Science Education: Chemistry/Physics

Education

A.A.T. Degree (D,G,S)

The Science Education program will use the resources of Delaware Tech's programs and faculty in the mathematics, education, science, English, and social science departments. Technology is infused within each of the general education areas. The major electives and physics course selections allow students to complete courses that articulate to a physics or chemistry bachelor degree program.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Employ mathematical problem solving strategies to solve algebra, trigonometry, analytical geometry and calculus problems.
2. Apply scientific principles to explain everyday phenomena.
3. Analyze problems, safely and ethically conduct scientific research, and interpret and report the results.
4. Integrate psychological and human development concepts in the educational process.
5. Demonstrate and explain the scientific process and related modern laboratory procedures.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101	Crit Thinking & Acad Writing	3
ENG 102	Composition and Research	3
MAT 180	College Algebra	4
MAT 190	Precalculus	4
MAT 281	Calculus I	4
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
HIS 111	U. S. History: Pre-Civil War	3
	Or
HIS 112	U. S. History: Post-Civil War	3

Program/Major Courses

CHM 110	General Chemistry	4
CHM 150	Chemical Principles I	5
CHM 151	Chemical Principles II	5
EDC 260	Educational Psychology	3
PHY 205	General Physics I	4
	And
PHY 206	General Physics II	4
	Or
PHY 281	Physics I with Calculus	4
	And
PHY 282	Physics II with Calculus	4
MAT 283	Calculus III	4
	And
MAT 291	Ordinary Differential Equation	4
	Or
MAT 288	Linear Algebra	4
	Or
PHY 284	Oscillation and Waves	4
	Or
BIO 150	Biology I	4
	And
CHM 240	Organic Chemistry I	4

Program/Major Support Courses

MAT 282	Calculus II	4
PSY 127	Human Development	3
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4

Select 1 course(s) from:

ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
ENG 124	Oral Communications	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
MAT 180	College Algebra	4

Semester 2

ENG 101	Crit Thinking & Acad Writing	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
MAT 190	Precalculus	4
CHM 110	General Chemistry	4

Semester 3

ENG 102	Composition and Research	3
PHY 205	General Physics I	4
	Or
PHY 281	Physics I with Calculus	4
MAT 281	Calculus I	4
CHM 150	Chemical Principles I	5

Semester 4

MAT 282

Calculus II

4

Semester 5

MAT 283	Calculus III	4
	Or
BIO 150	Biology I	4
CHM 151	Chemical Principles II	5
PHY 206	General Physics II	4
	Or
PHY 282	Physics II with Calculus	4
PSY 127	Human Development	3

Semester 6

MAT 291	Ordinary Differential Equation	4
	Or
MAT 288	Linear Algebra	4
	Or
PHY 284	Oscillation and Waves	4
	Or
CHM 240	Organic Chemistry I	4
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4
Elective	Social Science Elective	3
EDC 260	Educational Psychology	3
HIS 111	U. S. History: Pre-Civil War	3
	Or
HIS 112	U. S. History: Post-Civil War	3

Approved Electives

Select one (1) social science elective.

ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3
ENG 124	Oral Communications	3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 72 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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