Science Education (BS): Chemistry Concentration
The Science Education: Chemistry concentration (BS) degree is one of five undergraduate degree options in the Science Education program in the Department of STEM Education.听
This degree program prepares teacher-leaders to have a deep understanding of the pedagogical strategies to teach high school Chemistry. Students complete courses focused on Chemistry and Science education, obtain relevant pedagogical experiences while immersed in rich field experiences in science classrooms, and emphasize teaching science with technology. Upon successful completion of the program, students are recommended for an initial North Carolina teaching license in grades 9-12. They will be able to seek employment opportunities in education and make a positive difference in their communities.
The goals and objectives of the BS degree in Science Education are:
- To enable and ensure that each prospective teacher enriches his/her life through a comprehensive university education
- To develop the professional qualities and academic background needed to teach science to all student levels in the grade for which the teacher is certified
- To develop a general knowledge foundation upon which specialized professional knowledge is built, and upon which a well-rounded university education is the base
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Coursework for the degree is divided into four types of knowledge:
- General pedagogical knowledge 鈥� the nature of learners and general principles of instruction
- Content-area knowledge 鈥� knowledge of the natural sciences
- Pedagogical content knowledge 鈥� principles of curriculum, instruction and assessment directly related to the natural sciences
- Context knowledge 鈥� understanding the culture of the school, community and society in which educational institutions exist and function
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Students in this program also have the opportunity to participate in:听
- Undergraduate research听
- The student chapter of the NC Science Teachers Association (NSTA), and other high impact experiences such as Passport to Success, SAY Village, and study abroad听
- Outreach and tutoring in local schools
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For more information about this program, visit our .听
Contact
Department of STEM Education
North Carolina State 福利逼站
208 Poe Hall, 2310 Stinson Drive
Raleigh, NC 27695
Matt Reynolds, Ph.D.
Assistant听Teaching Professor
Undergraduate and MAT Program Coordinator for Science Education
NC State 福利逼站听
Campus Box 7801
Poe Hall 326P
Raleigh, NC 27695
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | |||
| ED听100 | Intro to Education 1 | 2 | |
| or听ED 150/151 | Students Advocating for Youth I | ||
| Communication/Advanced Writing | 3 | ||
| Choose from: | |||
| Public Speaking | |||
| Interpersonal Communication | |||
| Argumentation and Advocacy | |||
| Science Communication and Public Engagement | |||
| Literature and Medicine | |||
| Communication for Engineering and Technology | |||
| Communication for Science and Research | |||
| Analysis of Scientific and Technical Writing | |||
| (Chemistry BA double major choose ENG听331 or ENG听333) | |||
| Mathematics | |||
| Choose from: | 3-4 | ||
| Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | |||
| Calculus I | |||
| Choose from: | 3-4 | ||
| Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | |||
| Calculus II | |||
| Introduction to Statistics | |||
| Sciences | |||
| BIO听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity 2 | 4 | |
| BIO听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology 2 | 4 | |
| PY听131 | Conceptual Physics 2 | 4 | |
| or听PY听205 &听PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | ||
| or听PY听211 | College Physics I | ||
| Earth and Environmental Science Electives 2 | 7 | ||
| CH听101 &听CH听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 2 | 4 | |
| or听CH听103 &听CH听104 | General Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences and General Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | ||
| CH听201 &听CH听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 2 | 4 | |
| or听CH听203 &听CH听204 | General Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences and General Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | ||
| CH听221 &听CH听222 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 | 4 | |
| or听CH听225 &听CH听226 | Organic Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | ||
