Adolescent Education Chemistry BS, Four-Year Plan

School of Education

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • ETAP 201 Exploring Teaching as a Profession
  • CHM 115 General Chemistry I and Lab (4 Credits)
  • APHY 140 Physics I: Mechanics (DP-NATSCI)
  • APHY 145 Physics Lab I (1 Credit)
  • AMAT 112 Calculus I (4 Credits) (MATH)
     
Year One: Spring
  • EPSY 200 Introduction to Educational Psychology (DP-SOCSCI)
  • AMAT 113 Calculus II (4 Credits)
  • APHY 150 Physics II: Electromagnetism
  • APHY 155 Physics Lab II (1 Credit)
  • ACHM 116 General Chemistry II and Lab (4 Credits)
     
Year One: Summer
  • Consider coursework
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
  • Request to declare the major

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • ECPY 360 Psychology, Cultural Diversity, & Social Justice (DEISJ)
  • EPSY 400 The Psychology of Instruction and Learning
  • Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
  • ACHM 220 Organic Chemistry I
  • ACHM 222 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 Credit)
  • Arts General Education Course (DP-ARTS)
Year Two: Spring
  • ESPE 350 Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment for All Students
  • ESPE 460 Introduction to Human Exceptionality
  • EEPL 300 Social Foundations of Education
  • ACHM 221 Organic Chemistry II
  • ACHM 223 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 Credit)
  • Foreign Language (LANG)
Year Two: Summer
  • Consider study abroad options
  • Look for research opportunities
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • EPSY 422 Adolescent Development
  • ETAP 452X Methods of Secondary Teaching  
  • EPSY 440 Introduction to Assessment & Measurement
  • ACHM 326 Quantitative Analysis for Industry
  • ACHM 327 Quantitative Analysis for Industry Lab (2 Credits)
  • Humanities General Education Course (DP-HUM)
Year Three: Spring
  • ELTL 400 Language Acquisition for All Learners
  • ETAP 430 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
  • ACHM 424 Retrieval and Presentation of Chemical Information (1 Credit)
  • ACHM 429 Instrumental Analysis
  • ACHM 431 Instrumental Analysis Lab (1 Credit)
  • Upper Division Concentration Course
Year Three: Summer
  • Summer research

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • ETAP 479 Fieldwork: Healthy and Successful Students (6 Credits)
  • US History General Education Course (CH-USHIS)
  • World History and International Perspectives General Education Course (INTLPER)
  • Upper Division Concentration Course
Year Four: Spring
  • ETAP 480 Student Teaching: Adolescent Education (12 Credits)

Notes

Options for Upper Division Concentration Courses

  • ACHM 342 Introduction to Biochemistry
  • ACHM 408 Polymer Chemistry
  • ACHM 417 Advanced Synthesis Laboratory
  • ACHM 444 Biophysical Chemistry I
  • ACHM 445 Biophysical Chemistry II
  • ACHM 447 Advanced Forensic Chemistry

General Education Requirements for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

  • MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
  • WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
  • AR Arts
  • HU Humanities
  • NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
  • SS Social Sciences
  • US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
  • IP World History and International Perspectives
  • LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
  • DEISJ Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice

Credit bearing Professional Development Options

  • RSSW 290, 291 and 390 – Community Service
  • Research within major
  • University internship
  • Departmental Internship
  • Community Engaged Coursework
  • Study Abroad
  • Tutoring opportunities

This is a suggested course sequence