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

Apr 04, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Chemistry
615-898-2077
Amy Phelps, program coordinator
Amy.Phelps@mtsu.edu

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

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

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.

Academic Map

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

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

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	36-42 hours*
Supporting Courses	24-28 hours*
Secondary Education Minor (MTeach)	30 hours
TOTAL	124-135 hours

**This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 124 hours.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

MATH 1730 or MATH 1910 (Quant Lit) (See Note 1)
CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Sci Lit) (See Note 2)
PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 (Sci Lit)

Major Requirements (36-42 hours)

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 2230 - Quantitative Analysis 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 2231 - Quantitative Analysis Lab 2 credit hours
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour
CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3021 - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 credit hour
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 AND
CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II 3 credit hours
CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 4350 - Physical Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4351 - Physical Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours AND
AND
CHEM 4360 - In-depth Physical Chemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4361 - Physical Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3890 - Chemistry Instruction Internship 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required)
CHEM 4400 - Inorganic Chemistry I 3 credit hours
CHEM 4740 - Research Methods 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (24-28 hours)

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I 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 (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (not required if MATH 1910 completed)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (3 credit hours may be counted in the True Blue Core, 1 credit hour remaining)
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours

Secondary Minor-MTeach (30 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor-MT for further information.

Curriculum: Chemistry Teacher Licensure (MTeach)

Freshman

MSE 1010 - Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching 1 credit hour
MSE 2010 - Step 2: Inquiry Lesson Design 1 credit hour
Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Quant Lit)
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)
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 (Sci Lit) AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit)
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
YOED 3520 - Knowing and Learning in Science and Mathematics 3 credit hours
YOED 3550 - Classroom Interactions in Mathematics and Science 3 credit hours
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 2230 - Quantitative Analysis 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 2231 - Quantitative Analysis Lab 2 credit hours
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour
CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3021 - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Junior

CHEM 3890 - Chemistry Instruction Internship 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour)
CHEM 4400 - Inorganic Chemistry I 3 credit hours
CHEM 4740 - Research Methods 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 6 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
PHIL 3120 - Perspectives on Science and Math 3 credit hours
CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 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 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4361 - Physical 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 AND
CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

YOED 4040 - Residency I: MTeach 4 credit hours
YOED 4050 - Project-Based Instruction in Mathematics and Science 3 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours
Elective 0-4 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours AND
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

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 .