The IU Online Master of Arts for Teachers in Chemistry combines coursework in education and chemistry to prepare you to be a dual-credit instructor at the high school and community college levels.

The educational component of the program teaches you how to apply the science and art of teaching to college-level instruction. Coursework covers instruction and curriculum, assessment, diversity and inclusive teaching, and research.

As a student in the chemistry component of the program, you study the chemical processes and principles of organic and inorganic substances in everyday life. You develop a dialogue with multiple sub-disciplines of chemistry, and you adopt a methodological approach to problem solving. You will learn how to break down chemical concepts and processes, design experiments and assignments to teach chemical concepts, and critically analyze chemistry-related press releases and news.

Specific areas of focus include:

• Inorganic chemistry
• Organic synthesis
• Organic spectroscopy
• Physical chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Environmental chemistry
• Nuclear chemistry

Many online support services are available to assist you as you progress through the program.

Of Special Interest for Teachers/Instructors Needing to Meet HLC Dual-Credit Standards

The stackable structure of the MAT in Chemistry is ideal for those who want to teach dual-credit courses and who need to meet Higher Learning Commission dual-credit qualification standards. These standards require teachers wanting to teach dual-credit courses in chemistry to hold either a master's degree in chemistry or a master's degree in another discipline (such as education), plus at least 18 credit hours of discipline-specific graduate coursework.

• If you need both discipline-specific coursework and a master's degree, the MAT in Chemistry meets HLC standards.
• If you already hold a master's degree in a discipline other than chemistry, you can meet HLC standards by completing the Graduate Certificate in Chemistry.

This 100 percent online, consortial program is taught by IU Bloomington, IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU South Bend, and IU Southeast. This consortial model allows you to take coursework from several campuses and learn from a wide range of faculty.

MAT Requirements

To earn the Master of Arts for Teachers in Chemistry, you must complete 30 credit hours. Courses must be completed with a grade of B or higher and a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required.

Requirements are broken down as follows:

• Capstone (3 credit hours)
• Electives (15 credit hours)
• Education component (12 credit hours)

Admissions

To be accepted to this program, you must have:

1. A bachelor's degree

NOTE: This program is authorized, exempt, or not subject to state regulatory compliance and may enroll students from all 50 states

To apply to this program:

You must have completed two courses from the Graduate Certificate in Chemistry with a minimum grade point average of 3.0.

Degree Requirements

1.  Chemistry Component (15 cr.)

Students complete five classes chosen from the following list:

• CHEM-T 510 Inorganic Chemistry (3 cr.)
• CHEM-T 520 Organic Synthesis (3 cr.)
• CHEM-T 530 Organic Spectroscopy (3 cr.)
• CHEM-T 540 Physical Chemistry (3 cr.)
• CHEM-T 550 Introductory Biochemistry (3 cr.)
• CHEM-T 555 Survey in Chemistry VT: Organic, Analytical, Inorganic, etc. (3 cr.)
• CHEM-T 560 Environmental Chemistry (3 cr.)
• CHEM-T 570 Nuclear Chemistry (3 cr.)
• CHEM-T 580 Physical Biochemistry (3 cr.)

Required:

• CHEM-T 590 Chemistry Capstone (3 cr.)

2.  Education Component (12 cr.)

Most IU collaborative MATs include the same four course/12 credit Coursework in Graduate Education.  To fulfill the Education Component of the MAT in Chemistry, students complete:

• EDUC-H 520 Education and Social Issues
• EDUC-J 500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum
• EDUC-P 507 Assessment in Schools
• EDUC-Y 520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry