Chemistry - Teaching

Required Core - 61 semester hours

• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab
• CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II
• CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab
• CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 326L - Organic Chemistry I Lab
• CHEM 328 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 328L - Organic Chemistry II Lab
• CHEM 332 - Analytical Chemistry
• CHEM 332L - Analytical Chemistry Lab
• CHEM 342 - Physical Chemistry I
• CHEM 464 - Biochemistry I
• CHEM 464L - Biochemistry I Lab
• CHEM 490 - Seminar
• MATH 121 - Survey of Calculus

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• MATH 123 - Calculus I

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• MATH 123L - Calculus I Lab
• PHYS 211 - University Physics I
• PHYS 211L - University Physics I Laboratory
• PHYS 213 - University Physics II
• PHYS 213L - University Physics II Laboratory
• SEED 413 - 7-12 Science Methods

Pre-Professional Teaching Core - 21 semester hours

• EDFN 295 - Practicum: Pre-Admission
• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education
• EDFN 475 - Human Relations
• EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology
• INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology
• PSYC 422 - Psychology of Adolescence
• SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities

Professional Secondary Ed Teaching Core - 24 semester hours

• EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning
• MLED 480 - Middle Level Methods
• SEED 408 - Professional Teacher-Secondary Only
• SEED 450 - 7-12 Teaching Reading in the Content Area
• SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching
• SEED 495 - Practicum

Gen Ed Requirements - 29 semester hours

• MATH Gen Ed - Mathematics - satisfied by major
• Gen Ed - Social Science - 6 semester hours
  (See footnote * below)
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities - 12 semester hours
  (See footnote * below)
• Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab - satisfied by major

• ENGL 101 - Composition I
• ENGL 201 - Composition II

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• SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech

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• SPCM 215 - Public Speaking

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• SPCM 222 - Argumentation and Debate

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• WEL 100 - Wellness for Life
• WEL 100L - Wellness Lab

Notes

* Global Requirement: depending on your selection, this requirement will satisfy 3 hours of either Social Science or Arts & Humanities requirements. Take 1 course from AIS/HIST 257, ANTH 210, ARTH 211/212/251, ENGL 211/212, GEOG 210, HIST 121/122/153, HUM 100, MCOM 151, POLS 141/250.

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 128 hours. Students are encouraged to pursue a minor, but to be certified to teach, a content praxis exam must be passed in both the major & minor areas of study.