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Chemistry Minor

Total Semester Hours: 21

Requirements

The Chemistry Minor is comprised of the following courses as well as either Track I or Track II below. Credit for CHM 3450 that is counted towards this minor may not be double-counted towards the Biochemistry minor.

CHM 1310G
General Chemistry I.  (3 credits)
CHM 1315G
General Chemistry Laboratory I.  (1 credits)
CHM 1410
General Chemistry II.  (3 credits)
CHM 1415
General Chemistry Laboratory II.  (1 credits)
CHM 2730
Quantitative Analysis.  (3 credits)

Track I -- 10 Semester Hours

 

Four Semester Hours from the following courses:

CHM 2430
Survey of Organic Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 2435
Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory.  (1 credits)

And six semester hours of electives in Chemistry (See footnote 1) from the following:

CHM 2310
Inorganic Chemistry I.  (3 credits)
CHM 3300
Survey of Biochemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 3450
Biochemistry I.  (3 credits)
CHM 3780
Instrumental Analysis.  (3 credits)
CHM 3910
Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics.  (3 credits)
CHM 3920
Quantum Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 44001
Undergraduate Research I.  (1 to 3 credits)

or CHM 44402 or CHM 44403 or CHM 44404

CHM 4750
Environmental Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 4780
X-ray Crystallography.  (3 credits)
CHM 4790
Medicinal Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 4800
Selected Topics in Chemistry.  (1 to 4 credits)

Track II-- 10 Semester Hours

 

Seven Semester Hours from the following courses:

CHM 2440
Organic Chemistry I.  (3 credits)
CHM 2445
Organic Chemistry Laboratory I.  (1 credits)
CHM 2840
Organic Chemistry II.  (3 credits)

And three semester hours of electives in Chemistry (See footnote 1) from the following:

CHM 2310
Inorganic Chemistry I.  (3 credits)
CHM 3300
Survey of Biochemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 3450
Biochemistry I.  (3 credits)
CHM 3780
Instrumental Analysis.  (3 credits)
CHM 3910
Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics.  (3 credits)
CHM 3920
Quantum Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 44001
Undergraduate Research I.  (1 to 3 credits)

or CHM 44002 or CHM 44003 or CHM 44004

CHM 4750
Environmental Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 4780
X-ray Crystallography.  (3 credits)
CHM 4790
Medicinal Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 4800
Selected Topics in Chemistry.  (1 to 4 credits)

Footnote:

1 Check course prerequisites.

 

Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.