Admission Requirements

Want to pursue the chemistry education pathway? Follow the steps below to get started.

Your first steps

  • Become a Bear: Apply to Missouri State
  • Before completing 60 credit hours, contact the chemistry education pathway advisor. You'll discuss key details, develop your plan of study and choose your certification area.
  • Contact the Academic Advising and Transfer Center to declare or change your major to chemistry.

About the pathway

You will earn a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry degree and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. You will be qualified to teach chemistry for grades 6-12.

If you want to teach dual credit courses as well, you will need 18 graduate hours in a science discipline.

Consider the graduate certificate in science content to meet that requirement.