Science Education - Teaching, Composite Major

WebAdvisor Code - B.BSED.SC-C

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 - 8 semester hours

Take two areas of science study from the following:

Biology - 23 semester hours

BIOL Elective - 3 semester hours

Chemistry - 20 semester hours

Earth Science - 20 semester hours

take two courses from the following:

6 semester hours

Physics - 19 semester hours

Pre-Professional Teaching Core - 21 semester hours

Professional Secondary Ed Teaching Core - 24 semester hours

Gen Ed Requirements - 29 semester hours

MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics satisfied by major- 0 semester hours
Gen Ed - Social Science - 6 semester hours
(See footnote * below)
Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities - 12 semester hours
(See footnote * below)
Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab - 0 semester hours
satisfied by major

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 128 hours. Students are encouraged to pursue a minor, but to be certified to teach, a content praxis exam must be passed in both the major & minor areas of study.

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