General Science 5-Adult (B.A.)

Required Courses and Professional Components

Pre-Professional Skills Component

All education students must pass state-required pre-professional skills tests (Praxis I). Also, they must demonstrate speaking skills competency by achieving a letter grade of “C” or better in COM 101.

Professional Education Component (a)

EDUC 100Introduction to Professional Education

1

EDUC 207Foundations of Educ

3

EDUC 290Instructional Technology

3

EDUC 301Educational Psychology

3

SPED 241Introduction to Exceptionalities

3

Residency Semester I

These courses must be scheduled together during the semester prior to the Residency Semester 2 (professional semester). Teacher candidates must be admitted to Admission Point 1 and Admission Point 2 before enrolling in the Secondary Education Residency I semester. 

EDUC 293Instr Design Asses for Mid/Sec

3

EDUC 309Residency I

0

EDUC 340M & M for Secondary Teachers

2

EDUC 342Methods & Materials Lab for Secondary Teachers

1

READ 302Read for Content Area Instr

3

SPED 320Collab Tech Sec Stud Exception

3

Residency Semester II

EDUC 409School Law & Org

1

EDUC 470Professional Seminar

1

EDUC 485Student Teaching

10

Content Courses

BIO 124Biological Principles

3

BIO 125Biological Principles Lab

1

BIO 200Biology of Plants

4

BIO 200Biology of Plants

4

BIO 202Bio of Animals (Zoology)

3

BIO 203Bio of Animals Lab

1

BIO 340Life Sciences II for Elementary 5-9

4

BIO 482Biology Education Capstone

1

CHEM 110General Chemistry I

3

CHEM 111General Chemistry I Lab

1

CHEM 112General Chemistry II

3

CHEM 113General Chem II Lab

1

PHYS 101Elem Physics I

3

PHYS 102Elem Physics II

3

PHYS 110Elementary Physics Lab I

1

PHYS 111Elementary Physics Lab II

1

PHYS 340Physical Science II for Elementary & 5-9 Teachers

4

Choose 3 hours from the following:

GEO 444Weather & Climate

3

PHYS 400Oceanography & Climatology

3

Choose two courses from the following:

MATH 145Pre-Calculus

4

MATH 160Introduction to Statistics

3 or 5

MATH 210Calc & Analytic Geometry I

4

Choose 7 hours from the following:

Any 300-400 BIO

Any 300-400 CHEM

Any 300-400 PHYS