Chemistry, B.A.: Chemistry Teacher Certification Option
Students choosing this (P-12) option must make a formal application for admission to the Elementary, Middle and Secondary Education (EMSE) Department. Prior to taking education courses, all prerequisites must be met. See the description under the College of Education.
General Education Requirements 45
Foundation Requirements 13
See prerequisites and equivalencies.
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030: For Chemistry major, ENG 1030, all Major courses, and the Capstone require a grade of C or better: See Secondary Education section for additional and higher minimum grade requirements for education majors.
MATH 1000: Students whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case, MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another 3 or 6 credits in Free Elective to total 134 S.H.
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements
Humanities 9
Select two courses from different areas:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Foreign Language: Credit granted upon completion of elementary or intermediate foreign language.
Social Sciences 9
Science and Mathematics 11
MATH 1054: GE required course
MATH 1054: Students whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case, MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another 3 or 6 credits in Free Elective to total 134 S.H.
Health/Physical Education 3
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
Additional Requirements 26
Additional Requirements 26
MATH 2415: Students whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case, MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another 3 or 6 credits in Free Elective to total 134 S.H.
Select one of the following courses:
Major and Capstone Requirements 36
Required Courses
Major/GE Capstone Course
Professional Education 27
Sophomore Level
| EMSE 2801 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12 | 3 |
Junior Level
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
| EDUC 3401 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING | 3 |
| EMSE 3230 | SCIENCE EDUCATION K-12 - WE | 3 |
| EMSE 3801 | CLINICAL PRACTICE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION, P -12 | 2 |
| EMSE 3903 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS | 1 |
Senior Level
| EMSE 4811 | CLINICAL PRACTICE III IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION, P-12 | 9 |
Professional/GE Capstone
Total Credit Hours: 134