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Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Chemistry B.S.Chem.Chemistry
College of Science and Engineering
The mission of the Department of Chemistry is to enrich the science of chemistry through the education of students from all disciplines, the training of future professional chemists, and the pursuit of knowledge.
Chemistry probes the fundamental concepts of nature and helps us understand the world around us. It deals with all substances at the molecular level: their composition, their properties, and how they are transformed into new substances. Chemistry is a central science of great importance to society. It provides a broad range of opportunities in many specialized fields, including biotechnology, polymer chemistry, environmental chemistry, materials chemistry, and medicine.
After graduating with a bachelor's degree, many chemistry majors go on to graduate or professional schools to pursue advanced degrees. Other graduates find employment in industry, education, or government.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
10 courses
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Mathematics
Required prerequisites
Physical Sciences
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1071H - Honors Chemistry I
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1075H - Honors Chemistry I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1072H - Honors Chemistry II
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1076H - Honors Chemistry II Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I
(3.0 cr)
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1401V - Honors Physics I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1402V - Honors Physics II
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Additonal Math, Science, or Statistics
Students must take an additional course in math or statistics. If the student takes the honors math sequence, this requirement is automatically fulfilled.
MATH 2243 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 2373 - CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 2303 - Physics III: Physics of Matter
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 2403H {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
or
STAT 3021 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
(3.0 cr)
Major Courses
CHEM 4501 - Introduction to Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 4502 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 4701 - Inorganic Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 3101 - Introductory Analytical Chemistry Lecture
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 3111 - Introductory Analytical Chemistry Lab
(2.0 cr)
CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II
(3.0 cr)
Lab can be taken concurrent with or after taking CHEM 2302
CHEM 2311 - Organic Lab
(4.0 cr)
Electives
Take 3 or more course(s) from the following:
·
CHEM 4094W - Directed Research
[WI]
(1.0-5.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4111W - Modern Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis Lab
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4311W - Advanced Organic Chemistry Lab
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4511W - Advanced Physical Chemistry Lab
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4711W - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lab
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4223W - Polymer Laboratory
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
Select one course (3 credits) from any non-required upper division course in chemistry.
CHEM 4xxx
or
CHEM 5xxx
Technical Electives
Take two 3xxx or higher courses of 3 credits or more in any field of science (at least 6 credits).
Technical Elective 1
Technical Elective 2
Upper-division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper-division Writing Intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
CHEM 4094W - Directed Research
[WI]
(1.0-5.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4111W - Modern Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis Lab
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4311W - Advanced Organic Chemistry Lab
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4423W - Foundations of Chemical Biology Laboratory
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4511W - Advanced Physical Chemistry Lab
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4711W - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lab
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4223W - Polymer Laboratory
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
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