Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Chemistry
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| ENG160 Composition I | 3 | | CHE201 General Chemistry I (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | CHE211 General Chemistry I Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | MAT251 Calculus I (Mathematics) | 4 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 14 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| ENG180 Composition II | 3 | | CHE202 General Chemistry II (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | CHE212 General Chemistry II Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | SED354 Foundations of Secondary Education Seminar | 1 | | MAT252 Calculus II | 4 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| PHY201 General Physics 1 (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | PHY211 Physics 1 Laboratory (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | CHE318 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | | CHE306 Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | EDS372 Developing Adolescence (Social Science) | 3 | | Total | 14 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| EDS340 Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education (United States Studies) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | CHE319 Organic Chemistry II | 3 | | CHE309 Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 | | PHY202 General Physics 2 (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | PHY212 General Physics 2 Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | Total | 14 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| CHE314 Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | | CHE303 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry | 4 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | MAT341 Applied Mathematics I | 3 | | Upper-division Elective | 3-4 | | Total | 16-17 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| CHE321 Physical Chemistry I | 3 | | EDS383 Introduction to Literacy for Diverse Learners | 3 | | Course with Lab - Note 1 | 4 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | Upper-division Elective | 3-4 | | Total | 16-17 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| BCM 461 Biochemistry I or 400-level Chemistry Elective | 3-4 | | CHE322 Physical Chemistry II | 3 | | Liberal Arts Upper-division Elective | 3 | | SED/EDS/EDI/CHE 500-level Elective | 3 | | See Note 1 | 4 | | Total | 16-17 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| SED453 Curriculum and Assessment in the Secondary School | 3 | | SED353 Field Work #1 | 1 | | SED356 Teaching and Learning in the Digital Environment | 3 | | CHE323 Experimental Physical Chemistry | 3 | | SED/EDS/EDI/CHE 500-level Elective | 3 | | SED493 Secondary Education Selected Topic | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 5
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| Note 2 | 3 | | Total | 3 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| SED543 Science in the Secondary School | 3 | | SED552 Field Experience II | 1 | | SPE565 Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms | 3 | | Note 3 | 3 | | Total | 10 |
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Notes
One of the following courses with a lab or elective:BIO201 General Biology I (NSCI), BIO211 Gen Bio 1 Lab, GLG201 Physical Geology (NSCI), GLG211 Physical Geology Laboratory
For Term 9, Summer Session, choose one of the following: SED5xx/SED7xx Discipline-specific Education course, SED/EDS/EDI5xx Diversity Elective, or XXX5xx/XXX7xx Course in discipline or alternative approved by advisor.
Take two of the following NOT taken in summer: SED5xx/SED7xx Discipline-specific Education course, SED/EDS/EDI5xx or SED/EDS/EDI7xx Diversity elective, XXX5xx/XXX7xx Course in discipline or alternative approved by advisor.
Total Credits: 134-137
