Oct 31, 2025

2017-2018 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Chemistry

Chemistry Minor

Total Semester Hours: 21

Requirements

The Chemistry Minor is comprised of the following courses as well as either Track I or Track II below.

CHM 1310G - General Chemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 1315G - General Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1
CHM 1410 - General Chemistry II. Credits: 3
CHM 1415 - General Chemistry Laboratory II. Credits: 1
CHM 2730 - Quantitative Analysis. Credits: 3

Track I – 10 Semester Hours

Four Semester Hours from the following courses:

CHM 2430 - Survey of Organic Chemistry. Credits: 3
CHM 2435 - Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory. Credits: 1

And six semester hours of electives in Chemistry (See footnote 1) from the following:

CHM 2310 - Inorganic Chemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 3300 - Survey of Biochemistry. Credits: 3
CHM 3780 - Instrumental Analysis. Credits: 3
CHM 3910 - Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics. Credits: 3
CHM 3920 - Quantum Chemistry. Credits: 3
CHM 44001 - Undergraduate Research I. Credits: 1 to 3
or CHM 44402 or CHM 44403 or CHM 44404
CHM 4750 - Environmental Chemistry. Credits: 3

Track II– 10 Semester Hours

Seven Semester Hours from the following courses:

CHM 2440 - Organic Chemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 2445 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1
CHM 2840 - Organic Chemistry II. Credits: 3

And three semester hours of electives in Chemistry (See footnote 1) from the following:

CHM 2310 - Inorganic Chemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 3300 - Survey of Biochemistry. Credits: 3
CHM 3450 - Biochemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 3780 - Instrumental Analysis. Credits: 3
CHM 3910 - Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics. Credits: 3
CHM 3920 - Quantum Chemistry. Credits: 3
CHM 44001 - Undergraduate Research I. Credits: 1 to 3
or CHM 44002 or CHM 44003 or CHM 44004
CHM 4750 - Environmental Chemistry. Credits: 3
CHM 4790 - Medicinal Chemistry. Credits: 3
CHM 4800 - Selected Topics in Chemistry. Credits: 1 to 3

Footnote:

¹Check course prerequisites.