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Teach, Inspire, and Innovate in Chemistry Education

Are you ready to combine your love for chemistry with the excitement of teaching? The Chemistry Adolescence Education BS Degree at Fredonia prepares you to inspire the next generation of scientists. With a blend of rigorous science coursework, educational theory, and hands-on teaching experience, you'll graduate ready to lead in both the lab and the classroom.

What You'll Gain

  • Dual Expertise – Gain in-depth knowledge in both chemistry and education, with a dual major in Adolescence Education and Chemistry.
  • Field Experience – Engage in hands-on teaching and science practicum every year, preparing you for real-world classroom environments.
  • Research Opportunities – Participate in undergraduate research, working alongside faculty on publishable projects with access to state-of-the-art labs.
  • Small Class Sizes – Benefit from personalized attention in upper-division classes, fostering meaningful student-faculty interactions.
  • Teaching Assistantships – Develop leadership and teaching skills by working as a TA in chemistry labs and lectures.

Career Opportunities for Chemistry: Adolescence Education

  • Curriculum Director
  • Educational Consultant
  • Instructional Coordinator
  • Research Director
  • School Superintendent
  • District Administrator
  • High School Teacher
  • Middle School Teacher
  • School Principal
  • University Professor

SCED 105 Nature of Science and Science Education

The course provides an introduction to planning, teaching styles, classroom management, and instructional materials for the secondary classroom.

SCED 419 Adolescence Science Methods

The course is an active inquiry into how and why science is taught, considering from what science is, how science literacy could be achieved, what "learning" entails, and what kinds of curricula and teaching best enable science learning.

EDU 224 Adolescent Development

Physical, mental, and emotional influences on adolescent development in terms of habits, interests and social adjustment. Factors in home and school that influence adolescent behavior and personality, and procedures for evaluating relevant research.

Why Chemistry: Adolescence Education at Fredonia?

Manhattan skyline. Chemistry education degree students who want to teach high school chemistry can do student teaching in New York City.

NYC Student Teaching

You can experience New York City at Fredonia prices when you receive a scholarship to live in Manhattan while student teaching.

Students in a lab. Getting a chemistry teaching degree gets you career-ready quickly.

Department Scholarships

Fredonia offers $55,000 in annual departmental scholarships, which help keep college affordable for Fredonia's science students.

Flasks on lab table. Chemistry education students can get a degree in chemistry and be in the classroom as soon as their first semester.

Early Teaching Experience

As early as your first semester, you gain real-world classroom experience. You will plan and teach lessons, gather pupil data, and reflect on, and respond to, the outcomes.

High School Teacher

High school teachers teach academic lessons and various skills that students will need to attend college and to enter the job market.

  • Average NYS Salary: $92,696
  • Typical Entry-Level Education: Bachelor's degree

School Administrators

School administrators plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.

  • Average NYS Salary: $145,530
  • Typical Entry-Level Education: Master's degree

Instructional Coordinator

Instructional coordinators oversee school curriculums and teaching standards. They develop instructional material, implement it, and assess its effectiveness.

  • Average Salary: $74,620 per year
  • Job Outlook 2023-2033: 2% growth
  • Typical Entry-Level Education: Master's degree
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Effective July 1, 2024, federal regulation requires institutions of higher education to make a determination whether a Title IV eligible academic program that leads to professional licensure or certification meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the U.S. State where the institution is located and the U.S. States where “distance education” students are located at the time of initial enrollment in the program, as well as U.S. States where the program is advertised as meeting such requirements, and if applicable, the U.S. State where students attest they intend to be licensed/certified. The Adolescence Education: Chemistry, (B.S.) program at SUNY-Fredonia is registered by the New York State Education Department and thus meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification for New York State. Through a good faith effort, and for the purpose of complying with the federal regulation, we have determined that Adolescence Education: Chemistry, (B.S.) program at SUNY-Fredonia meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following U.S. States: New York State however, it is important to note that SUNY-Fredonia is not the licensure/certification authority in these U.S. States and cannot assess whether an individual candidate will be issued a license/certificate in these U.S. States and instead it is incumbent on each individual candidate to contact the licensure/certification authority in the applicable U.S. State for any further guidance on the requirements for licensure/certification requirements and application processes.

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