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2012-2013 College of Liberal Arts Catalog 
    
2012-2013 College of Liberal Arts Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chemistry Major


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Requirements for the Major (58-66 credits)


Students must choose one of the five concentrations listed below. Students with AP credit should consult with the department chair.

II. Core - Non-Teaching-Certification (8 credits):


Students not pursuing the teaching-certification concentration (C) must also take the following courses:

III. Concentrations


A. Basic Major (0 credits)


No further courses are required. PHYS 111 PHYS 112  may be substituted for PHYS 150 , PHYS 160  with approval of the Chemistry Department. 

C. ACS with Biochemistry Emphasis (16 credits)


D. Teacher Certification


Curriculum in Chemistry Education courses are offered through an exchange program with the College of Saint Elizabeth.

Additional Chemistry at Drew (4 credits)

Education at St. Elizabeth (32 credits)

  • ED 253C - Behavior Observation and the Assessment Process in Curriculum Development (3)
  • ED 353 - Language and Learning Across the Curriculum, K-12 (3)
  • ED 359 - Using Integrated Language to Improve Learning, K-12 (3)
  • ED 461 - School Organization and Curriculum Design (3)
  • ED 465C - Senior Practicum (3)
  • ED 467C - Student Teaching (6)
  • ED 471C - Student Teaching Seminar (2)
  • ID 273 - American Culture Studies (3)
  • PSY 241 - Psychology of the Exceptional Child (3)
  • PSY 251 - Educational Psychology (3)

E. Co-op (13 credits)


Admission to this program requires a grade point average of at least 3.0. Application to be made in the fall semester of the sophomore year; job interviews in January of that academic year. Final admission contingent on job placement. Student spends the summer between the sophomore and junior years and the following summer and first semester of the senior year in full-time employment.

F. Three-Two (3/2) Chemical Engineering (credits vary, depending on courses taken at engineering school)


Admission to this program requires a grade point average of at least 3.0. Interested students may need to take elective Summer Term courses. Interested students should see the department chair soon after entering Drew to plan their schedules.

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