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Chemistry B.S. - Teacher Certification Option

Teacher Certification in Chemistry

All students wishing to be certified to teach chemistry (7-12), or physical science (4-8) in Texas public schools must complete the Academic Foundations, Professional Development, required science courses (7-12, see curriculum below), and meet the requirements described in the Certification section of the College of Education and Psychology section of this catalog. For further information, see an advisor in the School of Education.

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

Degree Requirements

  1. University Core Curriculum—(42 hrs.)
  2. A grade of “C” or better in all courses used for certification.
  3. Completion of BIOL 1306/BIOL 1106 and 1307/BIOL 1107; MATH 2413, 2414, and 3404; PHYS 2325/PHYS 2125 and PHYS 2326/PHYS 2126
  4. Completion of 42 semester hours of chemistry. Twelve semester hours of upper-division chemistry must be completed at this university. Chemistry courses required listed below.
  5. Approved lower and upper-division electives selected with student's career goals in mind. Suggested electives include courses in chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science, statistics, education, speech, technical writing, technology, economics, psychology, sociology, and business administration.

Chemistry Courses Required (42 hrs.)

Completion of 42 semester hours of chemistry. Twelve semester hours of upper-division chemistry must be completed at this university.

CHEM 1311General Chemistry I [TCCN: CHEM 1311]
CHEM 1111General Chemistry I Laboratory [TCCN: CHEM 1111]
CHEM 1312General Chemistry II [TCCN: CHEM 1312]
CHEM 1112General Chemistry II Laboratory [TCCN: CHEM 1112]
CHEM 3310Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 3111Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 3320Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 3121Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 3342Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 3143Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
CHEM 3344Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 3145Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
CHEM 3352Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 3153Physical Chemistry I Laboratory
CHEM 4334Biochemistry I
CHEM 4135Biochemistry I Laboratory

Upper-level Electives

Choose upper-level electives from this list to total at least 10 hours.

CHEM 3354Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 3155Physical Chemistry II Laboratory
CHEM 4312Instrumental Analysis
CHEM 4113Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
CHEM 4330Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 4336Biochemistry II
CHEM 4346Advanced Organic Chemistry