Chemistry Minor

For assistance please contact chemistry advising at chemistryadvising@ucsc.edu or visit our department website.

How to Declare the Chemistry Minor

Students electing a chemistry minor may not use the online petition to declare. The steps to pursue a chemistry minor are as follows:

1. Create a major academic plan and have it signed by the UC Santa Cruz major advisor.
2. Make an appointment with the chemistry minor advisor and send the link for the signed major academic plan to chemistryadvising@ucsc.edu.
3. The chemistry minor advisor will review the major academic plan and will add the chemistry minor courses to the academic plan, if it is viable to do so per double credit counting, enrollment limitations, and time-to-degree guidelines.
4. The chemistry minor advisor will discuss the chemistry minor plan with the student during their scheduled appointment.
5. Once approved as a viable major/minor plan by both the major/department advisor and the Chemistry minor advisor, the Chemistry minor advisor will sign the academic planning form and they will process the minor declaration.

Note: Students need to declare a major before they can declare a minor. Students should prioritize major coursework over minor coursework when necessary.

General information on double majors and minors may be found here.

Letter Grade Policy

All courses used to satisfy degree requirements in the chemistry minor must be taken for a letter grade. Additionally, letter grades of C or higher must be attained in all courses to meet major and minor requirements for graduation.

Double Major/Minor Restrictions

A student cannot double major/minor in chemistry and any other major/minor offered by the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department.