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:

take three courses from the following:

9 semester hours

GEOL 310 - Volcanology 3 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
PHYS 211 - University Physics I 3 to 5 semester hours
+ PHYS 211L University Physics I Lab
SCI 388 - Global Positioning & Geographical Information Systems 3 semester hours

Physics - 24 semester hours

MATH 125 - Calculus II 4 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 451 - Classical Mechanics 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 to 3 semester hours
INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies 3 semester hours
PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 semester hours
SPED 100 - Intro to Persons with Exceptionalities 2 to 3 semester hours

Professional Secondary Ed Teaching Core - 26 semester hours

EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning 2 to 3 semester hours
EDFN 375 - Methods of Technology Integration 1 semester hours
EDFN 440 - Classroom Management 1 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 - 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

System Gen Ed Requirements (SGRs) - 30 semester hours

ENGL 101
ENGL 201
SPCM - Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes from different subjects) - 6 semester hours
Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (2 classes from different subjects or a foreign language sequence) - 6 semester hours
Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Lab (2 classes/corresponding labs) - 6-8 semester hours

Electives required

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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