Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry/Master of Arts in Secondary Education

Lewis University

As a chemistry degree student at Lewis University, you will engage in challenging curriculum led by industry-leading chemists, while working in state-of-the-art facilities with cutting-edge lab equipment. At larger schools, graduate students have first priority to lab space. At Lewis, you are working shoulder-to-shoulder alongside faculty from the very beginning of your undergraduate career, learning about the various interactions of particles, and participating in high-impact research opportunities, which will put you in a much stronger position to succeed in both your future career and graduate school. You will be exposed to, and solve problems, that companies need to address in the real world. Earn your bachelor's in chemistry and master's in secondary education in less time than it would take to complete both degrees separately. The Education Department – Secondary licensure program offers a Bachelor’s to Master’s Fast Track Program option for Lewis University undergraduate STEM (Biology, Chemistry, Math or Physics) majors. All qualified STEM majors may take advantage of this Fast Track Program option. The Fast Track Program option allows qualified undergraduates to complete the graduate MA in Education in less time than would be possible if the two programs were taken separately. Nine graduate hours may be used both to complete the Bachelor’s degree (120 hours) and to satisfy specific course requirements for the Master’s program. The total number of required graduate credits (39) will remain the same. Students apply for admission to the Fast Track Program option by submitting an application to the program director for secondary education licensure program when they have reached completed 75 credit hours and have achieved an overall GPA of 3.0. If approved, Fast Track secondary teacher education licensure candidates will also need to submit two letters of recommendation and successfully complete the Education Department Graduate Writing Exam. With planning, the MA in Secondary education with an endorsement in their selected STEM field could be awarded within one and half years of graduating with the Bachelor’s degree. Students who take nine credit hours of selected graduate courses in Secondary Education in their senior year and earn a grade of ''B'' or better in each of those courses will have to complete only 30 more credit hours to earn the MA.

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