Request to Declare a Minor in Chemistry

To request declaration of a Chemistry Minor, please complete the form below.

Please fill out the form below to notify the chemistry department of your intent to minor in chemistry.
The department advisors will be in contact with you regarding your request to minor in chemistry within one week*. If you do not hear back after one week please follow up with an email to chemistry@wwu.edu.
Chemistry Minor Declarations will not be processed during Phase I Registration*. There is no registration benefit to declaring the minor as students are not prioritized nor given overrides to restricted courses; please plan accordingly.
Please note: the more chemistry your major requires, the more difficult it is to complete a chemistry minor as minors are not included in major restrictions for upper-division chemistry courses and you are unable to overlap more than one 4 credit upper-division class between your major and minor.
If your declared major is listed, select your declared major and complete the upper-division chemistry study plan grid.
- Complete the grid to submit your plan of study.
  - If you don't intend to enroll or apply a course to your minor, select "N/A."
  - If you plan to apply a course to your major, select "To Major."
If you have questions or concerns about what courses to take please review out minor advising page.
After filling out the webform and it doesn't automatically send you to the E-Sign Form, please click here: Student Academic Declaration and Change Form (wwu.edu) and send directly to chemistry@wwu.edu

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

First Name

Last Name

Western Email

Major if not listed

Courses to Complete Minor

Questions	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 308 (3 cr.) Only offered Spring Qtr.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 333 (5 cr.) Major Restricted until Phase II Registration	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 351 (4 cr.) Chemistry Minors are not reprioritized. Offered in Summer Qtr.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 352 (4 cr.) Chemistry Minors are not reprioritized. Offered in Summer Qtr.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 353 (4 cr.) Chemistry Minors are not reprioritized.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 354 (3 cr.) Major restricted until Phase II Registration. Offered in Summer Qtr.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 355 (4 cr.) Major Restricted until Phase II Registration. Offered Fall/Spring Qtrs.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 356 (2 cr.) Offered Fall/Spring Qtrs.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 375 (4 cr.) Chemistry Minors are not reprioritized. Only offered in Spring Qtr.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 402 (1 cr.) Seminar for non -research students. Can be repeated up to 3 credits total. Request OV from chemistry@wwu.edu	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 471 (4 cr.) Major Restricted until Phase II Registration. Offered Fall/Winter Qtrs.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 472 (4 cr.) Major Restricted until Phase II Registration. Offered in Winter/Spring Qtrs.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 461 (4 cr.) Major Restricted: CHEM 163/225, MATH 224, and PHYS 161-163 must be completed and Instructor permission required and seats available.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 462 (4 cr.) Completion of CHEM 461 and instructor permission required.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
CHEM 463 (4 cr.) Completion of CHEM 462 and instructor permission required.	Major	Minor	Both	N/A
Other	Major	Minor	Both	N/A

Note: Please list all chemistry courses that you intend to take to complete your minor (and major if you have chemistry courses required in your major)
Only 4 upper division CHEM credits can overlap between your major and minor. You will hear from the chemistry department once your request to declare has been processed. Please allow one week for processing. No Minor Declarations During Phase I Registration.

Chemistry Minor's are not considered in the Major and no overrides will be given- Please plan accordingly.

Other CHEM courses proposed to complete minor

Any additional questions/comments/concerns about declaring and completing the chemistry minor?

Submitting Chemistry Minor Declaration Form

After submitting, you will be directed to the Student Academic Declaration and Change Form. Please fill out Section I: Student Information and at the bottom of "submit" to chemistry@wwu.edu exactly. Do not use any of the auto populated drop down options. We will never see the form. If the page does not open after submission, please fill out the Student Academic Declaration and Change Form. If you submit directly to the registrar's office your records will not be updated. Please check the box to reflect your understanding of the directions to submit a minor declaration.