Students who wish to pursue P-12 teacher certification in Chemistry must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students also are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook. Students majoring in chemistry have two teacher certification options to choose from – Physical Science or Chemistry – and should consult with an advisor to determine which certification program they wish to complete. The Teacher Education Professional Sequence Departmental Methods Course is SASE 402 Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools. (Credits are counted in the professional sequence.)
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Program Handbook for more information.
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 30 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-6 | |
| Major Requirements | 50 | |
| Teacher Education Program Requirements | 37 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Total Credits | 120-123 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Chemistry Courses | ||
| CHEM 120 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 230 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 231 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 232 | Experimental Organic Chemistry I | 2 |
| CHEM 233 | Experimental Organic Chemistry II | 2 |
| CHEM 310 | Analytical Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 311 | Instrumental Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 340 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 370 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 495 | The Chemical Literature | 1 |
| Math Collateral Courses | ||
| AMAT 120 | Applied Calculus A | 4 |
| or MATH 122 | Calculus I | |
| AMAT 220 | Applied Calculus B | 4 |
| or MATH 221 | Calculus II | |
| Physics Collateral Courses | ||
| PHYS 191 | University Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 192 | University Physics II | 4 |
| Total Credits | 50 | |
Teacher Education Program Requirements (P-12)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Pre-Requisite Requirements | ||
| EDFD 200 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| or PSYC 200 | Educational Psychology | |
| or FSHD 216 | Adolescent Development | |
| SASE 210 | Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling | 3 |
| Professional Sequence | ||
| Professional Sequence Courses | ||
| SASE 320 | Curriculum Design for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| SASE 321 | Assessment Practices for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| SASE 322 | Language and Learning in Content Area Teaching | 3 |
| Methods Course(s) | ||
| Select a Teaching Methods course or courses according to major: | 3-7 | |
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education II: P-12 (Visual Arts major.) | ||
| Dance Methods (Dance major.) | ||
| Teaching English (secondary) (English major.) | ||
| Teaching French in P-12: Practice (French major.) | ||
| The Teaching of Health and Teaching of Secondary Physical Education (Physical Education major.) | ||
| The Teaching of Italian in Elementary and Secondary Schools (Italian major.) | ||
| Methods of Teaching Latin (Latin major.) | ||
| Methods and Material of TESL (Linguistics major.) | ||
| Teaching of Mathematics (Mathematics major.) | ||
| Music Classroom Methods I and Music Classroom Methods II (Music major.) | ||
| Methods of Teaching Social Studies (History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology major.) | ||
| Methods of Teaching Science in Secondary Schools (Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science or Physics major) | ||
| Teaching Spanish in K-12 (Spanish major) | ||
| Theatre Teaching Methods (Theatre Studies major) | ||
| Professional Year Courses | ||
| SASE 450 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| SASE 451 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 452 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 453 | Clinical Practice II | 9 |
| Total Credits | 36-40 | |
General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| CHEM 190 | Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | 1 |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| Complete one course from 1. Great Works and Their Influences or 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Fulfilled in the major. | ||
| Applied Calculus A | ||
or MATH 122 | Calculus I | |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry I (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Psychological Foundations of Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| Total Credits | 25 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages requirement.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on placement exam complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. | 3-6 | |
| Total Credits | 3-6 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 10 | |