Science, General Science Concentration with Teacher Licensure, B.S.

Chemistry
Amy Phelps
615-898-2077
Amy.Phelps@mtsu.edu

Students may become licensed to teach biology, chemistry, or physics in secondary schools (grades 7-12) by completing (1) a major in science with a General Science concentration in which 19 hours of coursework has been taken in each of two of three areas of chemistry, biology, or physics; (2) courses in addition to the General Education requirements (see advisor); and (3) a minor in Secondary Education through MTeach.

A minimum of 9 semester hours of upper-division courses in any discipline of the Science major (biology, chemistry, or physics) must be taken at MTSU. The Science major requires only one minor which must include at least 3 semester hours at the upper-division level taken at MTSU.

Students may also become licensed to teach biology, chemistry, or physics by majoring in the subject they intend to teach (see requirements listed under the specific major).

NOTE: A grade of C or better is required on all transfer credits accepted as part of a major or minor in the Department of Chemistry. Students must have a grade point average of at least 2.00 on courses counting toward a major or minor in any of the department’s programs.

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	47-48 hours*
Supporting Courses	8 hours*
Secondary Education Minor	30 hours
Electives	2-5 hours
TOTAL	120-129 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours.

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 courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

MATH 1730 (Math) (See Note 1)
BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Nat Sci) (See Note 2)

Major Requirements (47-48 hours)

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II 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

Emphasis Areas (23-24 hours)

Selected from the designated areas of biology, chemistry, and physics

Supporting Courses (8 hours)

MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours OR
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours OR
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
OR
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours AND
MATH 1720 - Plane Trigonometry 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours AND
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours

Secondary Minor-MTeach (30 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor-MTeach for further information.

Electives (2-5 hours)

Sufficient upper-division credit hours must be taken to equal 36 credit hours

Curriculum: Science, General Science with Teacher Licensure

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

Freshman

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math) OR
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Math)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Elective/Sec. Ed. Minor 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

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
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
Science major electives 8 credit hours
Electives/Sec. Ed. Minor 11 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

CHEM 3890 - Chemistry Instruction Internship 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required)
Science major electives 8 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Electives/Sec. Ed. Minor 9 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Science major electives 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Electives/Sec. Ed. Minor 15 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Total hours in program: 120

NOTE:

Please see Secondary Education Minor-MTeach for more information.

NOTE:

Included in the electives will be the hours necessary for the completion of the required 36 upper-division hours for graduation requirements and the necessary hours to satisfy the 120-hour graduation requirement.

NOTE 1: A student who has a sufficiently high score on the ACT Mathematics test may begin with MATH 1910 . If the background in math is weak, MATH 1710 should be taken before MATH 1730 .

NOTE 2: A student who has had little or no high school chemistry or is not satisfied with his/her high school chemistry should first take CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 before taking CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 .