Secondary Licenses: Chemistry

Chemistry majors pursuing a MN teaching license at the 9-12 level may complete the course requirements for either a BS or BA in Chemistry. In addition, students must also complete the education department courses required for a Minnesota teaching license. 

The required education and content courses for a MN 9-12 teaching license in Chemistry and Physical Science are listed below. Please be aware that additional content courses are required for the Physics major. All teaching candidates are advised that completion of the program within a four-year time frame requires careful planning. Please seek early advising from the School of Education and Leadership to plan your program. 

If you wish to add a 5-8 General Science license, work with your advisor to determine what additional coursework and student teaching you will need to complete. 

Contact an Undergraduate Teacher Education faculty advisor for more information.

Education courses

• EDU 1150 Schools and Society
• EDU 1150 Schools and Society - LAB
• EDU 1250 Educational Psychology
• EDU 3260 Theory to Practice 
• EDU 3500 Diversity and Education
• EDU 3500 Diversity and Education - LAB
• GED 7871 Teaching Literacy in the Middle and Secondary Schools (5-12)
• GED 7872 Exceptionality
• GED 7879 Teaching Mathematics and Science in the Middle and Secondary School Part I
• GED 7874 Teaching Science in the Middle and Secondary School Part II
• GED 7050 Student Teaching Seminar
• GED 7894 Student Teaching Secondary (9-12)

Chemistry courses

• CHEM 1130 General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1140 General Chemistry II
• CHEM 3240 Analytical Chemistry
• CHEM 3450 Organic Chemistry I
•   BIOC 3820 Biochemistry I
•  Chemistry elective course with a research component
  
  

Other courses

• PHYS 1150/PHYS 1230 Algebra-based or General Physics
• PHYS 1160/PHYS 1240 Algebra-based or General Physics II
•  Statistics course (MATH 1200, PSY 1340, or QMBE 1330)

Additional courses required for optional 5-8 general science license