Chemistry Major, Teaching Endorsement for Grades 6-12

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Last updated: May 26, 2020 by Barbara Byer (Deactivated)
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Stephen Cessna, advisor

All students seeking licensure to teach must follow the procedures for admission to teacher education and to student teaching. 

This program will prepare students to teach chemistry by instructing them in the standards of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). The courses listed in the chemistry major (see chemistry section) and the secondary education courses (see education section) make up the program for teacher licensure, grades 6-12.

Additional requirements for teacher endorsement include:

  • *CHEM 285 Environmental Chemistry - 4 
  • ENVS 135 Earth Science - 2 

Choose one of the following courses:

  • BIOL 155 Biological Explorations - 3 
  • BIOL 173 Concepts in Biology: Unity and Diversity of Life - 4 
  • BIOL 205 Introduction to Microbiology - 3 
  • ENVS 145 Environmental Science - 2 

Enrollment in upper-level biology, biochemistry, chemistry and environmental science courses (BIOL, BIOCH, CHEM, ENVS 300s and 400s) requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all science and math courses (BIOL, BIOCH, CHEM, ENVS, MATH, PHYS). Students who fail to earn a C- in any coursework required for their major should promptly schedule a meeting with their advisor.