Secondary Education

First and Second Teaching Fields: CHEMISTRY

The required courses for the first and second teaching fields in Chemistry are listed below. Completing a first teaching field in Chemistry will lead to licensure in Nevada, followed by consideration for hire in a Nevada school district. Completing a second teaching field in Chemistry may or may not lead to licensure or consideration for hire in a Nevada school district.

CORE OF REQUIRED COURSES FOR BOTH FIRST AND SECOND TEACHING FIELDS:

	Credits	Date	Institution	Grade
CHEM 121 General Chemistry I (formerly CHE 115) (Corequisite: MATH 127 or 128. Prerequisite: Passing score on the Chemistry Placement Exam or a grade of “C” or above in CHEM 103)	4cr.
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (formerly CHE 116) (Prerequisites: CHEM 121, and MATH 127 or MATH 128)	4cr.
CHEM 241 Organic Chemistry I & CHEM 241L (Lab) (formerly CHE 225 and CHE 227) (Prerequisite: CHEM 122)	4cr.
CHEM 242 Organic Chemistry II & CHEM 242L (Lab) (formerly CHE 325 and CHE 327) (Prerequisite: CHEM 241)	4cr.
BIOL 189 Fundamentals of Life Science	4cr.
BIOL 196 Principles of Modern Biology I (formerly BIO190) (Prerequisite: BIOL 189)	4cr.

24cr.total

FIRST TEACHING FIELD

In addition to the above-required core of 24 credits, the following courses are required:

GEOL 101 Geological Concepts	4cr.
PHYS 151 and 151L General Physics I and Lab (Prerequisite: MATH 128 or equivalent)	4cr.
PHYS 152 and 152L General Physics II and LAB (Prerequisite: PHYS 151/151L)	4cr.
CHEM 421 Physical Chemistry I (formerly CHE 435) (Prerequisites: CHEM 122 & PHYS 152 OR concurrent registration in PHYS 182 & MATH 182) OR CHEM 431 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry	3cr.
CHEM 474 Biochemistry I (Prerequisite: CHEM 242)	3cr.

First Teaching Field = 42cr. total

SECOND TEACHING FIELD

The above core of 24 required credits constitutes the Second Teaching Field in Chemistry.

Major Methods Course: ICS 414 Teaching Secondary Science

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