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. In addition to the requirements below, students must choose an additional area of certification (CUS in biology, CUS in chemistry, CUS in physics, or middle level certification) to pair with the General Science certification requirements.
Requirements
Secondary Education
| SED 303 | Inquiry into STEM | 2 | Fall. |
| SED 316 | Teaching Science, Society, and Technology | 4 | Spring. |
| SED 416 | Practicum in Secondary Science Education | 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 | 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