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Undergraduate Programs PA Certification-Secondary Chemistry Education (7-12)


Program Description
Admissions & Retention Requirements
Course Requirements (Recommended Course Sequence)

Program Description

To be able to teach chemistry in PA public secondary school, students need to declare a major in chemistry and elect a concentration in secondary education.  In addition to completing requirements in their major, they need to fulfill the following requirements. Students may complete the professional semester requirements in the graduate year if they elect the BA/M. Ed. Combined 5-year program.

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Course Requirements

Course Number

Course Name

Credit

Secondary Education Core Courses (18 Credits)

EDU 200*

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Modern Education

3

EDU 201*

Introduction to Special Education

3

EDU 207

Child, Adolescent, & Educational Development

3

EDU 250*

Field Experience (Middle/High School)

3

EDU 403

Reading in the Content Area

3

EDU 409

Seminar for Secondary Education

3

Recommended Electives

EDU 417

Multicultural Education
(required for the BA/M.Ed 5-year program)

3

BKIN 201

First Aid

3

Chemistry Certification Requirements (8 credits)

CHE 115

Hands-on Chemistry for Children

3

CHE 304

Chemistry Lab Management

1

CHE 320

Biochemistry i

4

Professional Semester (15 credits)

EDU 410

Student Teaching

12

EDU 420

Practicum

3

*At least 20 hours of required urban observation can occur in any of these three courses.

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