Secondary Education: Chemistry
Transfer Major
Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Department
Founders 112 • Phone (215) 968 8305
Curriculum Code No. 1170
The Secondary Education Chemistry major is designed for students who plan to teach Chemistry in a high school setting. The program provides the first two years of an undergraduate degree leading to a baccalaureate degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Chemistry.
Graduates of this program are able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of chemical, physical and mathematical principles as pertaining to the study of matter;
- compute with proficiency as to be able to obtain numerical solutions to chemistry problems.
- analyze and make reasoned judgments dealing with chemistry problems;
- develop a chemical knowledge as to be able to relate its application to other disciplines, i.e. biology, environmental science, engineering, pharmacy, health sciences, etc.;
- demonstrate proficiency in laboratory skills as they pertain to: chemical information, safe handling, use and disposal of compounds; synthetic procedures including isolation, purification and structure elucidation of obtained products; stoichiometry and use of instrumentation; and writing of laboratory notebooks and reports in accordance with current scientific journals styles.
Prospective students with academic deficiencies should be aware that they will need additional time to acquire the necessary academic background. Prerequisites and corequisites for required courses must be followed.
Degree Course Requirements |
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| COMP110 | English Composition I A,C,1 | 3 | |
| COMP111 | English Composition II C,2 | 3 | |
| EDUC100 | Foundations of Education | 3 | |
| PSYC190 | Educational Psychology C | 3 | |
| COMM110 | Effective Speaking C,5 | 3 | |
| PSYC110 | Intro to Psychology | 3 | |
| MATH140 | Calculus I C,3 | 4 | |
| MATH141 | Calculus II C | 4 | |
| CHEM121 | Chemistry I A,C | 4 | |
| CHEM122 | Chemistry II C | 4 | |
| CHEM221 | Organic Chemistry I C | 5 | |
| CHEM222 | Organic Chemistry II C | 5 | |
| PHYS121 | Physics I C | 4 | |
| PHYS122 | Physics II C | 4 | |
| Health/ PE elective B | 2 | ||
| Cultural Perspectives B | 3 | ||
| INTG285 | Integration of Knowledge B,C,4 | 3 | |
| 60 | |||
Recommended Semester Sequence
First Semester |
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| COMP110 | English Composition I C | 3 | |
| CHEM121 | Chemistry I C | 4 | |
| PSYC110 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
| MATH140 | Calculus I C | 4 | |
| Health Elective | 2 | ||
| 16 | |||
Second Semester |
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| COMP111 | English Composition II C | 3 | |
| CHEM122 | Chemistry II C | 4 | |
| COMM110 | Effective Speaking C,5 | 3 | |
| MATH141 | Calculus II C | 4 | |
| 14 | |||
Third Semester | |||
| CHEM221 | Organic Chemistry I C | 5 | |
| PHYS121 | Physics I C | 4 | |
| EDUC100 | Foundations of Education | 3 | |
| Cultural Perspectives | 3 | ||
| 15 | |||
Fourth Semester | |||
| CHEM222 | Organic Chemistry II C | 5 | |
| PHYS122 | Physics II C | 4 | |
| PSYC190 | Educational Psychology C | 3 | |
| INTG285 | Integration of KnowledgeC | 3 | |
| 15 | |||
A Placement testing required; Chem 121 requires taking and passing
the Chem Placement Exam and Math120 or a score of 8 on the Math Assessment test
B Consult list Catagory 1
C Course requires prerequisite.
1 Satisfies College Writing Level I
2 Satisfies College Writing Level II
3 Satisfies College Level Mathematics or Science
4 Satisfies Writing Intensive requirement
5 Satisfies Creative Expression requirement
