| Secondary Education–Chemistry | |
| An Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree Program (Transfer) | |
| Application Code 207 | | |
| For Curriculum Information Contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division—Room ST-149—410-772-4832 |
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| This curriculum prepares students to transfer to a Secondary Education-Chemistry program at a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland. The Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree has been articulated with all transfer programs in Secondary Education-Chemistry in the state of Maryland. Students who receive the AAT degree must have a GPA of 2.75 within this complete program of study and pass the Praxis I exam. Upon completion of the AAT degree, students are eligible to be admitted as a Secondary Education-Chemistry major at their Maryland transfer institution. |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | Credits |
| (General education core credits in excess of 36 willtransfer as general electives or courses related to themajor. Each student’s total of general education andrequired courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.) | |
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| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL-122 College Composition II | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities | Literature Core Course (see p. 51) | 3 |
| Fine Arts Core Course (see p. 51) | 3 |
| History | History Core Course (see p. 52) | 3 |
| Social Sciences | PSYC-101 General Psychology | 3 |
| Science | CHEM-101 General Inorganic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM-102 General Inorganic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM-201 Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| Mathematics | MATH-140, 150, or higher | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary | Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core | |
| Course (see p. 53) | 1 |
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| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR | |
| CHEM-202 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| MATH-150 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS-110 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS-111 | General Physics II | 4 |
| EDUC-110 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| EDUC-200 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| EDUC-260 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC-204 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
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| Students in the Teacher Education Transfer Program are required to submit scores from Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments to the Social Sciences Division prior to the completion of the 30th credit hour. The exam assesses basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills. Scores from Praxis I are used for admission to four-year Teacher Education programs and are required for Teacher Certification in Maryland and most other states. Maryland passing scores for Praxis I are currently 177 in Math, 177 in Reading, and 173 in Writing, or a total composite score of 527. |
