UNC Charlotte - Department of Chemistry-Curriculum

B.A. in Chemistry
For Students Seeking Secondary Teaching Licensure

Degree Requirements
(updated 3/20/2007)

The B.A. degree in chemistry can be tailored to meet North Carolina requirements for secondary (grades 9-12) teaching licensure in Chemistry. Students must complete at least 33 semester hours of chemistry that must include the following courses: CHEM 1251, 1251L, 1252, 1252L, 2131, 2132, 2131L, 2132L, 2125, 2141, 3111, 3695, 4165, 4165L, and two semesters of 4695. Students must also complete 12 hours of physics (including PHYS 1101, 1102, 1101L, 1102L, and a physics elective), six hours of calculus (MATH 1241 and 1242), and four hours of a biology or earth science/geology course with laboratory (BIOL 1110 + 1110L or GEOL 1200 + 1200L).

Students seeking teaching licensure should consult a co-advisor in the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education in the College of Education for detailed planning of their professional education coursework. Licensure applications are the responsibility of the student and the Office of Student Academic Services in the College of Education.

Chemistry Courses

Course (credit hours)	When course is offered	When you should take this course ^a	Prerequisites (P) or Corequisites (C)

CHEM 1251 (3) Principles of Chemistry	Fall, Spring, Summer I	Fall, Year 1	None
CHEM 1251L (1) (1251 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer I	Fall, Year 1	P or C: CHEM 1251
CHEM 1252 (3) Principles of Chemistry	Fall, Spring, Summer II	Spring, Year 1	P: CHEM 1251
CHEM 1252L (1) (1252 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer II	Spring, Year 1	P: CHEM 1251 and 1251L P or C: CHEM 1252

CHEM 2131 (3) Organic Chemistry	Fall, Spring, Summer I	Fall, Year 2	CHEM 1251 & 1252, each with C or better
CHEM 2131L (1) (2131 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer I	Fall, Year 2	P: CHEM 1251, 1251L, 1252, 1252L, each with C or better P or C: CHEM 2131 with C or better
CHEM 2132 (3) Organic Chemistry	Fall, Spring, Summer II	Spring, Year 2	P: CHEM 2131 with C or better
CHEM 2132L (1) (2132 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer II	Spring, Year 2	P: CHEM 2131L with C or better P or C: CHEM 2132

CHEM 3111 (4) Quantitative Analysis	Fall	Fall Year 2 or Fall Year 3	P: CHEM 1252 and 1252L, each with C or better

CHEM 3695 (1) Chemistry Seminar	Spring	Spring, Year 3	None

CHEM 4695 (1) Chemistry Seminar (two semesters required)	Fall, Spring	Fall, Year 4 and Spring, Year 4	P: CHEM 3695

CHEM 2141 (3) Survey of Physical Chemistry	Spring	Spring, Year 3 or Spring, Year 4	P: CHEM 1252, 1252L with C or better, MATH 1120 or one semester of calculus (high school or higher), PHYS 1101 or one semester of physics (high school or higher)

CHEM 2125 (3) Inorganic Chemistry	Spring	Spring Year 3 or Spring Year 4	P: CHEM 1252 with C or better

CHEM 4165 (3) Principles of Biochemistry I^b	Fall	Fall Year 3 or Fall Year 4	P: CHEM 2132 with C or better

CHEM 4165L (1) (CHEM 4165 Laboratory)	Fall	Fall Year 3 or Fall Year 4	P: CHEM 2132 with C or better P or C: CHEM 4165

Notes:
^a Students are urged to plan their schedules in consultation with their academic advisors.
^b It is recommended, but not required, that students take CHEM 4165 after completing CHEM 3111

Mathematics Courses

Course (credit hours)	When course is offered	When you should take this course	Prerequisites (P) or Corequisites (C)

MATH 1241 (3) Calculus I	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	Appropriate score on the Mathematics Placement Test, MATH 1103 with a grade of C or better, or placement by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Math 1242 (3) Calculus II	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	P: MATH 1241 with a grade of C or better

Physics Courses

Course (credit hours)	When course is offered	When you should take this course	Prerequisites (P) or Corequisites I

PHYS 1101 (3) Introductory Physics I	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	C: PHYS 1101L

PHYS 1101L (1) (1101 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	C: PHYS 1101

PHYS 1102 (3) Introductory Physics II	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	P: PHYS 1101 with C or better C: PHYS 1102L

PHYS 1102L (1) (1102 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	P: PHYS 1101L (or 2101L) C: PHYS 1102
Physics elective	See catalog	See catalog	See catalog

Biology and Earth Science Courses^a

Course (credit hours)	When course is offered	When you should take this course	Prerequisites (P) or Corequisites I

BIOL 1110 (3) Principles of Biology I	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3	None

BIOL 1110L (1) (1101 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3	P or C: BIOL 1110

GEOL 1200 (3)b Physical Geology	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3	None

GEOL 1200L (1)b (1200 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Years 1, 2 or 3	P or C: GEOL 1200

^a Note: Students are required to take either BIOL 1110 + BIOL 1101L or GEOL 1200 + GEOL 1200 L, but are not required to take both sets of courses.
^b It is recommended by the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences that students take GEOL 1200L concurrently with GEOL 1200.

University of North Carolina Charlotte Department of Chemistry

University of North Carolina Charlotte
Department of Chemistry