Bachelor of Science in Education Degree - Chemistry Education

This program prepares students to become middle-school and high-school chemistry teachers.

Degree Requirements:

General Education Courses

Major Courses

Professional Secondary Education Sequence

Student Learning Outcomes

A student successfully completing the Chemistry major or minor will be able to:

1. Integrate knowledge. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I and VII.)
2. Read, analyze and evaluate experimental data. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II and VI.)
3. Communicate scientific ideas in written form. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, III and VII.)
4. Communicate scientific ideas in oral form. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, III, and VII.)
5. Demonstrate awareness of major chemistry issues and appreciate the global system. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, V, VI and VII.)

• Requirements
• Secondary Professional Education Sequence

Requirements

Chemistry Education Major Courses Secondary Education

In order to graduate, a grade of “C” or better is required in courses taken in fulfillment of a natural sciences degree or minor as well as ENGL 110, ENGL 120 and COMM 110.

BIOL 375	Environmental Economics, Law and Public Policy	3
CHEM 121	General Chemistry I	4
CHEM 121L	General Chemistry Lab I	1
CHEM 122	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 122L	General Chemistry Lab II	1
CHEM 330	Quantitative Analysis	4
CHEM 341	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHEM 341L	Organic Chemistry Lab I	1
CHEM 342	Organic Chemistry II	4
CHEM 342L	Organic Chemistry Lab II	1
CHEM 420	Inorganic Chemistry	3
CHEM 461	Physical Chemistry I	3
CHEM 461L	Physical Chemistry Lab I	1
CHEM 480	Lab Practicum	1-2
SEED 490S	Secondary Education Science Methods	3
Total Credit Hours:		38-39

Required in other areas:

BIOL 150	General Biology I	3
BIOL 150L	General Biology I Lab	1
GEOL 105	Physical Geology	3
	And
GEOL 105L	Physical Geology Lab	1
	Or
GEOL 106	The Earth Through Time	3
	And
GEOL 106L	The Earth Through Time Lab	1
MATH 165	Calculus I	4
MATH 166	Calculus II	4
MATH 305	Probability and Statistics	4
PHYS 251	University Physics I	4
PHYS 251L	University Physics I Lab	1
PHYS 252	University Physics II	4
PHYS 252L	University Physics II Lab	1
Total Credit Hours:		30

Secondary Professional Education Sequence

A grade of “C” or better is required in all professional education courses graded on an “A” through “F” letter basis, and a grade of “S”’ is required in all professional education courses graded on an “S/U” letter basis.

Pre-Professional Courses

EDUC 250	Introduction to Education with Field Experience	4
PSYC 353	Adolescent Psychology	3

Professional Courses in Secondary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):

SEED 366	Learning and Literacy in the Secondary School	4
SEED 398B	Secondary Methods Block Field Experience I	1
	Or
SEED 398C	Secondary Methods Block Field Experience II	1

Professional Courses in Disciplinary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):

SEED 398C	Secondary Methods Block Field Experience II	1
	Or
SEED 398B	Secondary Methods Block Field Experience I	1

Disciplinary Courses

In addition to the professional courses in the secondary methods block, each discipline requires its own methods course to teach pedagogical techniques particular to that discipline. As a co-requisite of SEED 398B or SEED 398C, each student with a major or minor in a secondary education discipline is required to take the appropriate methods course(s) from this list (and must check with an advisor in that department to determine additional requirements particular to the discipline):

Additional Professional Courses:

EDUC 280	Education of Exceptional Learners	3
EDUC 300	Teaching For Diversity with Field Experience	2
EDUC 360	Managing the Learning Environment	3
EDUC 405	Educational Psychology	2
EDUC 406	Instructional Design, Technology and Assessment	3

EDUC 280 and EDUC 300 must be taken the same semester.

EDUC 406 must be taken the first semester the student has been admitted into the teacher education program.

Student Teaching Semester:

SEED 498	Teaching in the Secondary School	15
Total Credit Hours:		41

All professional courses have a prerequisite of admission to Teacher Education.

Professional Course Electives

EDUC 305	Philosophy and Curriculum of Middle School	2
EDUC 310	Methods of Teaching in Middle School	2
EDUC 350	Portfolio Preparation	1
SEED 370	Reading in the Content Areas	3
Total Credit Hours:		41-49

EDUC 350 is taken the semester prior to student-teaching.

EDUC 305, EDUC 310, SEED 370 are required courses for the Middle School pedagogical endorsement.

Total Credit Hours: 107-115