Secondary Education General Science Major
Students electing a major in General Science apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 2.50 in their content grade point average (GPA) and a minimum grade of C. Students must maintain the content GPA of 2.50 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain General Science certification:
Requirements
Secondary Education
| SED 303 | Inquiry into STEM | 2 | Fall. |
| SED 316 | Practicum in Secondary Education: Science | 4 | Spring. |
| SED 416 | Socio-Scientific Issues in the Classroom | 4 | Fall. |
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| SPED 433 | Special Education: Best Practices and Applications | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
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| TESL 402 | Applications of Second Language Acquisition | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
Biology
| BIOL 111 | Introductory Biology I | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| BIOL 112 | Introductory Biology II | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
Chemistry
| CHEM 103 | General Chemistry I | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| CHEM 104 | General Chemistry II | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
History
| HIST 108 | History of Science and Medicine | 4 | Annually. |
Mathematics
| MATH 209 | Precalculus Mathematics | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
TWO COURSES from
| PSCI 211 | Introduction to Astronomy | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
| PSCI 212 | Introduction to Geology | 4 | Fall, Summer. |
| PSCI 214 | Introduction to Meteorology | 4 | Fall. |
| PSCI 217 | Introduction to Oceanography | 4 | Spring. |
Physics
| PHYS 101 | Physics for Science and Mathematics I | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| PHYS 102 | Physics for Science and Mathematics II | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
ONE RESEARCH COURSE from:
Total Credit Hours: 54