Chemistry Minor

For all students entering UC Santa Cruz in fall 2014 and later, all courses used to satisfy degree requirements in the chemistry and biochemistry minor must be taken for a letter grade.

For assistance please contact chemistry advising at chemistryadvising@ucsc.edu or visit our department website.

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Courses

Chemistry

CHEM1AGeneral Chemistry

5

CHEM1BGeneral Chemistry

5

CHEM1MGeneral Chemistry Laboratory

2

CHEM1CGeneral Chemistry

5

CHEM1NGeneral Chemistry Laboratory

2

CHEM8AOrganic Chemistry

5

CHEM8LOrganic Chemistry Laboratory

2

CHEM8BOrganic Chemistry

5

CHEM8MOrganic Chemistry Laboratory

2

Calculus

One of the following options
Either these courses

MATH11ACalculus with Applications

5

MATH11BCalculus with Applications

5

or these courses

MATH19ACalculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

5

MATH19BCalculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

5

Plus one of the following options
Either this course

MATH22Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables

5

or these courses

MATH23AVector Calculus

5

MATH23BVector Calculus

5

OR

AM30Multivariate Calculus for Engineers

5

Physics

PHYS6AIntroductory Physics I

5

PHYS6LIntroductory Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS6BIntroductory Physics II

5

PHYS6MIntroductory Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS6CIntroductory Physics III

5

PHYS6NIntroductory Physics Laboratory

1

OR

PHYS5AIntroduction to Physics I

5

PHYS5LIntroduction to Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS5BIntroduction to Physics II

5

PHYS5MIntroduction to Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS5CIntroduction to Physics III

5

PHYS5MIntroduction to Physics Laboratory

1

Upper-Division Courses

CHEM110Intermediate Organic Chemistry with Emphasis on Synthesis and Analytical Methods

5

CHEM110LIntermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory

2

CHEM163AQuantum Mechanics and Basic Spectroscopy

5

CHEM163BChemical Thermodynamics

5

Plus two chemistry upper-division electives. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry may approve appropriate substitutions for one of the upper-division electives from other departments to satisfy this requirement as long as the credits are not used to satisfy minimum credits of any other major.