Science Education, Composite Major B.BSED.SC

Admission to Professional Teacher Preparation Program

Ample demand exists for talented teachers of science at middle school and high school levels. This composite major affords the opportunity to become deeply immersed in the content of two scientific disciplines while also learning innovative strategies to help secondary students learn these subjects.

Required Core - 7 semester hours

MATH 123 - Calculus I 4 semester hours
SEED 413 - 7-12 Science Methods 2 to 3 semester hours

Take two areas of science study from the following:

Biology - 23 semester hours

BIOL Elective - 3 semester hours

BIOL 151 - General Biology I 3 to 4 semester hours
BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
BIOL 153 - General Biology II 3 to 4 semester hours
BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
BIOL 311 - Principles of Ecology 3 to 4 semester hours
BIOL 311L - Principles of Ecology Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
BIOL 331 - Microbiology 3 to 4 semester hours
BIOL 331L - Microbiology Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
BIOL 371 - Genetics 3 to 4 semester hours
BIOL 371L - Genetics Lab 0 to 1 semester hours

Chemistry - 20 semester hours

CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 to 4 semester hours
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 to 4 semester hours
CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry I 3 semester hours
CHEM 326L - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 to 2 semester hours
CHEM 328 - Organic Chemistry II 3 semester hours
CHEM 328L - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 to 2 semester hours
CHEM 332 - Analytical Chemistry 2 to 4 semester hours
CHEM 332L - Analytical Chemistry Lab 1 to 2 semester hours

Earth Science - 20 semester hours

GEOL 201 - Physical Geology 3 semester hours
GEOL 201L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 semester hours
GEOL 203 - Historical Geology 3 semester hours
GEOL 203L - Historical Geology Lab 1 semester hours
GEOL 321 - Conservation of Natural Resources 3 semester hours
PHYS 185 - Introduction to Astronomy I 2 semester hours
PHYS 185L - Introduction to Astronomy I Lab 1 semester hours

take two courses from the following:

6 semester hours

GEOL 340 - Mineralogy/Petrology 4 semester hours
GEOL 350 - Environmental Geology 3 semester hours
GEOL 360 - Environmental Geochemistry 3 semester hours
GEOL 370 - Hydrogeology 3 semester hours
SCI 388 - Global Positioning & Geographical Information Systems 3 semester hours

Physics - 19 semester hours

PHYS 185 - Introduction to Astronomy I 2 semester hours
PHYS 185L - Introduction to Astronomy I Lab 1 semester hours
PHYS 211 - University Physics I 3 to 5 semester hours
PHYS 211L - University Physics I Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours
PHYS 213 - University Physics II 3 to 5 semester hours
PHYS 213L - University Physics II Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours
PHYS 331 - Introduction to Modern Physics 3 semester hours
PHYS 471 - Quantum Mechanics 3 to 4 semester hours

Pre-Professional Teaching Core - 18 semester hours

EDFN 295 - Practicum: Pre-Admission 1 semester hours
EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education 1 to 2 semester hours
EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology 2 to 3 semester hours
EPSY 428 - Child & Adolescent Development 2-3 semester hours
INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies 3 semester hours
PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 semester hours
SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities 2 to 3 semester hours

Professional Secondary Ed Teaching Core - 24 semester hours

EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning 2 to 3 semester hours
MLED 480 - Middle Level Methods 2 to 4 semester hours
SEED 408 - Planning, Managing & Assessing the 7-12 Diverse Classroom 3 semester hours
SEED 450 - 7-12 Reading and Content Literacy 1-3 semester hours
SEED 495 - Practicum 1 semester hours
EDFN 475 - Human Relations 3 semester hours
SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching 1 to 16 semester hours

Gen Ed Requirements - 29 semester hours

ENGL 101
ENGL 201
SPCM - Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes) - 6 semester hours (See footnote * below)
Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (4 classes) - 12 semester hours (See footnote * below)
WEL 100 & 100L

Notes

* Global Requirement: depending on your selection, this requirement will satisfy 3 hours of either Social Science or Arts & Humanities requirements. Take 1 course from AIS/HIST 257, ANTH 210, ARTH 211/212/251, ENGL 211/212, GEOG 210, HIST 121/122/153, HUM 100, MCOM 151, POLS 141/250.

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.

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