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2024-2025 Catalogue 
    
2024-2025 Catalogue

Chemistry - Secondary Education Dual Major


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A program of study in Chemistry which meets the requirements of the State of New Hampshire Department of Education for Teacher Certification in Chemistry. 

Secondary Education Requirements include:


Course Sequence Outline


Freshman Year


Subsequent years:


In the sophomore year: To fulfill the chemistry major students generally take Reaction and Mechanism, Quantitative Analysis, and Physics. To fulfill the secondary education major students generally take Adolescent Psychology, Principles of Teaching and Learning. Depending on initial placement, students will complete the modern or classical language requirement.  The remainder of the schedule is filled by chemistry electives, other core requirements, general electives, or courses for a minor or double major.

In the junior year: To fulfill the chemistry major students generally take Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and complete the Research and Seminar I* requirement in the fall semester. To fulfill the secondary education major students generally take Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity in Education and Curriculum and Assessment in Teaching.  Students will choose core requirements, general electives or courses for a minor or double major to complete the schedule.

In the senior year: Students will complete the chemistry major with an additional 8 credits of chemistry electives. In the spring students will take Clinical Capstone* and enroll in Methods of Teaching Secondary Content: Science to complete the secondary education major. Students finish any core requirements, general electives or courses for a minor or double major to complete the schedule

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