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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Chemistry Secondary Education (B.A.)

Location(s): Campus


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Required Support Courses


Major Content Area Courses


Required Support and Chemistry Content Area Credit Hours 43


Secondary Education Professional Program Credit Hours 36


General Education


Biblical Studies Courses


Liberal Arts Skills Courses


Liberal Arts Pathways Courses


General Education Credit Hours 40


Choose a certifying minor (see Teacher Education for more information) Credit Hours 20


B.A. in Chemistry Secondary Education Total Credit Hours 139


Symbol Key

Grade of “B” or better required.
§ Grade of “B-” or better required.
^ Grade of “C” or better required.
* This course has a prerequisite.
# Possible alternative course or exam option to fulfill this requirement.
π A major, required support, or professional program course that meets a General Education requirement
+ Possible waiver with a specified number of transfer credits upon first-time admission.

Chemistry Learning Outcomes

Students in chemistry majors will demonstrate an understating of the atomic and molecular behavior of systems. Chemistry students will attempt to explain phenomena in systems that range in size from electrons to entire galaxies. Students in the chemistry secondary education major will be prepared for graduate school and to teach chemistry in secondary schools in Michigan.

Minimum GPA Requirement

Students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA in the major and minor content areas to be eligible for certification.

Teacher Education Admission Recommendation

The chemistry faculty is as concerned with nonacademic qualities as chemistry concepts. With this concern, the faculty will be monitoring character, attitude, and behavioral qualities. This information will have a direct impact on the recommendation of a student for admission to the teacher education program.

Teacher Certification

Students in this program should be aware of the schedule for the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC).

Program Oversight

The chemistry secondary education major is overseen by the Department of Chemistry in the School of Natural Sciences. Courses with CHE and NSC numbers are administered by this school. The secondary education professional portion of this degree program is overseen by the School of Education. For additional teacher education policies and requirements, please refer to the Teacher Education  section of this catalog.

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