This option satisfies the Washington state educational endorsement for students planning to teach chemistry in grades 5-12.
For more information, contact Dr. Idsardi with the Biology department (ridsardi@ewu.edu) and the Chemistry department chair, Dr. Nicholas Burgis (nburgis@ewu.edu)
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Chemistry/Biochemistry/Secondary Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)
This major satisfies the endorsement for grades 5–12.
Review School of Education for prerequisites and additional requirements.
Grade Requirements: due to the cumulative nature of chemistry courses, the department strongly recommends that students receive a grade ≥C in all prerequisite chemistry courses.
| Secondary Education students must complete the required Secondary Education Core and the following courses. | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| CHEM 171 & 171L & CHEM 172 & CHEM 172L & CHEM 173 & CHEM 173L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III | 15 |
| CHEM 304 & 304L | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB | 6 |
| CHEM 316 & 316L | ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY and ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LAB | 5 |
| or CHEM 141 | SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY | |
| CHEM 351 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 352 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 372 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | 3 |
| CHEM 421 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 422 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 480 | BIOCHEMISTRY | 5 |
| or CHEM 319 | MODERN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | |
| SCED 390 | SCIENCE TEACHING METHODS | 5 |
| Required Supporting Courses | ||
| MATH/HONS 161 | CALCULUS I | 5 |
| MATH 162 | CALCULUS II | 5 |
| MATH 163 | CALCULUS III | 5 |
| PHYS 151 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | 4 |
| PHYS 152 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | 4 |
| PHYS 153 | GENERAL PHYSICS III | 4 |
| PHYS 161 | MECHANICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 162 | HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 163 | ELECTRONICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
| Required Senior Capstones–must be taken concurrently | ||
| SCED 490A | SCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 3 |
| SCED 490B | SCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE FIELD APPLICATION | 2 |
| Total Credits | 90 | |