Minor in Chemistry
Chemistry Minor – 23 units
All courses must be completed with grades of C- or better (CR/NC grading is not accepted).
A minimum of 6 upper-division units are required to complete the minor.
All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Required Courses (10 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 115 | General Chemistry I: Essential Concepts of Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 215 & CHEM 216 | General Chemistry II: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts and General Chemistry II Laboratory: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts | 5 |
Chemistry Electives (13 units)
Chemistry courses taken on advisement. At least 10 of the units must be upper-division, with at least 6 of those units taken at SF State. Additional restrictions are listed below:
1. Only one course from each of the following pairs can be counted towards the minor:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 130 | General Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| or CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 349 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| or CHEM 340 | Biochemistry I | |
2. The following courses cannot be counted toward the minor:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 100 | Preparation for Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 101 | Survey of Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 102 | Survey of Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
Note: Students majoring in Biochemistry are not eligible for the minor in chemistry.