Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry with Physical Science Teacher Pathway (UTeach Program)
About This Program
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry with Physical Science Teacher Pathway (UTeach Program) is suitable preparation for students who desire certification with a teaching field in chemistry and/or physical science.
Competencies
- Students will gain knowledge of an essential core of knowledge in chemistry, including organic, inorganic, physical, and biochemistry.
- Students will communicate, both orally and in writing, chemical topics relevant to their field of interest.
- Students will be able to read and analyze scientific papers in their area of interest.
- Students will obtain standard laboratory skills and techniques that are relevant to the study of all areas of chemistry.
- Students will gain fundamental knowledge of theory and operation of modern chemical instrumentation.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Students must complete specific courses within certain core areas | ||
| For Communication select: | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Mathematics select: | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| CALCULUS II | ||
| For Life & Physical Sciences select: | ||
| GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS II | ||
| For US History select: | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| Chemistry Foundations | ||
| Additional hours required in the core. | 1 | |
| CHEM 1101 | SUCCESS IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY | 1 |
| PHIL 2314 | PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| PHYS 3313 | INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS | 3 |
| PHYS 23XX 2000-level or above physics elective | 3 | |
| PHYS 34XX Advanced physics elective with lab | 4 | |
| BIOL 1441 | BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL 1442 | BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | 4 |
| Teaching Specialization | ||
| SCIE 1201 | STEP 1: INQUIRY APPROACHES TO TEACHING | 2 |
| SCIE 1202 | STEP 2: INQUIRY-BASED LESSON DESIGN | 2 |
| SCIE 4107 | CAPSTONE TEACHING EXPERIENCE SEMINAR | 1 |
| SCIE 4331 | KNOWING AND LEARNING IN STEM | 3 |
| SCIE 4332 | CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS | 3 |
| SCIE 4333 | MULTIPLE TEACHING PRACTICES | 3 |
| SCIE 4607 | CAPSTONE TEACHING EXPERIENCE FOR STEM SECONDARY GRADES | 6 |
| Chemistry Specialization | ||
| CHEM 1341 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 1181 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY FOR ADVANCED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES | 1 |
| CHEM 1342 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 1182 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY FOR ADVANCED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES | 1 |
| CHEM 2321 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 2322 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 2335 | QUANTITATIVE CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHEM 2283 | SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS LABORATORY I | 2 |
| CHEM 2284 | SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS LABORATORY II | 2 |
| CHEM 3315 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHEM 3175 | BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 1 |
| CHEM 4101 | SEMINAR IN CHEMISTRY | 1 |
| CHEM 4311 | BIOCHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 4343 | RESEARCH METHODS - UTEACH | 3 |
| CHEM 3317 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| or CHEM 4318 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 1341 | 3 | CHEM 1342 | 3 |
| CHEM 1181 | 1 | CHEM 1182 | 1 |
| MATH 1426 | 4 | MATH 2425 | 4 |
| SCIE 1201 | 2 | PHYS 1443 | 4 |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | SCIE 1202 | 2 |
| POLS 2311 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| CHEM 1101 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 2321 | 3 | CHEM 2322 | 3 |
| CHEM 2335 | 3 | CHEM 2284 | 2 |
| CHEM 2283 | 2 | SCIE 4332 | 3 |
| SCIE 4331 | 3 | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| PHYS 1444 | 4 | PHYS 23XX+ | 3 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 4311 | 3 | CHEM 3317 | 3 |
| POLS 2312 | 3 | CHEM 3315 | 3 |
| PHYS 3313 | 3 | CHEM 3175 | 1 |
| PHIL 2314 | 3 | CHEM 4343 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | 3 | Language, Philosophy, & Culuture | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 4101 | 1 | SCIE 4107 | 1 |
| SCIE 4333 | 3 | SCIE 4607 | 6 |
| BIOL 1441 | 4 | BIOL 1442 | 4 |
| PHYS 34XX | 4 | Creative Arts | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||