General Science — Secondary, BAE

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Department of Science Education, College of Sciences and Technology

97-107 credits

Introduction

This major must be accompanied by the professional preparation program in secondary education. Courses required for a state teaching endorsement must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better. See the Secondary Education section of this catalog for program admission, completion, and teacher certification requirements.

Grade Requirements

A grade of C (2.0) or better is required for courses in the secondary education professional program and all courses required for the endorsement.

Requirements

❑ MATH 240 - Introduction to Statistics
❑ CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I
❑ CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II
❑ CHEM 123 - General Chemistry III
❑ CHEM 251 - Elementary Organic Chemistry
❑ BIOL 204 - Introduction to Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity
❑ BIOL 205 - Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
❑ BIOL 206 - Introduction to Organismal Biology
❑ GEOL 211 - Physical Geology
❑ GEOL 212 - Historical Geology
❑ SCED 370 - Science and Society or equivalent
❑ SCED 481 - Fundamentals of Teaching Science
❑ SCED 491 - Methods in Secondary Education for Science Teachers
❑ Choose one of the following series:
PHYS 114 - Principles of Physics I
PHYS 115 - Principles of Physics II
PHYS 116 - Principles of Physics III
or
PHYS 161 - Physics with Calculus I
PHYS 162 - Physics with Calculus II
PHYS 163 - Physics with Calculus III
❑ One course from:
ASTR 103 - Introduction to Astronomy
ASTR 113 - Sun, Moon, and Planets
❑ Electives in a single scientific discipline, under advisement to meet state endorsement standards for that discipline: 22-32 additional credits from single science discipline.

Additional Requirements

Woodring College of Education

Secondary Education Professional Program Requirements (68 credits)

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS)
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement