Chemistry Secondary Education, B.A.

Location(s): Main Campus

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Major Requirements

Major Requirements: 36 Credit Hours within the content area. An additional 42 Credit Hours of professional education courses are required for students pursuing secondary certification.

Bachelor of Arts students must take 12 credits of the lower division general education requirements in a foreign language.

Exit Exam: ETS

MATH 140 , MATH 240 , PHYS 241 , and PHYS 242 are prerequisites for some upper-level chemistry courses.

Required Chemistry Courses: 36 Credit Hours

CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 132 - General College Chemistry I Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 211 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 232 - General College Chemistry II Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 2 hours
CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 2 hours
CHEM 328 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2 hours
CHEM 331 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 332 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 336 - Analytical Chemistry Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 413 - Teaching Practicum in Chemistry Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 434 - Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 441 - Physical Chemistry I with Laboratory Credits: 4 hours
CHEM 490 - Senior Research Project Credits: 0.5-3 hours
AND
CHEM 491 - Selected Topics in Chemistry Credits: 3 hours *
OR
BIOL 346 - Biochemistry Credits: 4 hours
Students are encouraged to take other advanced courses, such as: CHEM 412 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II and CHEM 432 - Physical Chemistry II.

*CHEM 491 requirement may be replaced with CHEM 436 - Instrumental Analysis.

Required Professional Education Courses: 42 Credit Hours

COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 130 - Technology in the P-12 Classroom Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 235 - Basic Concepts Concerning Education Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 237 - Effective Teaching Practices Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 232 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 238 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3 hours
SOWK 436 - Human Diversity in a Global Society Credits: 3 hours
SPED 233 - Survey of Individuals with Exceptionalities (P-12) Credits: 3 hours
The following may not be taken until admitted into the Teacher Education program:
EDUC 331 - Studies in Education: Special Topics in Literacy Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 432 - Fundamentals of Secondary Education Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 497 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: 12 hours *
*Student Teaching placements determined by Director of Student Teaching the semester before Student Teaching begins.