Minor in Chemistry – MIT Department of Chemistry

For a general description of the Minor Program, refer to the MIT Course Bulletin’s information on Minors and for general guidelines refer to the information on Declaring a Minor from the Registrar’s Office. A minor in chemistry can be earned by completing 72 units in Chemistry.

Required Subjects

5.03 Principles of Inorganic Chemistry I
5.12 Organic Chemistry I
5.310 Laboratory Chemistry*
5.601 Thermodynamics I
5.602 Thermodynamics II and Kinetics

Elective Subjects (select 24 units of the following):

5.04 Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II
5.07 Introduction to Biological Chemistry**
5.08 Fundamentals of Chemical Biology
5.13 Organic Chemistry II
Module 4 (5.361) Recombinant DNA Technology
Module 5 (5.362) Cancer Drug Efficacy
Module 6 (5.363) Organic Structure Determination
Module 7 (5.371) Continuous Flow Chemistry: Sustainable Conversion of Reclaimed Vegetable Oil into Biodiesel
Module 8 (5.372) Chemistry of Renewable Energy
Module 9 (5.373) Synthesis of Boron Heterocycles
5.43 Advanced Organic Chemistry
5.611 Introduction to Spectroscopy
5.612 Electronic Structure of Molecules
5.62 Physical Chemistry

*The combination of Module 1 (5.351), Module 2 (5.352), and Module 3 (5.353) will also be accepted in place of 5.310

** 7.05 will also be accepted in place of 5.07

Declaring a Minor in Chemistry

Fill out a Minor Application Form and bring the completed form and a copy of your most recent unofficial MIT transcript to the Chemistry Education Office (6-205). Your unofficial transcript is not your grade report, we will only accept the unofficial transcript. You can obtain your unofficial MIT transcript by reaching out to the Registrar’s Office, emailing records@mit.edu.
Subjects required for a minor are discussed above.
If you have academic questions, contact the Chemistry Minor Advisor, Professor Keith Nelson
By the third week of your final semester you must fill out a Minor Completion Form. If you do not complete this final step by the third week of your final semester, your minor degree may not appear on your diploma.
Bring a copy of your most recent MIT unofficial transcript and a completed Minor Completion Form to the Chemistry Education Office (6-205).

Contact

For administrative information about the Chemistry Minor Program, contact:

Madavin Vong
mvong@mit.edu
Room 6-205 x3-7271

For academic information about the Chemistry Minor Program, contact:

Professor Keith Nelson
kanelson@mit.edu
Room 6-235, 617-253-1423