2021-2022 Humboldt State University Catalog

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2021-2022 Humboldt State University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chemistry Minor

Requirements for the Minor (25 units)

Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in all courses with the “CHEM” prefix for the chemistry minor.

Lower Division

CHEM 109 - General Chemistry I Units: 5
CHEM 110 - General Chemistry II Units: 5

Upper Division

Complete 15 approved units, including at least one of the following sequences. A minimum of 8 upper division units must be earned at HSU.

CHEM 323 - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) Techniques Units: 1
CHEM 324 - Organic Chemistry I Units: 3
CHEM 324L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Units: 2
CHEM 325 - Organic Chemistry II Units: 3
CHEM 325L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Units: 2
CHEM 341 - Quantitative Analysis Units: 5
CHEM 441 - Instrumental Analysis Units: 4
CHEM 361 - Physical Chemistry I Units: 3
CHEM 362 - Physical Chemistry II Units: 3
CHEM 363 - Physical Chemistry II Lab Units: 2
CHEM 434 - Biochemistry I Units: 3
CHEM 434L - Biochemistry I Laboratory Units: 2
CHEM 435 - Biochemistry II Units: 3
CHEM 435L - Biochemistry II Laboratory Units: 2

Approved Elective Courses

For the required 15 units, all of the above courses and the following courses are approved for all students:

CHEM 310 - Inorganic Chemistry I Units: 3
CHEM 330 - Molecular Modeling Units: 3
CHEM 370 - Earth System Chemistry Units: 3
CHEM 410 - Inorganic Chemistry II Units: 3
CHEM 410L - Inorganic Chemistry II Lab Units: 2
CHEM 495 - Undergraduate Research Units: 1-3

Approved Elective Courses (with restrictions)

The following courses are approved for all students except those listed:

CHEM 228 - Brief Organic Chemistry Units: 4
[not approved for students getting credit for CHEM 324 /CHEM 324L or CHEM 325 /CHEM 325L ]
CHEM 438 - Introductory Biochemistry Units: 4
[not approved for students getting credit for CHEM 434 /CHEM 434L or CHEM 435L /CHEM 435L ]