Requirements for a minor in chemistry consist of 20 credit hours, including the following courses:
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| Required Courses | 20 |
| CHE 123 | General Chemistry I | (3) |
Prerequisites: MAT 128 or higher, or permission of instructor; Corequisites: CHE 123L This course is required of students majoring in biology, environmental science, and medical technology. It is the first half of a two-part fundamentals course that emphasizes atomic and molecular structure, the periodic law, gas laws, mass and energy relationships, and chemical bonding. Three hours of lecture are scheduled each week. This course is offered in fall and spring semesters. All students registered for this course must also be registered for CHE 123L. |
| CHE 123L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | (1) |
Prerequisites: MAT 128 or higher, or permission by instructor; Corequisites: CHE 123 This is a laboratory course designed to provide students with hands-on experience in the application of the fundamentals covered in lecture. There is one three-hour laboratory scheduled each week. This course is offered in fall and spring semesters. A course fee may apply. All students registered for this course must also be registered for CHE 123. |
| CHE 124 | General Chemistry II | (3) |
Prerequisites: CHE 123, CHE 123L; Corequisites: CHE 124L A continuation of CHE 123, this course is required for the biology, environmental science, and medical technology programs. Three hours of lecture are scheduled each week. Coverage includes phases of matter, properties of solutions, reaction kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, reaction thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. This course is offered in fall and spring semesters. All students registered for this course must also be registered for CHE 124L. |
| CHE 124L | General Chemistry II Laboratory | (1) |
Prerequisites: CHE 123, CHE 123L; Corequisites: CHE 124 This laboratory course introduces students to fundamental chemical, separation, and spectroscopic techniques. An introduction to qualitative analysis provides students with additional opportunities to work with unknown substances and determine their composition. There is one three-hour laboratory scheduled each week. This course is offered in fall and spring semesters. A course fee may apply. All students registered for this course must also be registered for CHE 124. |
| CHE 311 | Organic Chemistry | (3) |
Prerequisites: CHE 124, CHE 124L; Corequisites: CHE 311L This course is required for the biology, environmental science, and medical technology programs. It is the first part of a two-semester sequence that explores the fundamentals of organic chemistry. Coverage topics include evaluation of structure, properties, reactions, and synthesis of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, an introduction to stereochemistry and spectroscopy. Three lectures are scheduled each week. This course is offered in fall semesters. All students registered for this course must also be registered for CHE 311L. |
| CHE 311L | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | (1) |
Prerequisites: CHE 124, CHE 124L; Corequisites: CHE 311 Students are introduced to fundamental techniques used in the synthesis and characterization of organic compounds. Students gain hands-on experience in the application of processes/reactions discussed in lecture. One three-hour laboratory period is scheduled each week. This course is offered in fall semesters. A course fee may apply. All students registered for this course must also be registered for CHE 311. |
| CHE 312 | Organic Chemistry II | (3) |
Prerequisites: CHE 311, CHE 311L; Corequisites: CHE 312L A continuation of CHE 311, this course is required for biology, environmental science, and medical technology majors. Coverage includes investigating the structure, properties, reactions, synthesis, and spectroscopy of aromatic hydrocarbons, and the functional groups found in organic chemistry. There are three lectures scheduled each week. This course is offered in spring semesters. All students registered for this course must also be registered for CHE 312L. |
| CHE 312L | Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | (1) |
Prerequisites: CHE 311, CHE 311L; Corequisites: CHE 312 Laboratory course further investigates the properties and reactions discussed in lecture. Spectroscopic methods commonly used in organic chemistry are used for characterizing and identifying reaction products. Students are also introduced to an overview of functional group identification using organic qualitative analysis. One three-hour laboratory is scheduled each week. This course is offered in spring semesters. A course fee may apply. All students registered for this course must also be registered for CHE 312. |
| CHE 321 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis | (2) |
Prerequisites: CHE 124, CHE 124L, MAT 161; Corequisites: CHE 321L This course is the lecture portion of a laboratory-based course that is required of medical technology majors. A survey of the field of analytical chemistry and a detailed investigation of the standard methods of quantitative determinations are presented in this course. Coverage areas include statistical treatment of data, titrimetry, gravimetric, electrochemical, spectrochemical, and chromatographic methods. Two lectures are scheduled each week. This course is offered annually as needed. All students registered for this course must also be registered for CHE 321L. |
| CHE 321L | Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory | (2) |
Prerequisites: CHE 124, CHE 124L, MAT 161; Corequisites: CHE 321 Laboratory course investigates application of quantitative analytical techniques. Experiments incorporate methods commonly used in industrial chemical, biological, or environmental laboratory settings. Students are expected to be able to determine the quality of their own work as well as the work of their peers. Techniques emphasized include chemical, separation, and spectroscopic methods. Two three-hour laboratory periods are scheduled each week. This course is offered annually as needed. A course fee may apply. All students registered for this course must also be registered for CHE 321. |