Chemistry Minor
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus (hybrid)
- OSU-Cascades
Earning a minor in a challenging subject like chemistry adds academic rigor and breadth to your education and helps demonstrate that you are serious about learning science. This can be beneficial if you are anticipating a career in fields such as environmental sciences, business, secondary education, or medicine.
See the Chemistry website for more details about the Chemistry minor.
Minor Code: 520
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Recall, integrate, and apply essential core information about the key components of Chemistry.
- Demonstrate competency in basic laboratory techniques, laboratory safety, chemical synthesis, and measurement of chemical properties and phenomena.
- Communicate ideas effectively orally and in writing.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze data, access information and integrate information from various sources in order to solve problems.
All courses must be taken for a grade (not S/U) and the overall GPA for all chemistry courses must be 2.0 or higher.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| Select one of the following chemistry sequences: | 12-15 | |
| General Chemistry | ||
| +GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| General Chemistry and Lab | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY III | ||
| +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LABORATORY | ||
| +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS | ||
| Chemistry for Engineering Majors and Lab | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS | ||
| CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS and LABORATORY FOR CH 202 | ||
| *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select four upper-division courses from two of the following areas, including one laboratory course: 1 | 12-15 | |
| Organic Chemistry | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2 | ||
| STRUCTURE DETERMINATION BY SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS | ||
| Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| Physical Chemistry | ||
| PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| Analytical Chemistry | ||
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS (Laboratory) 2 | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- 1
Cannot include lower-division or blanket courses but other courses may be selected with approval from the Chemistry Lead Advisor
- 2
These courses also meet the laboratory elective requirement
Minor Code: 520