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Secondary Education Certification in Chemistry (BA)

Requirements

51-52 credit hours Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry

3 credit hours SCI/PHL

39-41 credit hours Minor in Secondary Education (9-12)

In addition to the education courses required for a minor in secondary education (9-12) students seeking secondary certification in chemistry must complete a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry.

Required courses for a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry are as follows:

CHM 23000General Chemistry 1

3
CHM 23100General Chemistry 2

3
CHM 23200General Chemistry 3

3
CHM 24100General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

1
CHM 24200General Chemistry 3 Laboratory

1
CHM 35500Analytical Chemistry

4
CHM 36100Organic Chemistry I

4
CHM 36200Organic Chemistry II

4
CHM 48500Chemistry Seminar

1
CHM 45500Instrumental Analysis

4
MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3
MTH 27100Calculus I

5
MTH 27200Calculus II

5

Students must select one of the following pairs of courses:

Option 1:
PHY 25100Introductory Physics I

4
PHY 25200Introductory Physics II

4
Option 2:
PHY 30100General Physics I

4
PHY 30200General Physics II

4

Plus three credit hours of chemistry electives, selected from among the following options:

CHM 30000Introduction to Chemical Literature and Laboratory Safety

1
CHM 31100Applications in Forensic Science

3
CHM 38200Chemical Equilibria

3
CHM 38500/BSC 38500Medicinal Chemistry

3
CHM 42100Biochemistry: Structure and Mechanism

4
CHM 42200/BSC 42200Biochemistry: Metabolism

4
CHM 44000Inorganic Chemistry

4
CHM 47200Physical Chemistry II

3
CHM 47300Physical Chemistry Lab

2
CHM 47400Chemical Dynamics

3
CHM 48000Chemistry Internship

1-6
CHM 48900Independent Research

1-6

Students must take one of the following courses:

SCI 21200History of Science

3
PHL 26500Philosophy of Science

3

Methods of Teaching

EDU 33000Secondary Methods of Teaching Science

3

See the description of the chemistry major in the School of Sciences section of the catalog.