| CH听223 &听CH听224 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab 2 | 4 | |
| or听CH听227 &听CH听228 | Organic Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | ||
| Chemistry Electives 300/400 Level | 9 | ||
| Advised Science Electives | 6 | ||
| Science Education | |||
| EMS听205 | Introduction to Teaching Science 3 | 2 | |
| EMS听373 | Instructional Materials in Science 1 | 3 | |
| EMS听375 | Methods of Teaching Science I 3 | 3 | |
| EMS听475 | Methods of Teaching Science II 3 | 3 | |
| EMS听476 | Student Teaching in Science 3, 4 | 10 | |
| EMS听495 | Senior Seminar in Mathematics and Science Education 1, 4 | 2 | |
| General Education and Psychology | |||
| ED听204 | Introduction to Teaching in Today's Schools 1 | 2 | |
| ELP听344 | School and Society 1 | 3 | |
| ED听311 &听ED听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices and Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 3 | |
| ECI听416 | Teaching Exceptional Students in the Mainstreamed Classroom 1 | 3 | |
| EDP听304 | Educational Psychology 1 | 3 | |
| History and Philosophy of Science Education Elective | 3 | ||
| Free Electives | 0-7 | ||
| GEP Courses | |||
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities (verify requirement) | 0-6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences (verify requirement) | 0-3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | ||
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | |||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 120 | ||
| 1 | A grade of C or higher is required. |
| 2 | A grade of C or higher is required for science content courses, up to two courses with a grade below a C is permitted |
| 3 | A grade of B- or higher is required. |
| 4 | Admission to the Professional Semester is required. |
听Earth and Environmental Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose from: | |||
| Introduction to Environmental Sciences | |||
| Earth from Space | |||
| Water and the Environment | |||
| Climate Change and Sustainability | |||
| Energy and Environment | |||
| Earth System Science: Exploring the Connections | |||
| Geology I: Physical | |||
| Geology I Laboratory | |||
| Introduction to Weather and Climate | |||
| Introduction to Weather and Climate Laboratory | |||
| Environmental Issues in Water Resources | |||
| Introduction to Oceanography | |||
| Geology II: Historical | |||
| Oceanography Lab | |||
| Geology II Laboratory | |||
| Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences | |||
| Introduction to Coastal Environments | |||
| Introduction to Coastal Environments Laboratory | |||
| Human Dimensions of Climate Change | |||
| Environmental Geology | |||
| Fundamentals of Air Pollution | |||
| Fundamentals of Air Quality and Climate Change | |||
听Chemistry Electives 300/400 Level
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose from: | |||
| Quantitative Analysis and Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | |||
| Introductory Physical Chemistry | |||
| Principles of Green Chemistry | |||
| Chemistry and War | |||
| Systematic Inorganic Chemistry I | |||
| Systematic Inorganic Chemistry II | |||
| Analytical Chemistry II | |||
| Physical Chemistry I | |||
| Physical Chemistry II | |||
| Introduction to Quantum Chemistry | |||
| Physical Chemistry for Engineers | |||
| Forensic Chemistry | |||
| Advanced Synthetic Techniques | |||
| Advanced Synthetic Techniques II | |||
| Advanced Measurement Techniques I | |||
| Advanced Measurement Techniques II | |||
| Molecular Origins of Life | |||
| Special Topics in Chemistry | |||
| Undergraduate Research in Chemistry | |||
听Advised Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANY 200+ Level AEC, BIO, BCH, BSC, CH, ENT, ES, MB, MEA, PB, PY, ZO | |||
| ANY GEP Natural Sciences course (except BIO听105/106, CH听111) | |||
| ANS听150 | Introduction to Animal Science | ||
| ANS听205 | Physiology of Domestic Animals | ||
| ANS听206 | Anatomy of Domestic Animals Lab | ||
| ANS听220 | Reproductive Physiology | ||
| ANS听221 | Reproductive Physiology Lab | ||
| BIO听165 | Introduction to Environmental Research | ||
| CS听211 | Plant Genetics | ||
| ES听100 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences | ||
| ES听111 | Applications of Environmental Sciences | ||
| ES听150 | Water and the Environment | ||
| FOR听252 | Introduction to Forest Science | ||
| FOR听260 | Forest Ecology | ||
| FOR听261 | Forest Communities | ||
| FOR听264 | Forest Wildlife | ||
| FOR听339 | Dendrology | ||
| FW听353 | Wildlife Management | ||
| FW听404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | ||
