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 30 credits required; must have at least a 2.75 overall GPA in chemistry courses, with all required chemistry course grades at least C-)
Freshman Majors Seminar: CHEM-165
General & Quantitative Chemistry: CHEM-111/112/119/120 (11) or CHEM-103/104/220/221 (12)
Organic Chemistry: CHEM-213 (4) or CHEM-321/322d (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
  1. 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.

  2. A minimum grade of C is required in this course to qualify for student teaching.

  3. 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.

  4. Strongly recommended

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Chemistry Award Challenge
Thank you to all who participated in the Chemistry Award Challenge.  Due to the generosity of our alumni, faculty, staff and friends we raised $13,153.54.  Both the Trofimenko Memorial Award and the Carl von Frankenberg Award have reached endowment status!

Easter Egg Hunt in the Chemistry StockroomFisher Scientific hosted another Easter Egg Hunt in the Chemistry Stockroom on Thursday March 20, 2008.  Connie Smith, Senior On Site Specialist for Thermo Fisher prepared 70 plastic eggs containing numbers inside for corresponding prizes. Details

Friday, May  16th, 2008
American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneers 2008 Awardee Speeches Details

 
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