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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Chemistry Education Major, 60 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12 Endorsement Area: Chemistry)

Location(s): On Campus

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CIP: 131323

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (35 hours)

CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24116 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24117 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24135 - Laboratory Safety Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24322 - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24323 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24242 - Organic Chemistry Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24243 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
CHEM 24342 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24343 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24370 - Chemistry Practicum Credit Hours: 1 to 3
CHEM 24532 - Physical Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
OR
CHEM 24534 - Physical Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24362 - Elementary Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
OR
CHEM 24562 - General Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
SCED 28550 - History of Science and Technology Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24511 - Aquatic and Soil Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24512 - Aquatic and Soil Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
CHEM 24513 - Atmospheric and Green Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24514 - Atmospheric and Green Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Choose one laboratory course:

CHEM 24363 - Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24533 - Physical Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24535 - Physical Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24563 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Collateral Courses (25 hours)

BIOL 04106 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04107 - Principles of Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
GEOL 27110 - General Geology Credit Hours: 3 AND
GEOL 27111 - General Geology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
GEOL 27114 - General Earth Science Credit Hours: 3 AND
GEOL 27115 - General Earth Science Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
MATH 17114 - General Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17120 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 17121 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 5
PHYS 25120 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 25121 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Note:

BIOL 04106 and BIOL 04107

GEOL 27110 and GEOL 27111 or GEOL 27114 and GEOL 27115

These courses fulfill a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Professional Education Requirements

See Secondary Education Program Requirements

Students must take SCED 28580 - Methods in Secondary School Science as part of their professional education requirements.

SCED 28580 - Methods in Secondary School Science Credit Hours: 3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

This major, when completed under the B.S. Ed. Secondary Program, will meet Missouri teacher certification standards for Chemistry grades 9-12.

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