Chemistry and Secondary Education

(for students entering fall 2010)

To graduate from Juniata with certification to teach chemistry in secondary school, a student must complete the following requirements:

Required Chemistry Core Courses: minimum credit hours = 58

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Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
CH 105 Organic Chemistry Concepts I 3   N  
CH 106 Organic Chemistry Concepts II 3 CH 105, minimum grade C N  
CH 116 Organic Chemistry Lab I 1 corequisite CH 106 N  
CH 118 Organic Chemistry Lab II 1 CH 106 & CH 116 N  
CH 232 Introductory Inorganic Chemistry 4 CH 105 & CH 116 N  
CH 250 Analytical Chemistry 4 CH 232 N  
CH 289 Chemistry Seminar 1   N  
CH 260 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry 3 CH 232 N  
CH 261 Intermediate Chemistry Lab 1 corequisite CH 260 N  
CH 305 or CH 352 Physical Chemistry I 3 PC 203 & MA 230 N  
CH 306 or CH 354 Physical Chemistry II 3 CH 305 N  
CH 310 Biochemistry 2 CH 305 or permission N  
CH 313 & CH 314 or CH 355 Physical Chemistry Lab I 2
1
3
CH 250, CH 261, corequisite CH 305

CH 352
N

N
CW, Q

CW
CH 321 Organic Reactions 3 CH 106 N  
CH 334 Chemical Spectroscopy 2 CH 106, CH 250 N  
CH 338 or CH 362 Chemical Synthesis 2 CH 261, CH 321, CH 334 N CW
CH 432 Comprehensive Chemistry 1 permission N Q
MA 130 Calculus I 4   N QM
MA 230 Calculus II 4 MA 130 N QM
PC 202 Introductory Physics I 3 corequisite PC 206 & MA 130 N QM
PC 206 Physics Lab I 1 corequisite PC 200, PC 202 or PC 204 N  
PC 203 Introductory Physics II 3 PC 202 & MA 130, coreq. PC 207 N QM
PC 207 Physics Lab II 1 corequisite PC 203 or PC 207 N  
Required Education Courses: total credit hours = 39 (26 upper level)
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ED 110 Foundations of Education 3 corequisite ED 111 S  
ED 111* Foundations of Education Field Experience 1 corequisite ED 110 S  
ED 130 Adolescent Development 3   S  
ED 201 Educational Technology 3 ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130 S  
ED 240 Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities 3 ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130 S  
ED 314 English Language Learners 1 ED 120 or ED 130 S  
ED 315 English Language Learners Practicum 1 ED 314 S  
ED 341* Adaptations for Students with Exceptionalities 4 ED 110 & ED 111 & ED 240 S CW
ED 402 Content Area Literacy 1 ED 240 or permission S  
ED 420* General Secondary Methods 3 ED 341 and permission S  
ED 421 Secondary Methods and Math Methods 1 ED 341, corequisite ED 420 S  
ED 450** Student Teaching 14 ED 420, senior standing & permission, corequisite ED 451 S  
ED 451** Student Teaching Seminar 1 corequisite ED 450 S  

*There are field experiences in these courses. Students should take only one of these courses per semester. Allow a two-hour block of time for scheduled field experience twice a week.**ED 450 & 451 (Student Teaching and Seminar) may be taken only in the FALL semester of the senior year. Secondary Foreign Language Education majors take ED 450 & 451 in the SPRING semester. ED 450 requires students' full-time participation and no other courses may be taken during this semester without the education advisors' approval. Students must have reliable transportation.

NOTE: It is imperative that students work closely with their advisors to meet all current certification requirements. All students are required to take six credits of English composition (or equivalent) and literature (or the equivalent) and two college level mathematics courses (or the equivalent) prior to being admitted to a certification program. See Section I of the Education Department Student Handbook for explanation of all certification requirements. Other requirements: Students should see Dr. Jones in the education department as soon as possible for information on requirements other than coursework that must be met for certification. Your chemistry advisor and Dr. Jones in the education department maintain the closest watch on the Pennsylvania requirements for teacher certification, and are thus the most appropriate choices to serve as the two academic advisors for students pursuing certification to teach chemistry in secondary school. NOTE: Students with scheduling difficulties (or who wish to spend the junior year abroad) might wish to consider postponing the professional semester (usually the first semester of the senior year) until after graduation. (Juniata graduates are charged only half tuition).

Total POE credit hours = 98 (48 upper level credit hours)
1 CW within the POE: CH 313, CH 314, CH 338 and ED 341

Possible schedule for a POE (regular start)

Year Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
Freshman CH 105, Organic Chemistry Concepts I 3 CH 106, Organic Chemistry Concepts II 3
  MA 130, Calculus I 3 CH 116, Organic Chemistry Lab I 1
  EN 110, College Writing Seminar 4 *CH 117, Supplemental Chemistry Lab I 1
  IT 100, Information Access 1 ED 110 & ED 111, Foundations of ED & Practicum 4
  ED 130, Adolescent Development 4 MA 230, Calculus II 4
      EN XXX, English Literature (H) 3
    15   16
Sophomore CH 118, Organic Chemistry Lab II 1 CH 250, Analytical Chemistry 4
  CH 232, Introductory Inorganic Chemistry 4 CH 260, Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry 3
  CH 289, Chemistry Seminar 1 *CH 261, Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1
  PC 202, Intro. Physics I 3 PC 203, Intro. Physics II 3
  PC 206, Intro. Physics Lab I 1 PC 207, Intro. Physics Lab II 1
  ED 240, Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities 3 ED 201, Educational Technology 3
  F, I or H or CA or IC 3-4 ED 314, English Language Learners 1
    16-17   16
Junior CH 305 or CH 352, Physical Chemistry I 3 *CH 306 or CH 354, Physical Chemistry II 3
  CH 313, Physical Chemistry Lab I 2 CH 314 or CH 355, Physical Chemistry Lab II 1 or 3
  CH 321, Organic Reactions 3 CH 338 or CH 362, Chemical Synthesis 2
      ED 402, Content Area Literacy 1
  CH 334, Chemical Spectroscopy 2 ED 420, Secondary Methods 3
  ED 341, Adaptations for Students with Exceptionalities 4 ED 421, Secondary Science & Math Methods 1
  CA, IC or elective (F, I or H) 3 or 4 CA, IC or elective (F, I or H) 3 or 4
    17-18   14-17
Senior ED 450, Student Teaching 14 CH 310, Biochemistry 2
  ED 451, Student Teaching Seminar 1 CH 432, Comprehensive Chemistry (CBE) 1
  ED 315, English Language Learners Practicum 1 *Upper level chemistry elective (could be research) 3
      CA, IC or F, I or H (or upper level chemistry elective) 9 or 10
    16   15-16

For a delayed start, the student will have to meet with Dr. Jones and the Chemistry advisor. The potential is that the student could finish the Chemistry degree and return for a ninth semester (as a graduate) and complete student teaching.

updated 03.15 with approved changes in curriculum course numbers