Part of the Graduate School of Education
Combined Chemistry, BA / Chemistry Education, EdM
The UB Teach chemistry education program is an accelerated, combined degree program that allows you to earn a chemistry BA and a chemistry education EdM in five years. The program focuses on providing you with content expertise in chemistry while preparing you to teach chemistry at the adolescence level (grades 5 to 12).
Why Chemistry and Chemistry Education at UB?
In this combined program, you will study in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the Department of Learning and Instruction in the Graduate School of Education. While in the Department of Chemistry, you benefit from a dedicated focus on the discipline of chemistry; in the Department of Learning and Instruction, you learn how to bring chemistry to life in the grades 5 to 12 classroom.
UB prepares highly-qualified teachers who lead their classrooms, shape students’ lives and positively engage with the communities they serve.
While enrolled in this program you will:
- Learn through hands-on or computational experiments to understand and control matter at the molecular level.
- Engage in experiments that lead to pioneering discoveries and advance real-world applications of chemistry.
- Complete intensive clinical education experiences in collaboration with Western New York schools across diverse settings, while learning the nuances of the teaching profession.
- Gain the skills, expertise and confidence to implement evidence-based practice in the classroom and co-teach alongside an expert teacher in a one-year residency.
Program Overview
| Academic credential granted | Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Master of Education (EdM) |
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| Certification option | Successful completion of program leads to an institutional recommendation for New York State (NYS) initial and professional certification in chemistry education |
| Grade levels | 7 to 12 with 5 to 6 extension |
| Credits required for completion | 159 |
| Time to completion | 5 years |
| Course delivery | On campus, online |
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| Application deadline | Early action Deadline: Nov. 15 Scholarship consideration: Dec. 8 Regular decision: Feb. 1 Students can continue to submit an application for fall consideration until capacity is reached. |
Important Fall Dates
See dates for open house, orientation, test submissions, tuition deposit deadlines and more.
Coursework Note
This is a sample course schedule. These courses are subject to change. As a student in the UB Teach program, you must work closely with your advisor before registering for classes.
Chemistry BA Courses
- CHE 101 General Chemistry 1
- CHE 102 General Chemistry 2
- CHE 201 Organic Chemistry 1
- CHE 202 Organic Chemistry 2
- CHE 214 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry
- CHE 215 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry lab
- CHE 321 Inorganic Chemistry 1
- CHE 349 Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences
- CHE 501 Organic Chemistry
- CHE 503 Inorganic Chemistry
- CHE 508 Statistics and Instrumentation
- CHE 514 Special topics in Organic Chemistry: Polymer Chemistry
- MTH 121 Survey of Calculus and Its Applications 1 or MTH 141 Calculus 1
- MTH 122 Survey of Calculus and Its Application 2 or MTH 142 Calculus 2
- PHY 101 College Physics 1/lab PHY 151 or PHY 107/lab 151
- PHY 102 College Physics 2/lab PHY 152 or PHY 108/lab 158
- One lab (CHE 301, 329 or 350; 1-3 credits)
- Three science or math electives at or above 200 level (one chemistry, one geological sciences)
Progression to Graduate Coursework
You will not apply separately to graduate study; instead, there are a series of progression points that you must meet.
Advancement to the graduate portion of the program requires that you:
- maintain a 3.0 GPA
- earn a “C” grade or higher in content courses (courses in the major)
- earn a “B-” or better in all education and graduate level coursework
- complete an interview with the Office of Educator Preparation in year three of bachelor's program
Chemistry Education EdM Courses
- CEP 400 Educational Psychology
- ELP 405 Sociology of Education
- LAI 350 Introduction to Education
- LAI 414 Adolescent Writing across Curriculum
- LAI 474 Teaching the Exceptional Learner
- LAI 531 Science Curricula; Current Approaches
- LAI 533 Science Instruction Topics
- LAI 534 Measurement and Evaluation in Science Instruction
- LAI 552 Middle Childhood/ Adolescent Literacy Methods
- LAI 595 Supervised Teaching 2
- LAI 603 Developing Curricula for Emerging Adolescents
- LAI 619 Teaching Science in Grades 5-12
- LAI 667 Field Experience
- LAI 668 Supervised Teaching 1
- LAI 674 Seminar in Teaching
- LAI 698 Instructional Strategies in Secondary Schools
- LAI 700 Capstone
Questions?
For more information about coursework and requirements, please contact:
Office of Educator Preparation, ubedprep@buffalo.edu, 716-645-2461