Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Education - Chemistry Education is a major within the School of Applied Sciences. If you have questions regarding this program, please contact dsu.hawk@dickinsonstate.edu or call 1-800-279-HAWK.
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:
- Integrate knowledge across the curriculum. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcome III.)
- Read, analyze and evaluate experimental data. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes III, IV, V, VI, Iand VI.)
- Communicate scientific ideas in written form. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes III and VIII.)
- Communicate scientific ideas in oral form. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes III and VIII.)
- Demonstrate awareness of major chemistry issues and appreciate the global system. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes III, IV, V, VI, VII, and X.)
Career Options
Why should you pursue a Bachelor of Science in Education Degree - Chemistry Education?
A bachelor’s degree in chemistry education prepares students to become middle school and high school chemistry teachers.
Possible Career Paths
- Middle School Chemistry Teacher
- High School Chemistry Teacher
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.
Required in other areas:
Secondary Professional Education Sequence
Requirements
Pre-Professional Courses
Professional Courses in Secondary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
| SEED 300 | Secondary Education Curriculum and Effective Teaching | 1 |
| | | |
| SEED 398B | Secondary Education Methods Block Practicum I | 1 |
| | Or | |
| SEED 398C | Secondary Education Methods Block Practicum II | 1 |
Professional Courses in Disciplinary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
| SEED 398C | Secondary Education Methods Block Practicum II | 1 |
| | Or | |
| SEED 398B | Secondary Education Methods Block Practicum I | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
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 school to determine additional requirements particular to the discipline):
| EDUC 390E | Health Education Methods | 2 |
| ELED 390M | Elementary Music Methods | 3 |
| EDUC 390P | Methods of Teaching K-12 Physical Education | 3 |
| SEED 390M | Secondary Instrumental Music Methods | 3 |
| SEED 490B | Methods in Business Education | 3 |
| SEED 490D | Methods of Teaching Social Science | 3 |
| SEED 490K | Methods of Teaching Secondary Communication | 3 |
| SEED 490L | Methods of Teaching Secondary Language Arts | 3 |
| SEED 490M | Secondary Choral Music Methods | 3 |
| SEED 490S | Secondary Education Science Methods | 3 |
Additional Professional Courses:
| EDUC 280 | Education of Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 300 | Teaching For Diversity | 3 |
| EDUC 398D | Diversity and Exceptionalities Field Experience | 1 |
| EDUC 405 | Educational Psychology | 2 |
| EDUC 406 | Instructional Design, Technology and Assessment | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
EDUC 398D should be taken in the same semester as either EDUC 280 or EDUC 300 (preferred)
EDUC 406 must be taken the first semester the student has been admitted into the teacher education program.
Student Teaching Semester
| SEED 360 | Classroom Management in the Secondary School | 2 |
| SEED 498 | Teaching in the Secondary School | 10 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
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 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 34-39 |
EDUC 350 is taken the semester prior to student-teaching.
EDUC 305 and EDUC 310 are required courses for the Middle School pedagogical endorsement.
Semester Sequence
First Semester
Second Semester
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
Fifth Semester
| CHEM 420 | Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 461 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 461L | Physical Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| EDUC 405 | Educational Psychology | 2 |
| EDUC 406 | Instructional Design, Technology and Assessment | 3 |
| SEED 398B | Secondary Education Methods Block Practicum I | 1 |
| SEED 490S | Secondary Education Science Methods | 3 |
| SCNC 389 | Scientific Writings and Readings | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Sixth Semester
Seventh Semester
Eighth Semester