Teaching Specialty - Chemistry
Major Requirements
Major: Chemistry Education
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 136
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| HD&E 189 | Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take HD&E 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | Writing in the Sciences | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): | ||
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| BIOL 124 & 124L | Environmental Science and Environmental Science Laboratory | 4 |
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 106 | The Earth Through Time | 3 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Wellness (W): Select from current general education list | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list | ||
| Global Perspectives (G): | ||
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| Departmental Requirements | ||
| GEOL 105L | Physical Geology Lab | 1 |
| GEOL 106L | The Earth Through Time Lab | 1 |
| Teaching Specialty Requirements | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Biology I and General Biology I Laboratory | ||
| General Biology II and General Biology II Laboratory | ||
| BIOC 460 | Foundations of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I | 3 |
| CHEM 341 & 341L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 342 & 342L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 364 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 365 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 425 | Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 431 & 431L | Analytical Chemistry I and Analytical Chemistry I Laboratory | 5 |
| CHEM 491 | Seminar (Senior Capstone) | 2 |
| PHYS 251 & 251L | University Physics I and University Physics I Laboratory | 5 |
| PHYS 252 & 252L | University Physics II and University Physics II Laboratory | 5 |
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 259 | Multivariate Calculus | 3-4 |
| or MATH 265 | Calculus III | |
| MATH 266 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| Select sequence A or sequence B: | 8 | |
Sequence A: | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | ||
Sequence B: | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| Professional Education Requirements | ||
| EDUC 321 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 322 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 451 | Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 481 | Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: (Science) | 3 |
| EDUC 485 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 486 | Classroom Management for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 487 | Student Teaching | 9 |
| EDUC 488 | Applied Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 489 | Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds | 3 |
| Total Credits | 136 | |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- Courses taken P/F may not be used to satisfy any requirements.
- GPA of 2.75 or better in the teaching specialty is required for placement in student teaching and exit from the program.
- A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all Professional Education Requirement courses.
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in professional education as well as passing the appropriate Praxis II exam are required to exit the program.
- See School of Education for admission requirements.
