Chemistry Minor
Available to all baccalaureate majors, this minor is intended for students who wish to incorporate a study of chemistry into their academic background. The chemistry minor consists of 16 - 17 credit hours of four chemistry courses, with the exception of RAM 303. Chemistry minors must complete the required courses with a grade of B or better in each course. There is also a residency requirement at Farmingdale State College for the organic chemistry sequence.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students will learn chemical concepts and information beyond the standard expectations of their majors
- Students will discover the applications of chemical principles in their future careers
About Academic Minors
Farmingdale State College students are invited to enhance their studies with an "Academic Minor." A minor is a cluster of thematically related courses drawn from one or more departments. In addition to department based minors (e.g. computer programming & info systems), interdisciplinary minors are also available (e.g. legal studies).
Academic minors are approved by the College-Wide Curriculum Committee and the Provost. Students must make application for an academic minor through the department offering the minor in conjunction with the Registrar's Office Specific course work must be determined in consultation with a faculty member in the department offering the minor. A statement of successful completion of the academic minor will appear on the student's transcript at the time of graduation.
- A minor is considered to be an optional supplement to a student's major program of study.
- Completion of a minor is not a graduation requirement and is subject to the availability of the courses selected. However, if the requirements for a minor are not completed prior to certification of graduation in the major, it will be assumed that the minor has been dropped. Consequently, the student will only be certified for graduation in their primary major.
- Only students in 4 year baccalaureate programs can apply for a minor.
- A minor should consist of 15 to 21 credits.
- At least 12 credits must be in courses at the 200 level or higher.
- At least 9 credits must be residency credits.
- Specific requirements for each minor are determined by the department granting the minor.
- Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in their minor. Some minors may require a higher GPA.
- Students are prohibited from declaring a minor in the same discipline as their major (e.g. one cannot combine an applied math minor with an applied math major). Academic minors may not apply to all curricula.
- Students are permitted to double-count courses.
- Students are only permitted to take more than one minor with appropriate written approval of their department chair or curriculum Dean.
Admission to Farmingdale State College - State University of New York is based on the qualifications of the applicant without regard to age, sex, marital or military status, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.
Contact Information
Chemistry
Dr. Glen Hinckley
Lupton Hall, Room 216
934-420-2221
chemistry@farmingdale.edu
Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Fall 2024
Subject to revision
| Required: |
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| CHM 270 Organic Chemistry I1 | 5 |
| CHM 371 Organic Chemistry II1 | 5 |
| Two Upper-Divisional Courses from the following list: |
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| CHM 380 Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHM 381 Advanced Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHM 480 Chemistry Research I | 3 |
| CHM 481 Chemistry Research II | 3 |
| RAM 303 Research Experience2 | 3 |
Curriculum Summary
Total Required Credits: 16-17
1 The organic chemistry sequence and biochemistry must be completed in residence at Farmingdale State College.
2. The Research Experience must be done with a Chemistry professor.
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