Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 14 courses
The minor in chemistry allows majors in other fields to complete a significant portion of the coursework required for the chemistry major. It allows the flexible selection of coursework from the traditional subdisciplines of organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical chemistry. Double-counting note: Weinberg College allows double-counting a prerequisite course for a minor toward some other major or minor, or general bachelor's degree requirement. Other programs or schools may have their own restrictions that supersede this, so check the relevant parts of this catalog for possible limits. Students must complete 6 full-credit (1 unit) chemistry courses (and must take any co-requisite labs). Courses at the 100-level are excluded; courses at the 200-level or 300-level are allowed with the exception of the following courses: CHEM 201-0 Chemistry of Nature and Culture, CHEM 398-0 Undergraduate Seminar, or CHEM 399-0 Independent Study.
| or equivalent | credits |
| Note that chemistry courses at the 300 level may have additional chemistry, physics, and/or mathematics course prerequisites, so students should plan accordingly. | credits |
| 3 additional Chemistry courses | credits |
Prerequisites for the minor: Prerequisites
CHEM 142-0 may also be replaced by CHEM 162-0, CHEM 172-0, CHEM 182-0.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 132-0 | Fundamentals of Chemistry II | 1 |
| CHEM 142-0 or CHEM 152-0 | Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory II or General Chemistry II | 0.34 |
Recommended courses, based on the major being completed by the student, are listed below.
CHEM 235-3 may also be replaced by CHEM 237-1, CHEM 217-2, CHEM 237-2, CHEM 217-3, CHEM 235-3.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 215-1 | Organic Chemistry I | 1 |
| CHEM 235-1 | Organic Chemistry Lab I | 0.34 |
| CHEM 215-2 | Organic Chemistry II | 1 |
| CHEM 235-2 | Organic Chemistry Lab II | 0.34 |
| CHEM 215-3 | Organic Chemistry III | 1 |
| CHEM 235-3 or CHEM 217-1 | Organic Chemistry Lab III or Accelerated Organic Chemistry I | 0.34 |
Recommended courses, based on the major being completed by the student, are listed below.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 342-1 | Thermodynamics | 1 |
| CHEM 342-2 | Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy | 1 |
| CHEM 342-3 | Kinetics and Statistical Thermodynamics | 1 |
Recommended courses, based on the major being completed by the student, are listed below.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 215-1 | Organic Chemistry I | 1 |
| CHEM 235-1 | Organic Chemistry Lab I | 0.34 |
| CHEM 215-2 | Organic Chemistry II | 1 |
| CHEM 235-2 | Organic Chemistry Lab II | 0.34 |
| CHEM 333-0 | Inorganic Chemistry | 1 |
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