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Chemistry, Minor

Gizelle Sherwood, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Location: Doherty Hall 1316

Umi Davis, Undergraduate Academic Program Coordinator
Location: Doherty Hall 1317

www.chem.cmu.edu

Minor in Chemistry 

Overview

Students pursuing a B.S. or B.A. in another primary department may earn a minor in Chemistry by successfully completing six courses, distributed as described below.

To declare the minor, students must notify the Chemistry Department in writing using the MCS Minor Declaration Form. The form is available on the MCS undergraduate advising website and should be submitted to the Chemistry Department Office (DH 1317) or emailed to keishawd@andrew.cmu.edu no later than the end of the add period of your final semester.

If you later decide not to complete the minor, please notify the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Gizelle Sherwood (gsherwoo@andrew.cmu.edu), so it can be removed from your record.

Course Requirements

prerequisite

The introductory chemistry course (either 09-105 Introduction to Modern Chemistry I or 09-107 Honors Chemistry: Fundamentals, Concepts and Applications) is a presumed prerequisite for beginning the minor, but it does not count toward the six required courses.

A. Four (4) Required Core Courses

Units
09-106Modern Chemistry II10
09-221Laboratory I: Introduction to Chemical Analysis9-12
or 09-207 Techniques in Quantitative Analysis
09-217Organic Chemistry I9-10
or 09-219 Modern Organic Chemistry
Choice of one of the following courses:
09-331Modern Analytical Instrumentation9
09-344Physical Chemistry (Quantum): Microscopic Principles of Physical Chemistry9
09-345Physical Chemistry (Thermo): Macroscopic Principles of Physical Chemistry9
09-348Inorganic Chemistry10
09-507Nanoparticles9
09-529Introduction to Sustainable Energy Science9

Note: A course used in Part A may not also be used as an elective in Part B.

B. Two (2) Elective Courses from the following list.

09-344Physical Chemistry (Quantum): Microscopic Principles of Physical Chemistry9
09-345Physical Chemistry (Thermo): Macroscopic Principles of Physical Chemistry9
09-348Inorganic Chemistry10
09-222Laboratory II: Organic Synthesis and Analysis9-12
or 09-208 Techniques for Organic Synthesis and Analysis
09-218Organic Chemistry II9-10
or 09-220 Modern Organic Chemistry II
03-231/232Honors Biochemistry9
09-381Environmental Systems on a Changing Planet12
09-403Hooked: The Chemical Basis of Drug Addiction9
09-502/741Organic Chemistry of Polymers9
09-507/707Nanoparticles9
09-510/710Chemistry and Sustainability9
09-518/718Bioorganic Chemistry: Nucleic Acids and Carbohydrates9
09-519/719Bioorganic Chemistry: Peptides, Proteins and Combinatorial Chemistry9
09-524/724Environmental Chemistry9
09-525Transition Metal Chemistry9
09-530/730Chemistry of Gene Expression9
09-538/738Exposure and Risk Assessment for Environmental Pollutants9
09-563/763Molecular Modeling and Computational Chemistry9
09-615Computational Modeling, Statistical Analysis and Machine Learning in Science12
09-616Neural Networks & Deep Learning in Science12
09-714Advanced Organic Chemistry12
09-737Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development12
09-760The Molecular Basis of Polymer Mechanics12
09-xxxApproved Upper Level Chemistry Course (must be 09-3xx or higher but see exclusions noted below)

Important Policies & Exclusions

  1. Courses used to fulfill the Chemistry minor must not be required by your primary major or another declared minor/additional major (except as free electives).
    • Example: Biological Sciences majors may not count 03-231 Honors Biochemistry/03-232 Biochemistry I, 09-208 Techniques for Organic Synthesis and Analysis/09-222 Laboratory II: Organic Synthesis and Analysis, or 09-218 Organic Chemistry II/09-220 Modern Organic Chemistry II toward the minor.
    • Chemical Engineering majors may not count 03-231 Honors Biochemistry/03-232 Biochemistry I, though some may apply one advanced elective depending on course overlap.
  2. The following do not count toward the minor:  09-231 Mathematical Methods for Chemists, 09-445 Undergraduate Research, 09-435 Independent Study Chemistry.
  3. Chemistry courses taken for the pre-health program may count toward the minor as long as they are not also being used for another major or minor.
  4. Transfer credit will only be accepted for: 09-105 Introduction to Modern Chemistry I, 09-106 Modern Chemistry II, 09-217 Organic Chemistry I. All other courses must be completed in residence at Carnegie Mellon
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