2024-2025 Catalog

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2024-2025 Catalog

High School Teacher Certification - Chemistry Education, BS (CPST-CHMT)

BS: High School Teacher Certification (CPST)

General Education Requirements

Please see the General Education section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

CHEM 133 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 *
CHEM 131 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 134 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 223 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 401 - Secondary Science Teaching Methods Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 423 - Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Credit Hours: 3 (capstone and writing-intensive course)
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Supplement for Major

Chemistry Education Track (CHMT)

CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 324 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 355 - Analytical Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 356 - Analytical Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 413 - Physical Chemistry/Life Sciences Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 453 - Biochemistry I: Foundations of Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
Advanced Chemistry Course Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 110 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3 *
PHYS 111 - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 112 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 113 - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
MATH 131 - Calculus for Application Credit Hours: 3 *
or
MATH 185 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 3 *
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 26 Credit Hours

Professional Education Requirements

EDUC 211 - Introduction to Education: Culture and Contexts Credit Hours: 3 *
EDUC 412 - Secondary Curriculum and Media Credit Hours: 3 (capstone course)
EDUC 432 - Secondary Management and Methods Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive and capstone course)
EDUC 476 - Effective Teaching Strategies for English Learners Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 490 - Clinical Teaching Credit Hours: 6 (capstone course)
Must make application and be approved to take EDUC 490 .
READ 322 - Disciplinary Literacies Credit Hours: 3
SPED 371 - Teaching Exceptional Students Credit Hours: 3

Choose 1 of the following courses:

EDUC 221 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *
PSYC 232 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *
PSYC 241 - Cognition and Learning Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 21-24 Credit Hours

Electives

Minimum - 9-12 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 74

Criteria for Admission to Teacher Education

In accordance with Texas state law, students must meet the admission criteria .

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.75
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.