Chemistry Major, B.S. in Education, Standard Secondary Certificate

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

The student must have completed at least 30 hours of his or her chemistry major, in addition to CHM 505 (3) and CHM 507 (1), before approval for student teaching can be given. The student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.7 in those 33 hours of chemistry courses. Transfer chemistry credit will be accepted from regionally accredited institutions, but at least 6 of the 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.
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.
Each student must demonstrate competence 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

CHM 131	General Chemistry I	4(3-3)
CHM 132	General Chemistry II	4(3-3)
CHM 211QR	Quantitative Analysis	4(2-6)
CHM 331	Inorganic Chemistry	3(2-4)
CHM 343	Organic Chemistry I: Foundations	4(4-0)
CHM 349	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	2(0-6)
CHM 353	Physical Chemistry	5(5-0)
CHM 357	Physical Chemistry Laboratory	2(0-4)

CHM 505/PHY 505	Teaching Chemistry and Physics in Secondary Schools	3(3-0)
CHM 507/PHY 507	Field Experience in Teaching Chemistry/Physics	1(Spec)

Note: CHM 505 and CHM 507 should be taken concurrently.

Undergraduate Capstone Research and Thesis

1-3(Spec)

MTH 132	Calculus I	4(4-0)
MTH 133	Calculus II	4(4-0)
PHY 145QR	University Physics I	4(4-0)
PHY 146	University Physics II	4(4-0)
PHY 175	University Physics Laboratory I	1(0-2)
PHY 176	University Physics Laboratory II	1(0-2)

Note: The MTH and PHY courses must be completed prior to enrolling in CHM 353.