Program Requirements
Students interested in pursuing this comprehensive program should consult with the Teacher Education Program advisor in addition to the advisor in their major as soon as possible. A minimum of 67 credits is required including the 26-credit Chemistry Nucleus, the requirements for the Secondary Licensure Program (described under Education):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry Nucleus | ||
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Laboratory I (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 302 | Chemical Information Literacy and Communication | 3 |
| CHEM 306 | Analytical Chemistry (with laboratory) | 4 |
| CHEM 331 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 332 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 334 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CHEM 335 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 451 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| Total Credits | 26 | |
And the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 150 | Biological Principles (with laboratory) (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| BIOL 151 | Diversity and Patterns of Life (with laboratory) | 4 |
| BIOL 301 | General Ecology | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| GEOL 201 | Historical Geology (with laboratory) | 4 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 110 | Introductory Astronomy (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| PHYS 120 | Meteorology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| PHYS 190 & PHYS 185 | General Physics I (GT-SC2) and Laboratory Physics I (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| PHYS 191 & PHYS 186 | General Physics II (GT-SC2) and Laboratory Physics II (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| Total Credits | 41 | |
Western Watershed General Education Requirements
Students must complete all Western Watershed General Education requirements to graduate.
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
Degree Plans are for planning purposes. They reflect a suggested plan to complete the degree in a projected timeframe per program of study.
"Western Watershed Course(s)” refers to a course from the Tributaries area of the Western Watershed program. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
Sample Plan
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Laboratory I (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| MATH 140 | College Algebra (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| WWGE: Headwaters 101/102/103/104 | 2 | |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 6 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| MATH 141 | Precalculus (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 6 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 331 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 334 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| BIOL 150 | Biological Principles (with laboratory) (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| CHEM 306 | Analytical Chemistry (with laboratory) | 4 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | ||
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 302 | Chemical Information Literacy and Communication | 3 |
| CHEM 332 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 335 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| MATH 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| BIOL 151 | Diversity and Patterns of Life (with laboratory) | 4 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 451 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| BIOL 301 | General Ecology | 3 |
| PHYS 190 | General Physics I (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| PHYS 185 | Laboratory Physics I (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| PHYS 120 | Meteorology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| EDUC 000 | Education Gateway Course | 0 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | ||
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 110 | Introductory Astronomy (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| GEOL 201 | Historical Geology (with laboratory) | 4 |
| PHYS 191 | General Physics II (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| PHYS 186 | Laboratory Physics II (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| EDUC 340 | Application of Pedagogy and Practice | 3 |
| WWGE: Delta 301/302/303/304 | 1 | |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 403 | Instruction & Assessment in Content Area | 3 |
| EDUC 404 | Creating Positive Learning Environments | 3 |
| EDUC 405 | Data-driven Instructional Practices | 3 |
| EDUC 409 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 424 | Differentiation: Applying Learner-Centered Instruction | 3 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 406 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| EDUC 407 | Maximizing Learning through 21st Century Skills | 3 |
| EDUC 409 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 429 | Teaching English Learners for Secondary and K-12 Teachers | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 131 | |
Western is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four‐year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major and General Education. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. You are responsible for ensuring your overall, upper division, and major‐specific credits as well as GPA requirements are fulfilled for graduation.