Oregon Tech offers a minor in chemistry to students interested in deepening their knowledge of chemistry, "the central science." A minor in chemistry can help prepare students for graduate school, medical school, or professional laboratory or research work. Students in fields from medicine to renewable energy to materials science will find their degrees strengthened by the hands-on experience of a chemistry minor, which includes the option for undergraduate research in chemistry.
Core Requirements:
- CHE201/204 or CHE221 - General Chemistry I (4/5 credits)
- CHE202/205 or CHE222 - General Chemistry II (4/5 credits)
- CHE203/206 or CHE223 - General Chemistry III (4/5 credits)
- CHE331 - Organic Chemistry I (4 credits)
Elective Requirements:
Students must complete 16 credit hours from the electives list below, with the following restrictions:
- At least 6 elective credits must be "above and beyond" the students' regular major – that is, they cannot be required for the major or used as technical/major electives;
- At least 8 elective credits must be CHE-prefix courses (or co-taught as CHE-prefix courses).
- At least 12 elective credits must be upper-division (300-level or higher);
Electives List:
- CHE 260 - Electrochemistry for Renewable Energy Applications (4 credits)
- CHE/PHY/ENGR 305 - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (4 credits)
- CHE 315 - Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (3 credits)
- CHE 332 - Organic Chemistry II (4 credits)
- CHE 333 - Organic Chemistry III (4 credits)
- CHE 441: Genetic Engineering & Therapy (1 credits)
- CHE 450 - Biochemistry I (4 credits)
- CHE 451 - Biochemistry II (4 credits)
- CHE 452 - Biochemistry III (4 credits)
- CHE 465 - Fate and Transport of Pollutants (3 credits)
- MLS 415 - Clinical Chemistry I (5 credits) *open to MLS students only
- MLS 416 - Clinical Chemistry II (5 credits) *open to MLS students only
- MLS 417 - Clinical Chemistry II (2 credits) *open to MLS students only
- EE 343 - Solid State Electronic Devices (3 credits)
- ENGR 355 - Thermodynamics (3 credits)
- MECH 360 - Engineering Materials II (3 credits)
- MET 160 - Engineering Materials I (3 credits)
- PHY 311 - Modern Physics (3 credits)
- REE 331 - Fuel Cells (3 credits)
- REE 335 - Hydrogen (3 credits)
- REE 333 - Batteries (3 credits)
- REE 337 - Materials for Renewable Energy Applications (3 credits)
- REE 346 - Biofuel and Biomass (3 credits)
- Up to 2 credits of upper division chemistry research (CHE 355, 455, and/or 495)
- Any other CHE course at the 200-level or higher, except for pharmacology courses (CHE210, CHE 350, CHE 360).
- Other special topics courses, undergraduate research, or transfer courses may also be applied towards the minor with the permission of the Natural Sciences Department.
Natural Sciences
Students Adam Langenstein and Matthew Vinson present their undergraduate chemistry research project "Synthesis of silver nanoparticles and nanoclusters for use as antimicrobial agents" at the Oregon Tech project symposium in May 2014.
Ferrofluid produced by Danielle Nicholas in undergraduate chemistry research project "Synthesis of Ferrofluid Nanoparticles with Oleic Acid" in June 2014.