Chemistry Major with Teacher Certification

Secondary Education Certification

Core Curriculum Requirements

60 Hours

All baccalaureate programs at North Georgia have as requirements the satisfactory completion of at least 60 semester credit hours comprising the six areas of the core curriculum. A complete description of Areas A-E of the core curriculum can be found in Core Curriculum. Individual degree programs may specify exceptions and/or particular courses which must be taken within each Area A-E of the core curriculum. Those exceptions and/or course requirements and Area F of the core curriculum are shown below.

Students must work with the Department of Teacher Education to ensure that the requirements for Teacher Certification are met, as well as work with an advisor from Chemistry.

Area A

MATH 1113 or MATH 2450

Area B

no exceptions

Area C

no exceptions

Area D

Chemistry majors may not take CHEM 1211, 1211L, 1212, and 1212L in Area D.

Area E

no exceptions

Courses for the Chemistry Major/Secondary Education Certification (79 hours)

Area F. Courses Appropriate to the Chemistry Major

18 hours

CHEM 1211, 1211L, 1212, 1212L

8 hours

BIOL 1107K & 1108K or

PHYS 1111/L & PHYS 1112/L or

PHYS 2211/L & PHYS 2212/L

8 hours

plus one hour each from Area A and D, or CHEM 1214 or CHEM 2200L

2 hours

Professional Education (courses required for certification)

39 hours

EDUC 2110

3 hours

EDUC 2120

3 hours

EDUC 2130

3 hours

CSCI 1200

3 hours

EDUC 3002

2 hours

EDUC 3003 / L

3 hours

LART 3106

3 hours

EDUC 3540

3 hours

EDUC 4000

4 hours

EDUC 4101

3 hours

EDUC 4103, 4104, educ 4105

9 hours

Chemistry Content Courses

22 hours

CHEM 2734 / 2734L

4 hours

CHEM 3441 / 3441L

4 hours

CHEM 3442 / 3442L

4 hours

CHEM 4744K

4 hours

CHEM 3911

1 hour

CHEM 4916

1 hour

Advanced Chemistry Elective

4 hours

Minimum Math requirement - MATH 2450

U.S. and Georgia Constitution and History requirement

Regents' Skills Test or exemption (must be taken during the first semester)

Foreign Language Competency at the 1002 Level

Military Science requirement for Military Students (12 hours)

Electives: To bring the total number of credit hours to at least 120 hours.

Exit Requirement: Graduating seniors will be required to take an undergraduate assessment test in Chemistry and complete an exit questionnaire which allows the department to assess chemistry program.