Program: Chemistry, Teacher Licensure (MTeach), B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 06, 2025

2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog

Students seeking a license to teach chemistry in secondary schools (grades 7-12) must complete (1) a major in Chemistry, (2) a minor in Secondary Education, and (3) PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 in addition to the General Education requirements.

Students must contact their Secondary Education Minor-MTeach advisors for approval of appropriate courses and more information.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Chemistry, Teacher Licensure (MTeach), B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following General Education courses are required for this major:

MATH 1910 (Math)
BIOL 1110/1111 (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1110/1111 (Nat Sci)

Major Requirements (35 hours)

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (4 credit hours counted in General Education)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 2230 - Quantitative Analysis 5 credit hours AND
CHEM 2231 - Quantitative Analysis Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3021 - Organic Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3530 - Principles of Biochemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3531 - Principles of Biochemistry Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 4500 - Biochemistry I 3 credit hours
CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab 0 credit hours AND
CHEM 4340 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4341 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals II Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 4350 - Physical Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4351 - Physical Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours AND
CHEM 4360 - In-depth Physical Chemistry 5 credit hours AND
CHEM 4361 - Physical Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 4740 - Research Methods 3 credit hours
Complete 3-4 hours of CHEM electives from the following:
CHEM 4000 - Medicinal Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4100 - Organic Spectroscopy 3 credit hours
CHEM 4400 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Aq: Aqueous and Bio-inorganic Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II 3 credit hours
CHEM 4530 - Biochemical Techniques 2 credit hours
CHEM 4600 - Introduction to Environmental Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4610 - Environmental Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4700 - Polymers, an Introduction 3 credit hours
CHEM 4780 - Polymer and Materials Chemistry Laboratory 2 credit hours
CHEM 4230 - Instrumental Analysis 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4231 - Instrumental Analysis Lab 0 credit hours
PSCI 4080 - Problems in Physical Science 4 credit hours (4 credit hours must be taken if CHEM 4500 taken)

Supporting Courses (18 hours)

BIOL 1120 - General Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours AND
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
CHEM 3890 - Chemistry Instruction Internship 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (3 credit hours counted in General Education, 1 credit hour remaining)

Secondary Minor-MTeach (30 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor-MT for further information.

Total hours in program: 124

Curriculum: Chemistry Teacher Licensure (MTeach)

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.