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Chemistry, Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education Option (131 Credits)
Admission to the Major Requirements
A student may be admitted as a Chemistry major upon declaring their intent to the department.
To maintain good standing in the major, students must complete CHEM 105 and 106 (or 116) and MATH 171, each with a grade of C or better, by the time they earn 30 credits. Students must also have a grade of C or better in all Chemistry courses. Failure to do so may result in the student being released from the major.
A student may be admitted as a Chemistry major upon declaring their intent to the department.
To maintain good standing in the major, students must complete CHEM 105 and 106 (or 116) and MATH 171, each with a grade of C or better, by the time they earn 30 credits. Students must also have a grade of C or better in all Chemistry courses. Failure to do so may result in the student being released from the major.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| CHEM 105 [PSCI] | 4 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| MATH 1061 | 0 or 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 107 [BSCI] | 4 |
| CHEM 106 | 4 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 1081 | 0 or 2 |
| Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| CHEM 220 | 3 |
| CHEM 222 | 1 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| MATH 140 [QUAN]1 | 4 |
| PHYSICS 1012 | 3 |
| PHYSICS 1112 | 1 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 106 | 4 |
| CHEM 301 | 3 |
| ENGR 120 | 2 |
| PHYSICS 1022 | 3 |
| PHYSICS 1122 | 1 |
| TCH LRN 301 | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 430 | 3 |
| CHEM 3383 | 3 |
| CHEM 345 | 4 |
| CHEM 398 | 1 |
| STAT 212 | 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| CHEM 348 | 4 |
| CHEM 3704 | 3 |
| Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]5 | 3 |
| Equity and Justice [EQJS] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if needed6 | 0 or 4 |
| Apply to College of Education Teaching Certificate Program | |
| Third Term | Credits |
| Summer - TCH LRN 317 | 2 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| SOE 101 or 102 | 3 |
| TCH LRN 464 | 3 |
| TCH LRN 465 | 3 |
| TCH LRN 466 | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if needed6 | 0 or 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| CHEM 485 [CAPS][M] | 3 |
| ED PSYCH 468 | 3 |
| TCH LRN 467 [M] | 3 |
| TCH LRN 469 | 3 |
| TCH LRN 470 | 3 |
| Exit Interview | |
| Fifth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| TCH LRN 415 | 16 |
Footnotes
| 1 | The minimum math requirement is MATH 140. Students who place into MATH 140 or higher are not required to take MATH 106 or 108 but must take an additional 5 credits of electives. MATH 171 may be substituted for MATH 140. Students who place into MATH 140 should take it during their first year, and may delay one of the UCORE courses [ARTS], [HUM], or [SSCI]. |
| 2 | PHYSICS 201/211 and 202/212 may be substituted for PHYSICS 101/111 and 102/112. |
| 3 | CHEM 331 or 332 may replace CHEM 338. |
| 4 | MBIOS 303 may replace CHEM 370. |
| 5 | One from ENGLISH 201, 301, 302, or 402 is required for admission to the Teacher Education Program. Students who take ENGLISH 302 will need to take an additional [WRTG] or [COMM] course. |
| 6 | Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation. |