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Twin Cities Campus
Chemistry MinorChemistry
College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 137 Smith Hall, 207 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-7444 or 1-800-777-2431; fax: 612-626-7541)
Email:
chmapply@umn.edu
Website: https://cse.umn.edu/chem
While modern research in chemistry is very interdisciplinary, graduate work in the Department of Chemistry falls broadly into the focus areas of analytical chemistry, chemical biology, environmental chemistry, inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, experimental physical chemistry, and computational chemistry.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Chemistry director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Courses offered on both the A-F and S/N grading basis must be taken A-F.
The minimum cumulative GPA for the minor is 3.00.
Minor Coursework (6-12 credits)
Master’s students select 6 credits, and doctoral students select 12 credits from the following in consultation with the Chemistry director of graduate studies. Other courses may be selected with director of graduate studies approval.
CHEM 5210 - Materials Characterization
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 5755 - X-Ray Crystallography
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8011 - Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8021 - Computational Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8151 - Analytical Separations and Chemical Equilibria
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8152 - Analytical Spectroscopy
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8153 - Extracting Signal From Noise
(5.0 cr)
CHEM 8155 - Advanced Electroanalytical Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8157 - Bioanalytical Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8201 - Materials Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8211 - Physical Polymer Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8221 - Synthetic Polymer Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8280 - Special Topics in Materials Chemistry
(2.0-4.0 cr)
CHEM 8321 - Organic Synthesis
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8322 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8352 - Physical Organic Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8361 - Interpretation of Organic Spectra
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8380 - Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
(1.0-4.0 cr)
CHEM 8411 - Introduction to Chemical Biology
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8412 - Chemical Biology of Enzymes
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8413 - Nucleic Acids
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8480 - Special Topics in Biological Chemistry
(2.0-4.0 cr)
CHEM 8541 - Dynamics
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8551 - Quantum Mechanics I
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8552 - Quantum Mechanics II
(2.0 cr)
CHEM 8561 - Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Reaction Dynamics I
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8562 - Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Reaction Dynamics II
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8563 - Molecular Simulations
(2.0 cr)
CHEM 8564 - Laser Spectroscopy
(2.0 cr)
CHEM 8565 - Chemical Reaction Dynamics
(2.0 cr)
CHEM 8566 - Spin Dynamics
(2.0 cr)
CHEM 8567 - Biophysical Chemistry
(2.0 cr)
CHEM 8568 - Chemical Bonding at Surfaces
(2.0 cr)
CHEM 8569 - Electronic Structure
(2.0 cr)
CHEM 8580 - Special Topics in Physical Chemistry
(2.0-4.0 cr)
CHEM 8715 - Physical Inorganic Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8725 - Organometallic Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8735 - Bioinorganic Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8745 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8780 - Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
(2.0-4.0 cr)
CHEM 8880 - Special Topics in Chemistry
(2.0-4.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 4201/Chem 8201 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 8211/ChEn 8211/MatS 8211 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ChEn 8221/MatS 8221/Chem 8221 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 8412/MedC 8412 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 8413/MedC 8413 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 5541/8541 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 5551/8551 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 8.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |