Teaching Specialty - Comprehensive Science
Major Requirements
Major: Comprehensive Science Education
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 136
General Education Requirements
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| HD&E 189 | Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take HD&E 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | Writing in the Sciences | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): | ||
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| The 10 credits required in the Science and Technology category will be satisfied by completing the requirements for the teaching specialty. | 10 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Wellness (W): Select from current general education list | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list | ||
| Global Perspectives (G): | ||
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Major Requirements
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| 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: (Science) | 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 |
| Teaching Specialty Requirements | ||
| BIOL 124 & 124L | Environmental Science and Environmental Science Laboratory | 4 |
| 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 491 | Seminar | 2 |
| BOT 372 | Structure and Diversity of Plants and Fungi | 4 |
| CHEM 121 & 121L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 122 & 122L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 260 | Elements of Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 341 & 341L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 342 & 342L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| Computer Science Elective | Elective | 2 |
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 110 | Introductory Astronomy | 3 |
| PHYS 251 & 251L | University Physics I and University Physics I Laboratory | 5 |
| PHYS 252 & 252L | University Physics II and University Physics II Laboratory | 5 |
| GEOL 105 & 105L | Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 106 & 106L | The Earth Through Time and The Earth Through Time Lab | 4 |
| Biology/Botony/Zoology Elective | 300-400 Level | 6 |
| Total Credits | 136 | |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- Courses taken P/F may not be used to satisfy any requirements.
- GPA of 2.75 or better in the teaching specialty is required for placement in student teaching and exit from the program.
- A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all Professional Education Requirement courses.
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in professional education as well as passing the appropriate Praxis II exam are required to exit the program.
- See School of Education for admission requirements.