| FW听405 | Tropical Wildlife Ecology | ||
| FW听444 | Mammalogy | ||
| FW听453 | Principles of Wildlife Science | ||
| FW听460 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | ||
| NR听303 | Humans and the Environment | ||
| NR听406 | Conservation of Biological Diversity | ||
听History & Philosophy of Science Education Elective
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose from: | |||
| ECI听305 | Equity and Education | ||
| HI听321 | Scientific Revolution and European Society, 1500-1800 | ||
| HI听322 | Rise of Modern Science | ||
| HI听323 | Science, American Style | ||
| HI听341 | Technology in History | ||
| HI听481 | History of the Life Sciences | 3 | |
| HI听482 | Darwinism in Science and Society | ||
| HI听483 | Science and Religion in European History | ||
| HI听484 | Science in European Culture | ||
| HI听485 | History of American Technology | ||
| PHI听340 | Philosophy of Science | ||
| PHI听440 | The Scientific Method | ||
| STS听210 | Women and Gender in Science and Technology | ||
| STS听214 | Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society | ||
| STS听301 | Science and Civilization | ||
| STS听302 | Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | ||
| STS听471 | Darwinism and Christianity | ||
| STS听490 | Issues in Science, Technology, and Society | ||
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
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| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ED听100 | Intro to Education 1 | 2 |
| CH听101 &听CH听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 2 | 4 |
| BIO听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity 2 | 4 |
| MA听131 or MA听141 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A or Calculus I | 3-4 |
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听201 &听CH听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 2 | 4 |
| BIO听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| MA听231 or MA听241 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B or Calculus II | 3-4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Communication/Advanced Writing Requirement | 3 | |
Choose from: | 听 | |
| Public Speaking | 听 | |
| Interpersonal Communication | 听 | |
| Argumentation and Advocacy | 听 | |
| Science Communication and Public Engagement | 听 | |
| Literature and Medicine | 听 | |
| Communication for Engineering and Technology | 听 | |
| Communication for Science and Research | 听 | |
| Analysis of Scientific and Technical Writing | 听 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听221 &听CH听222 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 | 4 |
| PY听131 | Conceptual Physics 2 or Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory or College Physics I | 4 |
| Earth and Environmental Science Elective w/ Lab 2 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ED听204 | Introduction to Teaching in Today's Schools 1 | 2 |
| EMS听205 | Introduction to Teaching Science 3 | 2 |
| EDP听304 | Educational Psychology 1 | 3 |
| CH听223 &听CH听224 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab 2 | 4 |
| Earth and Environmental Science Elective 2 | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| EMS听373 | Instructional Materials in Science 1 | 3 |
| ELP听344 | School and Society 1 | 3 |
| History and Philosophy of Science Education Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Chemistry Elective 300/400 Level 2 | 3 | |
| Free Elective 1 | 4 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ED听311 &听ED听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices and Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 3 |
| EMS听375 | Methods of Teaching Science I 3 | 3 |
| Chemistry Elective 300/400 Level 2 | 3 | |
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | |
| Advised Science Elective 2 | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| EMS听475 | Methods of Teaching Science II 3 | 3 |
| ECI听416 | Teaching Exceptional Students in the Mainstreamed Classroom 1 | 3 |
| Chemistry Elective 300/400 Level 2 | 3 | |
| Advised Science Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| EMS听476 | Student Teaching in Science 3, 4 | 10 |
| EMS听495 | Senior Seminar in Mathematics and Science Education 1, 4 | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
| 1 | A grade of C or higher is required. |
| 2 | A grade of C (2.0) or better is required for core content courses. Up to two courses with a grade below a 鈥淐鈥� is permitted |
| 3 | B- or better is required听 |
| 4 | Admission to the Professional Semester is required. |