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Degree Requirements

Students must meet all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree. Students must complete the General Education Requirement for Teacher Certification, Initial Secondary Certificate listed below. Completion of this requirement meets the general education requirement.

In addition, students must:

  1. have a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 or higher;
  2. earn a grade of “C” or better in all general education courses;
  3. have a G.P.A. of 2.75 or higher for all general education courses taken at Governors State University;
  4. have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher in chemistry and physics courses with a grade of “C” or better in each course;
  5. have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher for EDCP3101, EDUC4440, and SPED4100 with a grade of “C” or better in each course;
  6. earn a grade of “B” or better in EDUC3320, EDUC4360 and EDUC4437;
  7. have earned a grade of “B” or better in EDUC4999;
  8. complete a minimum of 100 clock-hours of supervised pre-student teaching experiences;
  9. provide evidence of successful completion of the Illinois and U.S. Constitution examinations;
  10. complete at least one three-hour course in non-Western or Third World Cultures;
  11. complete the following course work with a grade of “C” or better: eight hours of general chemistry with laboratory, eight hours of organic chemistry with laboratory, eight hours of physics with laboratory, and eight hours of calculus;
  12. show evidence of having passed the Assessment of Professional Teaching;
  13. meet any additional requirements listed in the Teacher Certification section of this catalog; and
  14. receive a positive recommendation from the Secondary Education Student Progress Committee.

I. General Education Requirement for Teacher Certification, Initial High School Certificate, Chemistry   (59 Hours) 

The following courses must be taken at the lower-division level:

General Chemistry with Laboratory 8
Calculus 8

The following courses can be taken at either the lower-division or upper-division level and must include at least one three-hour course in non-Western or Third World cultures:

Physics with Laboratory (8)
Written Communication (6)
Oral Communication (3)
American History (3)
Humanities (6)
Fine Arts (3)
U.S. Government (3)
Introduction to Psychology (3)
Health (2)
Biological Foundations (7)

II. Required Courses (65 Hours)

The following courses can be taken at either the lower-division or upper-division level: 

Organic Chemistry with  Laboratory  (8)
CHEM 3233  Analytical  Chemistry (3)
CHEM 3234  Analytical  Chemistry Laboratory  (1)
EDUC  2310  Foundations of Education (3)
SPED  4100  Survey of Exceptional Students (3)
 

The following courses must be taken at the upper-division level:  

CHEM 3135  Chemical Safety (1)
CHEM 3641  Physical Chemistry I: Lecture (3)
CHEM 3642  Physical Chemistry I: Laboratory  (1)
CHEM 3643  Physical Chemistry II: Lecture (3)
CHEM  3644  Physical Chemistry II: Laboratory  (1)
CHEM  5145   Environmental Chemistry Lecture (3)
CHEM  5146  Environmental Chemistry Laboratory  (1)
CHEM  5331  Biochemistry: Lecture (3)
CHEM 5332  Biochemistry: Laboratory  (1)
EDCP  3101  Introduction to Educational Technology (3)
EDUC  4330  Principles of Science Education (3)
EDUC  4340  Teaching Secondary School Science (3)
EDUC  4440  Educational Psychology in Action (3)
EDUC  4999  Student Teaching: Secondary Chemistry (12)
PHYS  3211  Earth and Space Science (3)
STAT    4219  Statistical Methods (3) 

III.      Chemistry Selective (1 Hours)

Select one of the following which may be taken at the upper-division level: 

CHEM 4962 Undergraduate Research Experience (2)
CHEM 4990 Chemistry Research (1-4) 

Total – 126 Hours