Science Education - Chemistry Concentration, BS

Curriculum and Degree Requirements

A College of Science degree is conferred when a student successfully completes all requirements in their degree program.  Students will complete coursework or approved experiential learning activities to meet the following three degree components:

1. Major
2. Science Core Curriculum
3. Free Electives

Students may use any of the following options to meet College of Science degree requirements:

• Purdue Coursework
• Ap, IB, and CLEP credit.  The use of AP and IB coursework varies between College of Science degree plans.
• Transfer Credit. Students should consult the Admissions Transfer Credit Resource page for all available transfer options.

College of Science degree programs vary widely in their approval and use of the proceeding options and thus students are strongly encouraged to work closely with their academic advisors and to regularly consult their MyPurduePlan to view the use of each option in their degree plan. 

Most College of Science degree programs contain free elective credits students may use to pursue courses that relate to their interests or which support their major area of study. The elective area of a degree plan may also be used to complete minors, second majors and certificates such as the Entrepreneurial Certificate. With the exception of courses on the No Count List, any Purdue course may be used to meet the free elective area of a student’s degree plan.

College of Science Core Requirements

All Students starting Purdue University Fall semester, 2007 or later are required to pursue the 2007 Science Core curriculum.

The College of Science Core Curriculum requires the completion of approved coursework and/or experiential learning opportunities in the following academic areas:

• Composition and Presentation  
• Teambuilding and Collaboration  
• Language and Culture  
• General Education  
• Great Issues  
• Labratory Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computing Core  
• Multidisciplinary Experience 
• Mathematics 
• Statistics 
• Computing  
• No Count List  

Earning Core Curricular Requirements through Experience

Students may meet selected core curriculum requirements through approved experiential learning opportunities. Interested students should contact their academic advisor for more information on this option and incorporating experiential learning into their four-year program of study. For more information on earning requirements through experience, please click here.

Departmental/Program Major Courses

Required Science Education Core Courses (24-30 Credits)

Educational Program Course Requirements (36 credits)

Professional Education GPA Average ≥ 3.00 - no grade lower than C-

• EDCI 27000 - Introduction To Educational Technology And Computing
• EDCI 20500 - Exploring Teaching As A Career
• EDCI 28500 - Multiculturalism And Education (satisfies Behavior/Social Science for University Core) (satisfies Language III/Culture/Diversity Option)
• EDPS 23500 - Learning And Motivation (satisfies Behavior/Social Science for University Core) (satisfies General Education III Option)
• EDPS 26500 - The Inclusive Classroom (satisfies Behavior/Social Science for University Core)
• EDST 20010 - Educational Policies And Laws
• EDPS 32700 - Assessment Literacy
• EDCI 30900 - Reading In Middle And Secondary Schools: Methods And Problems

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• EDCI 42400 - The Teaching Of Earth And Physical Science In The Secondary Schools (satisfies Multidisciplinary Experience) - for CHED, ESSE, and PHED Concentrations or
• EDCI 42100 - The Teaching Of Biology In Secondary Schools (satisfies Multidisciplinary Experience) - for BIED

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• EDCI 42800 - Teaching Science In The Middle And Junior High School
• EDCI 49800 - Supervised Teaching (Meets Teambuilding and Collaboration Experience LINK)

Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (25-28)

*Requirement may be met with a zero credit experiential learning option. See your advisor for more information

• ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core) or
• ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core)

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• Language I Option* - (Select courses COULD satisfy Human Cultures Humanities for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
• Language II Option* - (Select courses COULD satisfy Human Cultures Humanities for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
• Technical Writing Option and Technical Presenting Option - (Select courses COULD satisfy Oral Communication for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 6.00
• General Education I Option - (Select courses COULD satisfy Human Culture Behavioral/Social Science or Humanities for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• General Education II Option - (Select courses COULD satisfy Human Culture Behavioral/Social Science or Humanities for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Science, Technology & Society for University Core - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Great Issues Option - Credit Hours: 3.00
• CHM 19400 - Freshman Chemistry Orientation

Chemistry Concentration (39-40 credits)

Overall GPA for Chemistry Concentration courses (courses denoted *: all courses required, but only one course is calculated into GPA) with the Departmental/Program Major Courses must be ≥  2.5

• CHM 12600 - Introduction To Chemistry II or
• CHM 11600 - General Chemistry or
• CHM 12901 - General Chemistry With A Biological Focus or
• CHM 13600 - General Chemistry Honors

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• CHM 26505 - Organic Chemistry or
• CHM 26100 - Organic Chemistry

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• CHM 26500 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory or
• CHM 26300 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory or
• CHM 26700 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Honors

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• CHM 26605 - Organic Chemistry or
• CHM 26200 - Organic Chemistry

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• CHM 26600 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory or
• CHM 26400 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory or
• CHM 26800 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Honors

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• CHM 29400 - Sophomore Chemistry Seminar

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• CHM 32100 - Analytical Chemistry I * or
• CHM 32300 - Analytical Chemistry I Honors *

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• CHM 24100 - Introductory Inorganic Chemistry
• CHM 34200 - Inorganic Chemistry *
• CHM 37300 - Physical Chemistry *
• CHM 37400 - Physical Chemistry *

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• CHM 33300 - Principles Of Biochemistry or
• CHM 53300 - Introductory Biochemistry or
• BCHM 56100 - General Biochemistry I

Electives (0-7 credits)

University Core Requirements

• Human Cultures Humanities
• Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
• Information Literacy
• Science #1
• Science #2
• Science, Technology & Society
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning

Program Requirements

Note

Note:  This degree is intended to give students many options.  Students need to consult with a College of Science Academic Advisor regarding requirements.

*Satisfies a University Core Requirement

131 semester credits (minimum) required for Bachelor of Science degree.

2.0 average in CHM courses required to graduate.

2.5 average in CHM concentration ^ courses required to graduate

3.0 average in Professional Education courses required to graduate (No grade below a C-)

Degree Requirements

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Foreign Language Courses

Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course

The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.