Chemistry Minor, B.S. in Ed., Standard Secondary Certificate

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

1. The student must have completed at least 20 hours of his or her chemistry minor, in addition to CHM 505 (3), before approval for student teaching can be given. The student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.7 in those 23 hours of chemistry courses. Transfer chemistry credit will be accepted from regionally accredited institutions, but at least 6 hours must be CMU classes with a minimum grade point average of 2.7. At least 12 of the required chemistry credit hours must have been received within 10 years of application for student teaching.
2. In order for a student to be approved for student teaching in chemistry, two CMU chemistry faculty must, at the student’s request, provide completed department student evaluation forms.
3. Each student must demonstrate competency in chemistry by passing an American Chemical Society standardized chemistry examination at a specific level in order to be approved for student teaching.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (5-8 hours)

Select one of the following options:

Option A (8 hours)

CHM 131	General Chemistry I	4(3-3)
CHM 132	General Chemistry II	4(3-3)

Option B (5 hours)

CHM 161

Principles of Chemistry

5(4-4)

Required Courses II (15 hours)

CHM 211QR	Quantitative Analysis	4(3-5)
CHM 345	Organic Chemistry I	3(3-0)
CHM 346	Organic Chemistry II	3(3-0)
CHM 349	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	2(0-6)
CHM 505/PHY 505	Teaching Chemistry and Physics in Secondary Schools	3(3-0)

Electives (0-3 hours)

Selected in consultation with and approved by a chemistry minor advisor.

Note: Five (5) credit hours must be in laboratory courses

Total: 23 semester hours