Chemistry Minor

Minor Requirements

The minor in chemistry consists of CHEM 112  or CHEM 115 , CHEM 211 , CHEM 212  and three additional chemistry courses, one of which must be CHEM 222  or CHEM 311  or CHEM 312 . CHEM 111  can serve as one of these three additional chemistry courses, but Independent Projects (CHEM 614 ) and Internships (CHEM 624 ) cannot. In addition, chemistry minors must enroll in CHEM 300 - Chemistry Seminar  for two semesters during their junior and/or senior years.  The Chemistry Department encourages minors to plan ahead to meet this requirement.  Under exceptional circumstances, a minor may petition the Chemistry Department chair for an exception to the two-semester seminar requirement.

The Chemistry Department allows one course taken during a study-away program to count towards the chemistry minor.  if you find a class offered by your study away program that appears to be similar to a Macalester chemistry class, we encourage you to consult with the typical Macalester instructor of the course and with the department chair.  In many cases, the Chemistry Department will approve the study away course as counting towards the chemistry minor.  If the approved course does not include a lab, when you return to Macalester, you will need to take the lab you have missed as a graded one-credit independent project.