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. Review a major academic plan and have it signed by your UC Santa Cruz major adviser.

2. Make an appointment with the chemistry minor adviser and send the link (or PDF) to your signed academic planning form to chemistryadvising@ucsc.edu.

3. The chemistry minor adviser will review your major academic plan and will add the chemistry minor courses to your plan, if it is viable to do so per double credit counting, enrollment limitations, and time-to-degree guidelines.

4. The chemistry minor adviser will discuss your chemistry minor plan with you during your 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 your 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.