Chemistry-Teacher Education Program (Grades 9-12), B.A.

Chemistry Teacher Education Program (Grades 9-12)

Students interested in teacher licensure in chemistry must complete both the chemistry major and the Secondary Education Cognate major requirements. See the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance  section of this catalog for a listing of the required secondary education cognate major courses. Students should apply for acceptance to this program no later than the second semester of their sophomore year. Requirements for this include admission to and successful completion of the approved teacher education program. Students must successfully complete all requirements for licensure in secondary education.

When declaring teacher licensure in Chemistry through the Program of Study Management System (POSM), students must first select “Declare or Add a Major” and then “Secondary Education Cognate” from the major list. Once this selection is made, a second menu box will appear with a list of the associated majors. Select the chemistry major and follow the on-screen instructions.

• You should apply for admission (this is NOT declaring your major) to the Teacher Education Program the semester you are enrolled in EDFS 201 Foundations of Education (3) . Requirements for admission:
  • Minimum overall GPA of 2.750 and 60 earned credit hours.
  • Passing scores on Praxis Core: Academic Skills for Educators designed by the South Carolina Department of Education OR qualifying SAT or ACT scores. Scores must be sent to the College of Charleston (Code R5113) and the SCDE (Code R8108).
  • Completing the application process during EDFS 201 .
  • If a student has transfer credit for a course that is equivalent to EDFS 201 , they must meet with the Teacher Education department chair and complete 1 hour of work.
  • A grade of C or better in EDFS 201 Foundations of Education (3) . 
• Your admission process must be completed before taking EDFS 460 .
• You must complete a major in the content area and the cognate major (see Secondary Education Cognate, B.S. ) to be forwarded to the State Department of Education for certification.
• Minimum Chemistry GPA of 2.500.
• Minimum education GPA of 3.000.

Required Courses

Students will complete 8 credit hours from CHEM 111 /CHEM 111L , CHEM 112 /CHEM 112L  OR 5 credit hours from HONS 190  HONS 190L .

• CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 111L Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 112L Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (1)

• OR

• HONS 190 Accelerated General Chemistry (4)
• HONS 190L Accelerated General Chemistry Lab (1)

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• CHEM 220 Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 220L Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (2)

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• CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 231L Introduction to Organic Chemistry Laboratory Techniques (1)

• OR

• HONS 192 Honors Organic Chemistry: Applications of Molecular Structure and Properties (3)
• HONS 192L Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory: Purification, Separation and Characterization of Organic Compounds (1)

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• CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 232L Organic Synthesis and Analysis (1)

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• HONS 293 Honors Organic Chemistry: Reactions and Applications of Organic Compounds in Materials Science and Biology (3)
• HONS 293L Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory: Reactions and Applications of Organic Compounds in Materials Science and Biology (1)
• CHEM 492 Senior Seminar (1)

Additional Coursework required beyond the Content major (Chemistry, B.A.) for Chemistry Certification:

Students will complete an introductory level course with lab in Geology, Biology, and Physics.

• PHYS 101 Introductory Physics I (3)
• PHYS 101L Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)

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  OR

   

• PHYS 111 General Physics I (3)
• PHYS 111L General Physics I Lab (1)

• AND

• BIOL 101 Concepts and Applications in Biology I (3)
• BIOL 101L Concepts and Applications in Biology I Lab (1)

• OR

• BIOL 111 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
• BIOL 111L Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Lab (1)

• AND

• GEOL 103 Environmental Geology (3)
• GEOL 103L Environmental Geology Laboratory (1)

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: BIOL 101 , BIOL 101L , BIOL 111 , BIOL 111L , GEOL 103 , GEOL 103L , MATH 120 , MATH 220 , MATH 221 , MATH 229 , PHYS 101 , PHYS 101L , PHYS 111 , PHYS 111L