Comprehensive Science Education Major
Major Requirements
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S. Minimum Credits Required:120
University Degree Requirements
For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.
- Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
- Complete the University General Education requirements.
- Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
- Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
- Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Category C: Communication | 12 | |
| Category R: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Category S: Science and Technology | 10 | |
| Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Category W: Wellness | 2 | |
| Category D: Cultural Diversity | ||
| Category G: Global Perspectives | ||
| Category L: Digital Literacy | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Science Education Requirements | ||
| ENGL 324 | Writing in the Sciences | 3 |
| Teaching Specialty Requirements | ||
| Primary Concentration - Select one primary concentration from biology, chemistry, earth science, physics. Concentrations listed below. | 24-25 | |
| Secondary Concentration - Two secondary concentrations from the science area not selected for the primary concentration. | 24-28 | |
| Teritary Concentration - One teritary concentration from the science area not selected for the primary or secondary areas. | 8 | |
| Math Requirements | ||
| Select the math requirement based on choice of primary concentration. See math requirement section below. | 6-18 | |
| Professional Education Requirements | ||
| EDUC 321 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 322 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 451 | Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 481 | Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: | 2-3 |
| EDUC 482 | Classroom Practice/Methods of Teaching II: | 2-3 |
| EDUC 485 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 486 | Classroom Management for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 487 | Student Teaching | 9 |
| EDUC 488 | Applied Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 489 | Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds | 3 |
| Total Credits | 97-116 | |
Primary Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Concentration | ||
| Select one primary concentration from biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics. | ||
| Biology (24 credits) | ||
| BIOL 150 & 150L | General Biology I and General Biology I Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 151 & 151L | General Biology II and General Biology II Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 315 & 315L | Genetics and Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 359 | Evolution | 3 |
| BIOL 364 | General Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 370 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| MICR 202 & 202L | Introductory Microbiology and Introductory Microbiology Lab | 3 |
| Chemistry (25 credits) | ||
| Select one introductory chemistry sequence (A or B) | 8 | |
| Sequence A: | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | ||
| Sequence B: | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| CHEM 341 & 341L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 342 & 342L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 431 & 431L | Analytical Chemistry I and Analytical Chemistry I Laboratory | 5 |
| BIOC 260 | Elements of Biochemistry | 4 |
| Earth Science (25 credits) | ||
| GEOL 105 & 105L | Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 106 & 106L | The Earth Through Time and The Earth Through Time Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 350 | Invertebrate Paleontology | 3 |
| GEOL 303 | Paleontology Field Course | 1 |
| GEOL 412 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| GEOL 420 & GEOL 421 | Mineralogy and Mineralogy Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 110 | Introductory Astronomy | 3 |
| SOIL 217 | Introduction to Meteorology & Climatology | 3 |
| Physics (24 credits) | ||
| PHYS 171 | Introductory Projects in Physics | 1 |
| PHYS 215 | Research For Undergraduates | 1-3 |
| PHYS 251 & 251L & 251R | University Physics I and University Physics I Laboratory and University Physics I Recitation | 6 |
| PHYS 252 & 252L & 252R | University Physics II and University Physics II Laboratory and University Physics II Recitation | 6 |
| PHYS 350 | Modern Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 355 | Classical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 361 | Electromagnetic Theory | 3 |
Secondary Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary Concentration | ||
| Select two secondary concentrations not selected as the primary. | ||
| Biology (14 credits) | ||
| BIOL 150 & 150L | General Biology I and General Biology I Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 151 & 151L | General Biology II and General Biology II Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 315 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 359 | Evolution | 3 |
| Chemistry (12 credits) | ||
| Select one introductory chemistry sequence (A or B) | 8 | |
| Sequence A: | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | ||
| Sequence B: | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| CHEM 341 & 341L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| Earth Science (14 credits) | ||
| GEOL 105 & 105L | Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 106 & 106L | The Earth Through Time and The Earth Through Time Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 110 | Introductory Astronomy | 3 |
| SOIL 217 | Introduction to Meteorology & Climatology | 3 |
| Physics (12 credits) | ||
| PHYS 110 & 110L | Introductory Astronomy and Introductory Astronomy Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 211 & 211L | College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 212 & 212L | College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory | 4 |
Tertiary Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Tertiary Concentration | ||
| Select one tertiary concentration not selected as the primary or secondary concentrations. | ||
| Biology (8 credits) | ||
| BIOL 150 & 150L | General Biology I and General Biology I Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 151 & 151L | General Biology II and General Biology II Laboratory | 4 |
| Chemistry (8 credits) | ||
| Select one introductory chemistry sequence (A or B) | 8 | |
| Sequence A: | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | ||
| Sequence B: | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| Earth Science (8 credits) | ||
| GEOL 105 & 105L | Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 106 & 106L | The Earth Through Time and The Earth Through Time Lab | 4 |
| Physics (8 credits) | ||
| PHYS 211 & 211L | College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 212 & 212L | College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory | 4 |
Math Requirement
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Math Requirement | ||
| Select the math requirement based on the choice of primary concentration. | ||
| Biology or Earth Science (6-7 credits) | ||
| MATH 105 | Trigonometry | 3 or 4 |
| or MATH 146 | Applied Calculus I | |
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Chemistry (11 credits) | ||
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Physics (18 credits) | ||
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 265 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 266 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 129 | Basic Linear Algebra | 3 |
| or MATH 329 | Intermediate Linear Algebra | |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- See School of Education for admission requirements.
- Courses taken P/F may not be used to satisfy any requirements.
- A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all professional education courses.
- To be placed in student teaching, a 2.75 cumulative GPA and a 2.75 GPA in professional education coursework is required.
- To exit the program, a 2.75 cumulative GPA and a 2.75 GPA in professional education coursework is required as well as completing the Praxis Subject test and the Principles of Learning and Teaching test.
- Students who select Physics as their Primary Concentration can add Mathematics as an additional teacher licensure area with 6 additional credits. See your academic advisor for details.