B.A. in Chemistry with Secondary Teaching Licensure

The B.A. degree in chemistry can be tailored to meet North Carolina requirements for secondary (grades 9-12) teaching licensure in Comprehensive Science. Students must complete at least 33 semester hours of chemistry that must include the following courses: CHEM 1251, 1251L, 1252, 1252L, 2131, 2132, 2131L, 2132L, 2125, 2141, 3111, 3695, 4165, 4165L, 4695, and 4696. Students must also complete eight hours of physics (PHYS 1101, 1101L, 1102, and 1102L), six hours of calculus (MATH 1241 and 1242), seven hours of biology (BIOL 1110, 1110L and 1115) and eight hours of earth science/geology (GEOL 1200, 1200L, 1210*, 1210L*).

* ESCI 1101 and 1101L may be taken in the place of GEOL 1210 and 1210L.

Students seeking teaching licensure in comprehensive science must complete the secondary education minor in addition to the chemistry major. Advising and admission to the secondary education minor are administered through the Office of Teacher Education, Advising, Licensure, and Recruitment (TEALR) in the College of Education (COED Suite 119). After admission to the secondary education minor, advising for the minor is offered through the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education (MDSK) in the College of Education. Students should consult with their co-advisor in MDSK for detailed planning of their professional education coursework in conjunction with their major advisor in the Department of Chemistry for detailed planning of the major coursework. Students must reserve their final semester for student teaching (SECD 4453); all major requirements must be fulfilled prior to the student teaching semester. Licensure applications are the responsibility of the student and the Office of TEALR.

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Chemistry Courses

Course
(credit hours)

When course is offered

When you should take this course a

Prerequisites (P)
or Corequisites (C)

CHEM 1251 (3)
General Chemistry I

Fall, Spring, Summer I

Fall, Year 1

P: MATH 1100 with a grade of C or better (or equivalent test score) or
CHEM 1200 (recommended for students who have not had chemistry in high school) with a grade of C or above.

CHEM 1251L (1)
(1251 Laboratory)

Fall, Spring, Summer I

Fall, Year 1

P or C: CHEM 1251

CHEM 1252 (3)
General Chemistry II

Fall, Spring, Summer II

Spring, Year 1

P: CHEM 1251 with a C or better

CHEM 1252L (1)
(1252 Laboratory)

Fall, Spring, Summer II

Spring, Year 1

P: CHEM 1251 with a C or better and 1251L
P or C: CHEM 1252

CHEM 2131 (3)
Organic Chemistry I

Fall, Spring, Summer I

Fall, Year 2

P: CHEM 1251 & 1252, each with C or better

CHEM 2131L (1)
(2131 Laboratory)

Fall, Spring, Summer I

Fall, Year 2

P: CHEM 1251, 1251L, 1252,
1252L, each with C or better
P or C: CHEM 2131 with C or
better

CHEM 2132 (3)
Organic Chemistry II

Fall, Spring, Summer II

Spring, Year 2

P: CHEM 2131 with C or better

CHEM 2132L (1)
(2132 Laboratory)

Fall, Spring, Summer II

Spring, Year 2

P: CHEM 2131L with C or better
P or C: CHEM 2132

CHEM 3111 (4)
Quantitative Analysis

Fall, Spring

Fall Year 2 or
Fall Year 3

P: CHEM 1252 and 1252L, each
with C or better

CHEM 3695 (1)
Chemistry Seminar

Fall, Spring

Fall or Spring, Year 3

None

CHEM 4695 (1)
Chemistry Seminar

Fall

Fall, Year 4

P: CHEM 3695 and senior standing

CHEM 4696 (1)
Chemistry Seminar

Spring

Spring, Year 4

P: CHEM 3695, 4695 and senior standing

CHEM 2141 (3)
Survey of Physical Chemistry

Spring

Spring, Year 3
or
Spring, Year 4

P: CHEM 1252, 1252L with C or
better, MATH 1120 or one
semester of calculus (high school
or higher), PHYS 1101 or one
semester of physics (high school
or higher)

CHEM 2125 (3)
Inorganic Chemistry

Spring

Spring, Year 3
or
Spring, Year 4

P: CHEM 1252 with C or better

CHEM 4165 (3)
Principles of Biochemistry Ib

Fall, Spring

Spring, Year 3
or
Fall, Year 4

P: CHEM 2132 with C or better

CHEM 4165L (1)
(CHEM 4165 Laboratory)

Fall

Fall Year 4

P: CHEM 2132 with C or better
P or C: CHEM 4165

Notes:
a Students are urged to plan their schedules in consultation with their academic advisors.
b It is recommended, but not required, that students take CHEM 4165 after completing CHEM 3111

Mathematics Courses

Course
(credit hours)

When course
is offered

When you should take this course

Prerequisites (P)
or Corequisites (C)

MATH 1241 (3)
Calculus I

Fall, Spring, Summer

Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2

P: Appropriate score on the Mathematics Placement Test, MATH 1103 with a grade of C or better, or placement by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Math 1242 (3)
Calculus II

Fall, Spring, Summer

Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2

P: MATH 1241 with a grade of C or better

Physics Courses

Course
(credit hours)

When course is offered

When you should take this course

Prerequisites (P)
or Corequisites (C)

PHYS 1101 (3)
Introductory Physics I

Fall, Spring, Summer

Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2

None

PHYS 1101L (1)
(1101 Laboratory)

Fall, Spring, Summer

Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2

P or C: PHYS 1101

PHYS 1102 (3)
Introductory Physics II

Fall, Spring, Summer

Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2

P: PHYS 1101 with C or better

PHYS 1102L (1)
(1102 Laboratory)

Fall, Spring, Summer

Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2

P: PHYS 1101L (or 2101L)
P or C: PHYS 1102

Biology and Earth Science Coursesa

Course
(credit hours)

When course is offered

When you should take this course

Prerequisites (P)
or Corequisites (C)

BIOL 1110 (3)
Principles of Biology I

Fall, Spring, Summer

Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3

None

BIOL 1110L (1)
(1101 Laboratory)

Fall, Spring, Summer

Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3

P or C: BIOL 1110

BIOL 1115 (3)
Principles of Biology II

Spring

Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3

P: BIOL 1110

GEOL 1200 (3)b
Physical Geology

Fall, Spring, Summer

Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3

None

GEOL 1200L (1)b
(1200 Laboratory)

Fall, Spring, Summer

Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3

P or C: GEOL 1200

GEOL 1210 (3)
Earth History

Fall, Spring

Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3

P: GEOL 1200

GEOL 1210L (1)
(1210 Laboratory)

Fall, Spring,

Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3

P or C: GEOL 1200 + 1200L
P or C: GEOL 1210

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