Minor in Chemistry

APU’s chemistry minor prepares students for careers and graduate study in chemistry, biochemistry, and environmental studies.

23 units

The chemistry minor provides a strong foundation in core chemistry courses, helping students better understand the properties and reactivity of matter, with the opportunity to explore specialized topics by selecting at least two upper-division courses.

Requirements 

  • Students must complete all prerequisites for a BIOC, BIOL, or CHEM course with a C- or better before taking the course (except as noted in the course description). 
  • Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all biology, chemistry, biochemistry, math, and physics courses required for the minor.
  • Students must complete each course required for the minor with a C- or higher for the course to meet a degree requirement in the Department of Biology and Chemistry.
  • Any single course within the minor can be taken only two times at APU; students will be dismissed from the minor after two unsuccessful (below C-) attempts in a single required course.
  • Only two courses total within the minor can be repeated; students will be dismissed from the minor after unsuccessful (below C-) attempts in any three required courses.
Lower-Division Chemistry Requirements
CHEM 151
& CHEM 152		General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry II 1, 2		8
CHEM 251
& CHEM 252		Organic Chemistry: Theory I
and Organic Chemistry: Theory II		6
CHEM 261
& CHEM 262		Organic Chemistry - Lab
and Organic Chemistry - Lab		2
Upper-Division Chemistry Electives7
Choose 7 elective units from the following; these may not include units used to fulfill requirements of the student’s major.
BIOC 270
Biomolecular Chemistry
BIOC 370
Biomolecular Metabolism
CHEM 300
& CHEM 310
Quantitative Chemical Analysis - Theory
and Quantitative Chemical Analysis - Laboratory
CHEM 320
Instrumental Analysis
CHEM 394
Directed Research Internship 3, 4
CHEM 401
Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 402
Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 430
Physical and Inorganic Chemistry Lab
CHEM 461
Inorganic Chemistry
Total Units23
1

CHEM 151 meets the APU Core: Natural Science general education requirement.

2

May be waived with the appropriate Advanced Placement test scores.

3

Up to 3 units of CHEM 394 may count toward minor elective units.

4

All research done within CHEM 394 must be done primarily with a member of the chemistry faculty.