Chemistry Secondary Education, B.S.

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.

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.