM 30324	Physical Chemistry for Engineers
or CHEM 30338	Physical Biochemistry
CHEM 30322	Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 40435	Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering
CHEM 40436	Instrumental Methods of Analysis
Area 4: Electives in Chemistry
CHEM 20204	Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 24310	History of Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Development
CHEM 30301	Molecular Neuroscience
CHEM 30331	Chemistry in Service of the Community
CHEM 40426	The Chemistry of Fermentation & Distillation
Total Hours		17

¹: General Chemistry: Fundamental Principles and Biological Processes (CHEM 10122) can be considered as a replacement for CHEM 20274 on a case-by-case basis, with departmental pre-approval
²: CHEM 40420 is a one semester version of CHEM 30341 + 30342. Students who have taken CHEM 30341 or 30342 cannot additionally count CHEM 40420 towards the minor.