Obtaining a Chemistry Minor after Graduation
A student can add the undergraduate (credential) minor even after graduation
from OSU or after receiving an
undergraduate degree from a school other than than OSU. The criteria for this subsequent
credential are specified below.
Requirements
1) Complete current requirements for the minor and receive the Dean's approval.
2) Achieve a minimum of 2.0 OSU cumulative grade point average on work taken
for the subsequent credential.
3) A minimum of 15 credits must be OSU courses.
All minors require at least 27 credits, 12 or more which must be upper division
(some minors require more than this). The Academic Regulation does *not*
indicate that the 15 credits of OSU courses must all be upper division. My
interpretation is that as long as the student meets the requirements of the
minor (and at least 27 credits, 12 or more upper division) and has at least 15
credits of OSU coursework, that is OK. For a chemistry minor, the GPA for all
transferred chemistry courses and all OSU chemistry courses must be 2.0 or
greater and all courses must be taken for a grade (not S/U or equivalent at
another institution)
How to Apply
The form to obtain the minor is also different from that used by an OSU
undergraduate before graduation and is obtained from Registrar’s office.
This form is called "Completion of Subsequent Credential." The College of Science will provide the chemistry
department a copy of the official transcript from other schools as part of the
minor audit.
Information needed if the undergraduate degree is not from OSU
For students that that obtain their undergraduate degree elsewhere and then enter OSU as a postbac student, the admissions office will not enter the transfer credits into the electronic records. Therefore, if chemistry courses from another school are used for the minor requirement, an official transcript from the other school is required. The CH courses in question must be ones that would articulate (under normal circumstances) to OSU as appropriate chemistry courses according to accepted articulations. The student may be asked to provide more complete documentation about the transfer courses including detailed syllabi and details of the number of hours or lecture and laboratory.
last revised by JDI, chemistry, 08/13/2009