Chemistry Education – AS Degree

Programs

Chemistry Education

Associate in Science

This is a two-year associates degree program designed to meet the lower level (freshman and sophomore) course requirements of a four-year University for students majoring in Chemistry Education. Students enrolled in this program plan to transfer into a Teacher Education Program at a university to teach Chemistry secondary education.

Modes of Instruction
Learn more about the modes of instruction offered at John A. Logan College.

Program Details

000AS 0087

View Program Guide for Associate in Science in Chemistry Education

FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

SCI 100 or ORI 100STEM Fundamentals or College 1011
BIO 101Biological Sciences I4
CHM 151Chemical Principles5
MAT 131Calculus I5
Total15

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

BIO 102Biological Sciences II4
CHM 152Chemical Principles with Qualitative
Analysis
5
ENG 101English Composition I3
Fine ArtsFine Arts Elective3
Total15

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ENG 102English Composition II3
CHM 201Organic Chemistry I5
EDC 202Human Growth, Development, and Learning3
Socia ScienceSocial Science Elective3
Total14

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

COM 115Speech3
EDC 203Schooling in a Diverse Society3
Social ScienceSocial Science Elective3
MAT 120Elementary Statistics3
HumanitiesHumanities Elective3
Total12

Total Hours for Degree63

The Chemistry Education – AS Program is a minimum of 63 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools. Students can order textbooks online from the Official John A. Logan Bookstore Apparel, Merchandise & Gifts.

John A Logan offers a seamless transfer to the next step in your educational journey for many of our programs. Our academic programs prepare you for what you will need to transfer to a four-year college or university. When you have selected the college where you would like to transfer, it is important to review their specific admission and course requirements. John A Logan College has many articulation agreements with various colleges.

To view articulation agreements for Chemistry Education, see our Transfer Planning – John A. Logan College (jalc.edu) page.

  1. Students will be able to recognize, relate, and/or apply chemistry terms and concepts to propose and solve interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary real-world problems.
  2. Students will be able to identify, formulate, and solve a range of chemistry problems through the application of mathematical, scientific and chemical principles.
  3. Students will be able to acquire, record, and critically evaluate data through instrumentation and software, appropriate record keeping practices, figure prep, and scrutiny of experimental results.

Chemistry Education Faculty Contact

Robert McKenzie

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Email: robert.mckenzie@jalc.edu
Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8454
Office: G104E