Teach Chemistry with Confidence
Chemistry Education Major
Prepare to teach chemistry in secondary schools.
Prepare to teach chemistry in secondary schools.
Are you interested in pursuing a career in science education? If so, the chemistry education major at the University of Lynchburg is the perfect program for you! Our program will give you a broad foundation in chemistry and extensive teacher training.
This program will teach basic chemistry concepts like atomic structure, chemical reactions, and organic chemistry. You’ll also take education courses that offer essential training in educational psychology, curriculum development, and classroom management. Hands-on student teaching placements in real-world classroom settings will put your skills into action and ready you for your teaching career.
Experienced educators will guide you and help you to develop the confidence to excel as a high school chemistry teacher. Upon completion, candidates will be eligible for a high school teaching license.
Program requirements for the following can be found in the undergraduate catalog.
Actuaries work to predict future events by analyzing data. They’re responsible for assessing risk and uncertainty using mathematical models that quantify potential outcomes. They might predict things like how many people will die from a certain disease next year, or estimate the cost of natural disasters. In other words, there’s a lot more to actuarial science than you might think!
Actuarial science is a career that is ever-growing and with potential for high salaries. If you would like to know more about the field, read on! Actuarial science has been described as “the art of predicting the future.”
Salary and job projections come from national averages in the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources, including Glassdoor, Indeed, and industry-specific posts and publications. The data is meant to provide you with an idea of career options and salary ranges, not as a guarantee of obtaining these positions after graduation. These represent national averages and may vary by source and time frame collected. Actual salaries vary by region. Some jobs may require additional training or graduate education.
The University of Lynchburg’s School of Professional and Applied Sciences, Leadership Studies, and Counseling has obtained full accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. This accreditation signifies that the college meets the comprehensive standards for educator preparation.
The accreditation process evaluates several aspects of an educational institution, including the effectiveness of its teaching programs, the preparation of its students for careers in education, and the institution’s commitment to continuous improvement and current educational practices.
As a CAEP-accredited institution, the college has demonstrated its ability to prepare its students for teaching roles in pre-K to 12th-grade education. This achievement reflects the college’s ongoing commitment to maintaining high educational standards and adapting to the evolving requirements of teacher education.
This accreditation is an important milestone for the School of Professional and Applied Sciences, Leadership Studies, and Counseling, and it ensures that the college continues to provide quality education to its students.
Per federal regulations from the U.S. Department of Education and CAEP, we must disclose whether our educational programs are eligible for state credentialing such as certification or licensure. The University of Lynchburg has been approved by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education to offer 11 initial licensure programs at the undergraduate level. If you gain licensure in Virginia, it can lead to reciprocal licensure in other states and jurisdictions.
The teacher education program at the University of Lynchburg can assist you in obtaining the following types of licenses:
Educators who are licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia are eligible for reciprocal licensure in more than 45 states across the U.S. However, it is important to note that some states may require additional temporary, testing, or other requirements that educators must meet before teaching in that jurisdiction. To determine the necessary steps for teaching outside of Virginia, refer to the state reciprocity information or contact the Department of Education in each state.