Chemistry Minor

Minor - Chemistry (Minor)

College Humanities & Sciences

Catalog Year: 2015-2016

Degree Specific Credits: 31

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Lower Core Courses

Rule: Must complete all of the following:

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Show Description CHMY 141N - College Chemistry I
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ALEKS Placement Level 4 or M 095 Intermediate Algebra w/ C- or better. For science majors and other students intending to take more than one year of chemistry. Properties of elements, inorganic compounds, liquid solutions, chemical equilibria and chemical kinetics. Includes laboratory.
 5 Credits
Show Description CHMY 143N - College Chemistry II
Offered spring and summer. Prereq., "C-" or better in CHMY 141N or consent of instr. A continuation of CHMY 141N. Includes Laboratory.
 5 Credits
Show Description CHMY 221 - Organic Chem I
Offered autumn. Prereq., CHMY 123N or 143N. The chemical and physical properties of organic compounds.
 3 Credits
Show Description CHMY 222 - Org Chm I Lab
Offered autumn. Coreq., CHMY 221; prereq., one semester of 100-level laboratory. Microscale techniques are emphasized.
 2 Credits
Show Description CHMY 223 - Organic Chm II
Offered spring. Prereq., CHMY 221. Continuation of 221.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 18 Total Credits Required

Upper Core Courses

Rule: Must complete the following:

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Show Description CHMY 311 - Analytical Chem-Quant Analysis
Offered autumn. Prereq., one year of college chemistry, including laboratory. Classroom and laboratory work in gravimetric, volumetric, colorimetric and electrochemical methods of analysis; theory of errors; ionic equilibria in aqueous solutions.
 4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 4 Total Credits Required

Physical Chemistry Requirement

Rule: Must complete one of the following:

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Show Description CHMY 360 - Applied Physical Chemistry
Offered spring. Prereq., CHMY 123 OR 143 AND M 162. Basic thermodynamics and chemical kinetics with applications in the biological and environmental sciences. Credit not allowed for both 360 and 373.
 3 Credits
Show Description CHMY 373 - Phys Chem-Kntcs & Thrmdynmcs
Offered autumn. Prereq., CHMY 143N, M 273, PHSX 207N or 212N. Systematic treatment of the laws and theories relating to chemical phenomena. Credit not allowed for both CHMY 360 and 373.
 4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Upper Division Electives

Rule: Must complete two of the following:

Note: If the student's major requires biochemistry, BCH 380 or BCH 480 and BCH 482 may not be used to satisfy this requirement.

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Show Description BCH 380 - Biochemistry
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., CHMY 223 or BIOB 260.  Fundamental biochemistry; chemistry and metabolism of biomolecules, energy relationships in metabolism; storage, transmission, and expression of genetic information.  Credit not allowed for both BCH 380 and 480-482.
 4 Credits
Show Description BCH 480 - Advanced Biochemistry I
Offered autumn. Prereq., CHMY 223. Primarily for science majors. The chemistry of biomolecules, with emphasis on the structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. The chemistry and regulation of the transfer and expression of genetic information, protein synthesis. Credit not allowed for both BCH 380 and 480-482.
 3 Credits
Show Description BCH 482 - Advanced Biochemistry II
Offered spring. Prereq., BCH 480 or equiv. Continuation of BCH 480. Enzyme kinetics, metabolism, especially macromolecule biosyntheses and energy acquisition pathways, and the associated energetics and molecular physiology. Credit not allowed for both BCH 380 and BCH 480-482.
 3 Credits
Show Description CHMY 371 - Phys Chem-Qntm Chm & Spctrscpy
Offered spring. Prereq., CHMY 373. Systematic treatment of the laws and theories relating to chemical phenomena.
 4 Credits
Show Description CHMY 401 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Offered autumn. Prereq., CHMY 223 AND 360 OR 373 or consent of instr. Theory and principles of inorganic chemistry and a systematic coverage of descriptive inorganic chemistry in the context of the periodic table.
 3 Credits
Show Description CHMY 403 - Descriptive Inorganic Chem
Offered spring. Prereq., CHMY 221-222, 360 or 373-371, and 401. A survey of the chemistry of the elements including transition metal reaction mechanisms, redox chemistry, organometallic chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry.
 3 Credits
Show Description CHMY 442 - Aquatic Chemistry
Offered autumn odd-numbered years.  Prereq., CHMY 311 or consent of instr. Application of chemical equilibria theory for understanding and modeling chemical processes in natural waters with an emphasis on spreadsheet computations.  In depth examination of concepts such as pH, alkalinity, buffering, and solubility as they apply to natural waters.
 3 Credits
Show Description CHMY 445 - Indstrl Chm & Its Impct on Soc
Offered every other autumn semester.  Prereq., CHMY 143 or 123.  A course based on local Montana chemical industries involving field trips to chemical plants, visits by company personnel and an overall evaluation of the company=s economic and environmental impact on the community.
 3 Credits
Show Description CHMY 465 - Organic Spectroscopy
Offered intermittently. Prereq., CHMY 360 or 373 and one year of organic chemistry or consent of instr. Theory and interpretation of the NMR, IR, UV, and mass spectra of organic compounds with the goal of structure identification.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 6 Total Credits Required