This concentration is designed to provide graduates with the education and training to teach chemistry at the secondary school level (grades 9-12). 

In addition, students also have a secondary major of High School Education (HSE) as part of their 120 semester- hour baccalaureate degree program, which includes completion of the required professional education and field/ clinical experiences, as well as the Illinois State Board of Education requirements.

All students must complete the Chemistry and Biochemistry Common Curriculum Requirements, Concentration Requirements, and education requirements mandated by the Illinois State Board of Education. For more information, see Teacher Education - High School Education program in the College of Education and Health Sciences section of this catalog.

Chemistry and Biochemistry Common Curriculum 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CHM 110	General Chemistry I	3.0
CHM 111	General Chemistry I Lab	1.0
CHM 114	Chemistry of the Elements	1.0
CHM 116	General Chemistry II	3.0
CHM 117	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1.0
CHM 252	Organic Chemistry I	3.0
CHM 253	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	2.0
CHM 256	Organic Chemistry II	3.0
CHM 257	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1.0
CHM 320	Quantitative Analysis	3.0
CHM 321	Quantitative Analysis Laboratory	1.0
CHM 360	Biochemistry	3.0
CHM 380	Junior Seminar in Chemistry and Biochemistry	1.0
CHM 480	Senior Seminar in Chemistry and Biochemistry	1.0
BIO 151	Molecules to Cells	3.0
Total Hours		30

Concentration Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO 152	Molecules to Cells Laboratory	1.0
Two semesters of calculus		7.0-8.0
MTH 121 & MTH 122	Calculus I and Calculus II
MTH 115 & MTH 116	Brief Calculus With Applications I and Brief Calculus With Applications II
One year of college-level physics:		8.0
PHY 110 & PHY 201	University Physics I and University Physics II
PHY 107 & PHY 108	General Physics I and General Physics II
Select one of the following:		3.0
CHM 370	Principles of Physical Chemistry
CHM 470	Physical Chemistry I
CHM 570	Physical Chemistry I
CHM 471	Physical Chemistry Laboratory	1.0
or CHM 571	Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Select six additional hours, three from Category A and three from Category B, from the lists below:
Category A
Select one of the following:		3.0
CHM 416	Environmental Chemistry
or CHM 516	Environmental Chemistry
GES 101	Principles of Earth Science
Category B
Select one of the following:		3.0
CHM 332
CHM 420	Instrumental Analysis
or CHM 520	Instrumental Analysis
CHM 436	Inorganic Chemistry
or CHM 536	Inorganic Chemistry
CHM 440	Materials Chemistry
or CHM 540	Materials Chemistry
CHM 476	Physical Chemistry II
or CHM 576	Physical Chemistry II
Total Hours		26-27