Bachelor of Science in Education - Middle Grades - Math/Science (Biology/Chemistry)

For general degree requirements, see the College of Education and the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area A Essential Skills                                               Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1112/1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options                                      Required Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755/ LEAD 1705/LIBR 1105
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts                                      Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses: ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology                             Required Hours: 10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; ENVS 1105 (no lab); GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105/MATH 1112/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1127/MATH 1165/PHIL 2105

Area E Social Sciences                                                 Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST 2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement                                                   Required Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major                                  Required Hours: 18
("C" or better required in each course)
EDUF 2116 Human Dev, Motivation, Learning 
EDUF 2215 The American Educ Experience 
EDMG 2257 Instr Practices in Middle Grades
BIOL 2285 Research in Meth Biology
CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry 1
CHEM 1211L Principles of Chemistry 1 Lab

Area G Program Requirements                                    Required Hours: 61
("C" or better required in each course)
CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry 2
CHEM 1212L Principles of Chemistry 2 Lab
BIOL 3215 Cell Biology
BIOL 3216 Genetics
EDRG 3116 Reading/Learn Strat in Mid Grds
EDMG 4121 Teaching Math in Mid Grades 1
EDMG 4222 Teaching Math in Mid Grades 2
EDMG 4235 Teaching Science in Mid Grades
MATH 3131 Nature and Use of Numbers 2
MATH 3137 Investigative Geometry/Measure
MATH 3138 Exploring Statistics
MATH 3555 Advanced Topics in Mathematics
SPED 3256 Introduction to the Exceptional Learner in General Education 
Select one of the following groups:
GRP1: CHEM 3111 Organic Chemistry
CHEM 3311 Organic Chemistry Lab
GRP2: CHEM 3135 Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 3335 Inorganic Chemistry Lab
Student Teaching Experience:
EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
EDUF 4205 Integrating Technology for Student Teachers

Total Hours Required: 123