BSSESC · Current · 129 CUs

Bachelor of Science, Science Education (Secondary Chemistry)

Source: WGU Program Guide·v202603·12/11/2025

About This Degree

WGU Catalog 2026-03
The Bachelor of Science, Science Education (Secondary Chemistry) is a competency-based degree program that prepares students with the competencies needed to apply for licensure as a secondary educator. This program consists of online courses which take the learner from general education to educational professional core coursework through Chemistry content, continuing through methods of secondary instruction and assessment, continuing through methods of secondary instruction and assessment, including inclusive practices for all students within the classroom. Candidates develop and refine their teaching skills through a series of sequential experiences beginning with video- based observations and simulations of classroom instruction to prepare candidates for authentic, collaborative, clinical teaching experiences in secondary settings. Clinical experiences include teaching in face-to-face environments and culminate with supervised student teaching in a real classroom. With the successful completion of degree requirements for graduation, including required assessments in the major area of teaching, the student can receive institutional recommendation for licensure in secondary education.

Official catalog text — WGU-authored.

Degree History

First offered2018-05StatusCurrentCUs (latest)129(was 124)
College name history
Teachers College→School of Education

Program Learning Outcomes

Program learning outcomes are not available in the current catalog edition.

Licensure Preparation

  • Praxis examThis program prepares graduates to sit for this examination.

Areas of Study

10 groups · 40 courses

Course groups from the WGU Program Guide. Expand each group to see course descriptions and competencies.

Course Roster (40 courses)

WGU Catalog 2026-03

This program uses an advisor-guided course sequence. The order and pacing of courses may vary by student — the roster below reflects the current catalog course set, not a fixed sequence guaranteed for every student.

Term 1

CodeTitleCUs
D663The Professional Educator3
D269Composition: Writing with a Strategy3
D268Introduction to Communication: Connecting with Others3
D664Learners and Learning Science3

Term 2

CodeTitleCUs
D270Composition: Successful Self-Expression3
D847General Earth Science I3
D848General Earth Science I Lab1
D662Personalized Learning for Inclusive Classrooms3
D772Statistical Data Literacy3

Term 3

CodeTitleCUs
D661Creating Positive Learning Environments3
D459Introduction to Systems Thinking and Applications3
D849General Biology I3
D850General Biology I Lab1
D658Planning Instructional Strategies for Meaningful Learning3

Term 4

CodeTitleCUs
D773Technology and Ethics: Emerging Trends and Society3
D659Assessing and Monitoring Student Learning3
C278College Algebra4
D660Instructional Technology and Online Pedagogy3

Term 5

CodeTitleCUs
D843General Chemistry I3
D844General Chemistry I Lab1
C963American Politics and the US Constitution3
D667Precalculus4
D807General Secondary Methods3

Term 6

CodeTitleCUs
D874Three Dimensional Science and Engineering3
D845General Physics I3
D846General Physics I Lab1
D707Early Clinical in Secondary Education3
D866General Chemistry II with Lab4

Term 7

CodeTitleCUs
D769Secondary Literacy Methods and Interventions3
D868Analytical Chemistry with Lab4
D875Secondary Science Teaching Methods3
D870Physical Chemistry I3

Term 8

CodeTitleCUs
D873Laboratory Safety1
D867Organic Chemistry3
D869Biochemistry I3
D871Secondary Chemistry Curriculum3
D805Secondary Disciplinary Literacy3

Term 9

CodeTitleCUs
D709Advanced Clinical in Secondary Education3
D721Student Teaching I in Secondary Education8
D722Student Teaching II in Secondary Education8

Total: 124 CUs across 40 courses. Degree total per catalog: 129 CUs.