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Department of Physical Science

Physical Science Composite - Teacher Education Emphasis-

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Course Number and Title		Credits
General Education Core
Core Course Requirement  (must take MATH 1210**)		18
Knowledge Areas Requirements (must take CHEM 1210/1215)		19
University Requirements
BA Degree - Foreign Language/ASL requirement (16 hours of proficiency test)
BS Degree - Math or Science minimum requirement (12 hours)
Required Courses (65 hours):
CHEM 1220	Principles of Chemistry II	4
CHEM 1225	Principles of Chemistry II Lab	1
CHEM 2010	Chemical Laboratory Safety	1
CHEM 2310	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHEM 2320	Organic Chemistry II	4
CHEM 2325	Organic Chemistry II Lab	2
CHEM 3000	Quantitative Analysis*	3
CHEM 3700	Environmental Chemistry	3
GEOG 3220	Weather and Climate*	3
GEOG 3225	Weather and Climate Lab*	1
GEOL 1110	Physical Geology	3
GEOL 1115	Physical Geology Laboratory	1
GEOL 1220	Historical Geology	3
GEOL 1225	Historical Geology Lab	1
GEOL 3210	Mineralogy	3
GEOL 3220	Mineraolgy Lab	1
Plus four (4) credit hours from the following list:
GEO 3010	Environmental Geology*	3
GEO 3015	Environmental Geology Laboratory *	1
GEO 3110	Paleontology*	3
GEO 3115	Paleontology Laboratory*	1
GEO 3170	Oceanography	3
GEO 3175	Oceanography Laboratory*	1
GEO 3410	Sedimentology/Stratigraphy*	3
GEO 3415	Sedimentology/Stratigraphy Laboratory*	1
GEO 3510	Structural Geology*	3
GEO 3515	Structural Geology Laboratory*	1
GEO 4000	Selected Field Trips (two hour max)	.5-3
GEO 4070	Applied Geochemistry*	3
MATH 1220	Calculus II	4
PHYS 1040	Elementary Astronomy	3
PHYS 1045	Elementary Astronomy Lab	1
PHYS 2210	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I	4
PHYS 2215	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Lab	1
PHYS 2220	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II	4
PHYS 2225	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Lab	1
PHYS 3310	Quantum Physics I	3
PSCI 4900	Teaching Science in Secondary Schools	2
Comments:
1) This is a composite degree, a minor is not required.
2) Courses in computer science are strongly recommended additional electives.
3) Secondary Teaching Certification requires specific professional education courses (see below), consult the department of teacher education for additional advisement.
4) This degree does not include the requisite number of upper division hours.  Students completing this degree will fill the upper division requirements while completing course work for the Secondary Teaching Certificate.
5) Bachelor of Arts degree must meet lanquage requirements as outlined in "Degree Requirements" in the catalog.
Free Electives (see comments above)		18
TOTAL CREDITS, B.A. or B.S. degree		120
*Courses are taught every other year.  Please see your adviser.
**If you are not prepared for this math course, please see your adviser for alternate recommendations.

Professional Education Requirements for Secondary Licensure
Course Title		Credits
Required Credits:  30-31 minimum in Education
EDUC 2000 Exploring Education in Society*		3
SPED 3030 Foundations of Special Education		2
EDUC 3170 Instructional Technology for Educators		3
SCED 3200 Secondary Educational Psycholoty		3
(Academic Department) 4900 (methods of teaching course in the area(s) seeking licensure		2-3
Secondary Block as noted below:
SCED 3570 Motivation and the Management of Diverse Instructional Environments for Secondary Teachers		3
SCED 3590 Instructional Planning, Delivery and Assessment for Secondary Teachers		3
SCED 3720 Content Literacy		3
SCED 4520 Secondary Practicum/Seminar Clinical Practice (student teaching) is taken the semester prior to secondary block as noted below		3
SCED 4980 Clinical Practice		7
(Academic Department) 4980 Clinical Practice                                       [student teaching in the content area(s) of licensure is taken the semester following the secondary block]		2
Total Credits		33-34
*Meets general education requirements in the interdisciplinary knowledge area

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