Graduate Certificate in Chemistry Teaching
https://www.montana.edu/academics/science-teaching-certificate/
The Graduate Certificate in Teaching Chemistry covers the broad field of chemistry. These courses are high-energy, high-interest courses, increasing a student's content knowledge and confidence when teaching chemistry in the classroom. The subject matter can be used as an introduction to chemistry or to strengthen one's current knowledge.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a mastery of discipline specific concepts, theory, and application at the learner's appropriate instructional level: elementary, middle, or high school.
- Define and apply chemistry concepts as described in the Next Generation Science Standards.
- Identify that topics in chemistry are linked together and demonstrate how chemistry is connected to other science content.
- Plan, create and adapt teaching activities to create custom chemistry lesson strategies.
Complete 12 credits selected from the below list, or other approved credits from the MS in Science Education (MSSE) Program Course Catalog:
| CHMY 587 | Exploring Chemistry for Teachers (Summer-Online) | 3 |
| CHMY 593 | Kinetics, Equilibrium & Thermodynamics for Teachers (Spring-Online) | 3 |
| CHMY 594 | Seminar (Summer-On Campus) | 1 |
| CHMY 595 | Chemistry of the Environment for Teachers (Summer-Online) | 3 |
| CHMY 596 | Exploring Organic Chemistry for Teachers (Fall-Online) | 3 |
| CHMY 597 | Exploring Biochemistry for Teachers (Summer-Odd Years-Online) | 3 |
| CHMY 598 | Exploring Biochemistry: Metabolism for Teachers (Summer-Even Years-Online) | 3 |
| CHMY 599 | An Atoms-First Primer for AP/IB Chemistry Teachers (Fall-Odd Years-Online) | 3 |
| LRES 582 | Streamside Science for Teachers (Summer-Online) | 3 |
| LRES 584 | Principles of Soil Science for Teachers (Spring-Odd Years-Online) | 3 |
| LRES 585 | Water Quality in the Classroom for Teachers (Spring-Even Years-Online) | 3 |
| MSSE 502 | Emerging Technology and the Science Classroom (Summer-Online) | 2 |