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Bachelor of Science in Education/Chemistry

The Bachelor of Science in Education with a specialization in Chemistry Education prepares secondary education graduates to teach Chemistry for grades 5-12. The program is aligned with the developmental standards for both the middle school/junior high and high school levels as defined by the Indiana Department of Education. A license in this area requires the completion of specified general-education courses, professional education courses, and content area courses for a minimum total of 120 credit hours for the Bachelor of Science degree.

Programs are aligned to standards for the related Special Professional Associations (SPAs).

Academic Advising

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Degree Requirements

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education (English Language) must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (44 cr.) to include

• Oral Communication Requirements
  • EDUC-F 201 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Laboratory Experience (2 cr.) AND
    EDUC-F 202 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Field Experience (1 cr.) AND
    EDUC-M 314 General Methods for Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Teachers
• Quantitative Reasoning Requirement | MATH-M 215 Calculus I (5 cr.)
• The Natural World Requirement
  • CHEM-N 190 The Natural World
    VT: Chemistry and Our Environment
• Major Concentration Requirements (76 cr.)

• An overall GPA of 2.75 is required for admission into the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
• Students must successfully complete  EDUC-F 201/EDUC-F 202, EDUC-H 340, EDUC-M 314, EDUC-P 250, EDUC-W 200, and EDUC-W 310  and pass the CASA Basic Skills Examination to be eligible to enroll in Foundations II courses.
• All secondary education programs require passing the Pearson Content test prior to student teaching.
• All secondary education majors must also pass the Pearson Secondary Pedagogy Test prior to graduation.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.

Major Requirements (76 cr.)

• BIOL-L 102 Introduction to Biological Sciences II (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I
• CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II
• CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry 1 Lectures
• CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry Lectures 2
• CHEM-C 343 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 361 Physica Chemistry of Bulk Matter
• CHEM-C 430 Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM-C 484 Biomolecules and Catabolism
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs in Secondary Classrooms
• EDUC-M 301 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 446 Methods of Teaching Senior/Junior High/Middle School Science
• EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
• EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (10 cr.)
• EDUC-P 407 Psychological Measurement in the Schools
• EDUC-P 475 Adolescent Development and Classroom Management
• MATH-M 216 Calculus II (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 221 Physics 1 (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 222 Physics 2 (5 cr.)