B.A. Program in Chemistry Education

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
B.A. Program in Chemistry Education (BAAS/XCE)

Professional Studies (24 credits)

EDUC-413 (4)	EDUC-420* (1)	(Upper Level Reading Instruction)
EDUC-414 (3)	SCEN-491^a,b (4)	(only offered Fall semester)
EDUC-419 (3)	EDUC-400^c	(Student Teaching, only offered Spring semester)
*EDUC-420 -	(Reading in the Content Areas) and SCEN-491 (Teaching Science in the Secondary School) are co-requisites.

Major Requirements
(Minimum of 33 credits required; must have at least a 2.75 overall GPA in chemistry courses, with all required chemistry course grades at least C-)

Intro to Chemical Sciences:	CHEM-115 (Lec & Dsc; FYE requirement) (2)
General & Quantitative Chemistry:	CHEM-111/112/115/120 (12) or CHEM-103/104/220/221 (12)
Organic Chemistry:	CHEM-213 (4) or CHEM-321/322^d (8) or CHEM-331/332/333 (8)
Instrumental Methods:	CHEM-437/438 (4)
Physical Chemistry:	CHEM-418/445 (4) or CHEM-443/445 (4)
Biochemistry:	CHEM-214/216 (4)
Elective Recommended:	CHEM-457, CHEM-527, or CHEM-62X

Related Courses
BISC-207	(4)
PHYS-201 or PHYS-207	(4)
PHYS-202 or PHYS-208	(4)
MATH-241	(4)
MATH-242	(4)
GEOL-107	(4)

Language, group, and other requirements for the B.A. as listed in the Undergraduate Catalog, i.e., foreign language through the XXXX-107 level, 9 credits each in Groups A, B, and C, multicultural course, and second writing course (see page 11 in this brochure).

Discovery Learning Experience (3 credits)-see description in current Undergraduate Catalog.

TOTAL: Minimum of 124 credits

SCEN-491 Teaching Science in the Secondary School must be taken the semester prior to student teaching. Students must complete PRAXIS I before enrolling in SCEN 491 and PRAXIS II before EDUC 400.
A minimum grade of C is required in this course to qualify for student teaching.
Students MUST have at least a 2.75 GPA in chemistry and 2.5 GPA overall to qualify for this course and have passed a teacher competency test as established by the University Council on Teacher Education (currently this test is PRAXIS II). Student teaching is offered only in the spring semester.
Strongly recommended

Effective 9/1/09

(Class of 2013)

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