Chemistry, 6-12 Teacher Licensure (CHEMS.BST)

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* This program requires a minimum 2.75 GPA overall, in English Composition and Mathematics, in the Specialty Area Requirements, and in the Professional Education/Professional Semester Requirements. In addition, a grade of C or higher is required in all Specialty Area, Collateral, and Professional Education courses.*

Degree Checklist

For a check list of all the courses required for this degree program and a suggested four-year sequence of study, please click on the link below.

CHEMS.BST 21-22

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 40-46

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Seven hours are fulfilled through the program’s major requirements.

Specialty Area Requirements*

CHYS 161 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHYS 162 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHYS 261 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHYS 262 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHYS 262L - Organic Chemistry Lab I and II Credit Hours: 2
CHYS 371 - Quantitative Analysis Credit Hours: 4
OR
CHYS 372 - Instrumental Analysis: Spec ID Credit Hours: 4
CHYS 471 - Survey of Physical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHYS 491 - Research Design Credit Hours: 1
CHYS 493 - Chemistry Research and Defense Credit Hours: 2

Chemistry Electives: 3*

Select course offerings in chemistry at the 300 level or above

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 29

Collateral Requirements*

MTHS 135 - Introduction to Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MTHS 261 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
GSCI 122 - Earth and Space Science Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 261 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 262 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 495 - Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal Collateral Requirements: 22

Secondary Professional Education Requirements*

EDUC 199 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Seminar Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 299 - Teaching Diverse Learners Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 315 - Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3
OR
EDMG 315 - Foundations of Middle Grades Education Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 330 - Assessing Educational Development Credit Hours: 3
SPED 316 - Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3
SCED 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Secondary Credit Hours: 2
SCED 416 & 416L - The Teaching of Science, Grades 6-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2, plus additional 1 credit hr for Methods Lab (SCED-416L) which must be taken concurrently. ^_F

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Chemistry, 6-12 Teacher Licensure (CHEMS.BST)

Degree Checklist

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 40-46

Specialty Area Requirements*

Chemistry Electives: 3*

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 29

Collateral Requirements*

Subtotal Collateral Requirements: 22

Secondary Professional Education Requirements*

Subtotal Secondary Professional Education: 17

Professional Semester

Subtotal - Total Hours: 12

Electives - Total Hours: 0

Total Hours in Program: 123