Chemistry Education Minor
- This minor contains additional course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
- To complete this minor, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this concentration must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
- Individuals completing this minor must also complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in another teaching content area.
General Degree Requirements
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Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
MINOR - CHEMISTRY EDUCATION
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| CHMY 141N & CHMY 142N | College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Lab | 5 |
| CHMY 143N & CHMY 144N | College Chemistry II and College Chemistry II Lab | 5 |
| CHMY 221 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHMY 222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 2 |
| CHMY 223 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| Upper-Division Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| CHMY 311 | Analytical Chemistry-Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
| CHMY 373 | Physical Chemistry-Kinetics & Thermodynamics | 4 |
| CHMY 485 | Laboratory Safety | 1 |
| BCH 380 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| or BCH 480 | Advanced Biochemistry I | |
| Required Courses Outside the Minor | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| CSCI 150 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| EDU 497 | Teaching and Assessing | 3 |
| ENST 472 | General Science: Conservation Education | 3 |
| M 162 | Applied Calculus | 4 |
| or M 171 | Calculus I | |
| PHSX 205N | College Physics I | 4 |
| PHSX 206N | College Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
| PHSX 207N | College Physics II | 4 |
| PHSX 208N | College Physics II Laboratory | 1 |
| STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| Total Hours | 58 | |
Secondary Teaching Licensure
For endorsement to teach this subject, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department webpage.