Requirements for this minor are listed in the Department of Education course listings. The prerequisites for admission to the Senior Block are a cumulative QPA of 3.000 in all college work and 3.000 in the major. For chemistry certification, in the major is defined as all chemistry courses taken as designated by the CHE prefix. Students who are interested in secondary education should contact the chair of the Department of Education as soon as possible for complete information. If all requirements are to be completed in four years, careful planning in both the major field and in the minor is essential.
All courses are four semester hours unless noted.
101 Our Chemical World. An investigation of a number of areas of everyday life and some chemical factors that have significant effects on our lives. Chemistry interacts with other scientific, social, political and economic factors. Examples include our use of energy, pharmaceutical drugs, water, use of non-renewable resources, and waste disposal. The laboratory emphasizes investigation of systems, collection of data and observations, and devising logical explanations.