Chemistry Certification
Courses Required
Chemistry as a first certification area
Descriptor | Credits | Courses |
2 MATH | 2 | MATH 201 or higher level calculus required and MATH 202 recommended (see bottom of page for options) |
Writing Course | 1 | Any W1 course |
English Literature | 1 | not including the W1 course |
CHEM 211 | 1 | CHEM 211 |
CHEM 212 | 1 | CHEM 212 |
CHEM 221 | 1 | CHEM 221 |
CHEM 231 | 1 | CHEM 231 |
CHEM 340 or 341 | 1 | CHEM 340 or CHEM 341 |
CHEM 360 | 1 | CHEM 360 |
Chemistry Electives | 2 | CHEM at 300 or 400 level or CAPS 403 |
PHYS 211 | 1 | PHYS 211 |
EDUC 101 | 1 | |
EDUC 201 and EDUC 202 | 1 | EDUC 201 Educational Psychology and EDUC 202 Educational Psychology Practicum |
EDUC 240 | 1 | EDUC 240 Literacy and Learning in the Diverse Classroom |
EDUC 334 or 335 | 1 | EDUC 334 Later Childhood and Adolescence or EDUC 335 Child and Adolescent Development |
EDUC 355 | 1 | |
EDUC 359 and EDUC 459 | 4 | EDUC 359 Student Teaching: Secondary and EDUC 459 Professional Seminar in Secondary Education |
Chemistry as a second certification area
Descriptor | Credits | Courses |
CHEM 211 | 1 | CHEM 211 |
CHEM 212 | 1 | CHEM 212 |
CHEM 221 | 1 | CHEM 221 |
CHEM 231 | 1 | CHEM 231 |
CHEM 340 or 341 | 1 | CHEM 340 or CHEM 341 |
CHEM 360 | 1 | CHEM 360 |
EDUC 334 or 335 |
| EDUC 334 Later Childhood and Adolescence or EDUC 335 Child and Adolescent Development |
EDUC 355 | 1 |
For options in Math and English
* English Literature can be any ENGL course labeled as literature by the English Department. The W1 course may or may not be ENGL, but two courses MUST be taken. English AP courses accepted for credit at Bucknell can be accepted for the Literature course.
**The two mathematics intensive courses can be met by any course at Bucknell with a MATH prefix, EDUC 362, PSYC 215, a SAT II Math Level IC Assessment with a score of 560 or above, AP math accepted for credit at Bucknell, College Mathematics transferred from any accredited College, including CLEP or distance learning, (may be acceptable for PreCIP even if not for credit at Bucknell. See Certification Officer or Chair of Education for verification before taking such a course).
