Courses Required for a Natural Science Composite Major | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 111 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 Credits |
| CHEM 112 | Principles of Chemistry II | 4 Credits |
| GEOL 100 | Environmental Earth Science | 4 Credits |
| GEOL 102 | Historical Geology | 4 Credits |
| PHYS 111 | General Physics I * | 4 Credits |
| PHYS 112 | General Physics II * | 4 Credits |
| PHYS 205 | Descriptive Astronomy | 4 Credits |
| MATH 143 | College Algebra | 3 Credits |
| MATH 144 | Trigonometry ** | 2 Credits |
| BIOL 201 | Introduction to the Life Sciences | 4 Credits |
| BIOL 202 | General Zoology | 4 Credits |
| CS 2XX | Computer Programming Language *** | 3 Credits |
| NS 350 | Natural Science Integrative Course | 3 Credits |
| XXXX 499 | Research Project and Seminar | 3 Credits |
| Total Required Courses | 43 Credits | |
* The General Physics sequence PHYS 211 Engineering Physics I and PHYS 212 Engineering Physics II may be substituted for the General Physics sequence.
** MATH 160 Brief Calculus or MATH 170 Calculus I may be substituted for Trigonometry.
*** The computer science course may be chosen from CS 206 BASIC, CS 210 FORTRAN, or CS 241 Foundations of Program Development I ( currently taught in C/C++).
Biology Emphasis Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 203 | General Botany | 4 Credits |
| BIOL 331 | General Ecology | 4 Credits |
| BIOL 341 | General Genetics | 4 Credits |
| Total Biology Option | 12 Credits | |
Chemistry Emphasis Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 371 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 Credits |
| CHEM 373 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 Credit |
| Plus five credits from the following | ||
| CHEM 253 | Quantitative Analysis | 5 Credits |
| CHEM 372 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 Credits |
| CHEM 481 | Biochemistry I | 3 Credits |
| Total Chemistry Option | 9-10 Credits | |
Required Education and Professional Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| These are taken prior to admission to the Teacher Education Program. | ||
| ED 287 | Introduction to Teaching | 2 Credits |
| ED 387 | Professional Foundations of Education | 2 Credits |
| ED/PSYC 388 | Educational Assessment and Inquiry | 3 Credits |
| ANTH 311 | Culture and Education | 3 Credits |
| Professional Planning and Implementation Seminar (to be taken as a block) | ||
| PSYC/SE 404 | Communication for 6-12 Professionals | 2 Credits |
| ED 405 | Professional Strategies for Teaching 6-12 | 6 Credits |
| SE 406 | Inclusion Strategies for Teaching 6-12 | 2 Credits |
| SE 407 | Adaptive Teaching, 6-12 | 2 Credits |
| RE 408 | Reading in the Content Area, 6-12 | 3 Credits |
| PSYC 409 | Psychology Applied to Teaching, 6-12 | 3 Credits |
| ED 410 | Curriculum & Instruction Practicum 6-12 | 2 Credits |
| Student Teaching (to be completed final semester) | ||
| ED 481 | Professional Seminar | 2 Credits |
| ED 483 | Student Teaching, 6-12 | 14 Credits |
| Total Required Courses | 46 Credits | |