Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Secondary Education Program

Chemistry Education for Teacher Licensure²

^{See the College of Education page for additional requirements.}

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	BIOL 1114 Principles of Biology	4
  MATH 1914 Precalculus	4	MATH 2914 Calculus I	4
  CHEM 2124 General Chemistry I	4	CHEM 2134 General Chemistry II	4
  PHSC 1001 Orientation to Physical Science	1	PHSC 1011 Orientation to Physical Science II	1
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  HIST 1903 Survey of American History	3	COMM 2003 Public Speaking	3
  PHYS 2114 Calculus-Based Physics I and PHYS 2000 Physics Laboratory I	4	PHYS 2024 Algebra-Based Physics II or PHYS 2124 Calculus-Based Physics II and PHYS 2010 Physics Laboratory II	4
  MATH 2924 Calculus II	4	CHEM 3264 Mechanistic Organic Chemistry	4
  CHEM 3254 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry	4	CHEM 3313 Environmental Chemistry	3
  SEED 2002 Education as a Profession	2	Elective	1
  Total Hours	17	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	POLS 2003 American Government	3
  STAT 2163 Introduction to Statistical Methods	3	COMS 2003 Microcomputer Applications or COMS 2803 Programming in C	3
  PHYS 3213 Modern Physics	3	CHEM 3245 Quantitative Analysis	5
  CHEM 3301 Chemistry Seminar	1	PHSC 3252 The Nature and Context of Science	2
  CHEM 3423 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry	3	SEED 3702 Introduction to Educational Technology	2
  Total Hours	13	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  ANTH 2003 Cultural Anthropology	3	PHSC 4701 Special Methods in Physical Science	1
  PHSC 3233 Science Education in the Secondary School	3	SEED 4503 Seminar in Secondary Education	3
  SEED 4054 Educating Developing, Diverse, and Exceptional Learners	4	SEED 4909 Teaching in the Secondary School	9
  SEED 4556 Classroom Application of Educational Psychology	6
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	13

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²For licensure, students must achieve the minimum score on the Praxis II Specialty Area and Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests as determined by the Arkansas Department of Education. For further requirements see Admission and Retention to Teacher Education and also the Criteria for Internships located on the College of Education home page.