Chemistry Education Option
This option is available within the Chemistry major at the following location:
- Corvallis
The Chemistry Education option is a Track-Two option in the BS degree in Chemistry directed at students planning to teach high school chemistry or continuing with graduate education and teaching careers at community colleges.
The courses in this option are designed to interface with the Professional Teacher Master of Science in Education program for prospective high school teachers through the College of Education at OSU. This option includes courses covering teaching methods, a secondary endorsement area, and undergraduate teaching internship and teaching seminar in chemistry.
Option Code: 516
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Recall, integrate, and apply essential core information about the key components of Chemistry.
- Demonstrate competency in basic laboratory techniques, laboratory safety, chemical synthesis, and measurement of chemical properties and phenomena.
- Communicate ideas effectively orally and in writing.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze data, access information and integrate information from various sources in order to solve problems.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| CH 407 | SEMINAR (Chemistry Teaching) | 1 |
| CH 410 | INTERNSHIP (Undergraduate Teaching) | 3 |
| ED 309 | FIELD PRACTICUM | 3 |
| or ED 409 | PRACTICUM/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE | |
| PSY 202Z | +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II | 4 |
| SED 413 | INQUIRY IN SCIENCE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION | 3 |
| Second Endorsement Electives | ||
| Select one course from the following: 1 | 3 | |
| *PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY | ||
| LEARNING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN | ||
| HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INQUIRY IN MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION | ||
| Select additional courses from a list approved by the College of Education 1 | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- +
Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
- 1
Courses in the second endorsement area are selected from a list approved by the College of Education and must be different from those required in the chemistry core. A minimum of 5 elective credits must be upper-division
Option Code: 516