When you choose a science major, you combine studies in science with a teaching concentration. For teaching requirements, see the entry under Education – Early Adolescence/ Adolescence EducationSecondary.
You begin your major work with 16 credits of introductory biology and chemistry. Students who have taken advanced sciences in high school may be eligible to bypass some of these courses! This experience emphasizes the interrelatedness of science concepts and how one learns and does science. Your program of studies is designed to illustrate basic and intermediate science principles. You will also examine how those principles are applied across disciplines. In advanced courses, you will learn the significant theoretical frameworks of scientific thought. Throughout your coursework, you will be introduced to laboratory, field, descriptive, and experimental modes of data collection and analysis. You will gain experience in setting up experimental design strategies. The program places emphasis on the development of solid inquiry skills and on active and reflective learning. This is the kind of learning that nurtures your natural curiosity as a learner, and you will bring it forward into your own classroom in the future.
In the course of your studies you develop several key abilities:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SCIENCE | ||
| Beginning Requirements | ||
| SC-120 & 120L | Foundations of Biology and Foundations of Biology Lab | 4 |
| CH-213 & 213L | Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules and Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules Lab | 4 |
| BI-223 | Natural History of North America | 4 |
| or BI-221 & 221L | Biology of Plants and Biology of Plants Lab | |
| or BI-222 & 222L | Biology of Animals and Biology of Animals Lab | |
| Intermediate Requirements | ||
| BI-251 & 251L | Microbiology and Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| BI-399 | Formal Introduction to Advanced Work | 0 |
| or CH-399 | Formal Introduction to Advanced Work | |
| CH-221 & 221L | Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 1 - Lab | 4 |
| or CH-234 & 234L | Analytical Chemistry/Quantitative Analys and Analytical Chem-Quant Analysis Lab | |
| CH-260 & 260L | Chemistry of Inorganic Materials and Chemistry/Inorganic Materials - Lab | 4 |
| GE-220 | Earth Science | 4 |
| PH-231 & 231L | Algebra-Based Physics I and Physics Lab | 4 |
| or PH-241 & 241L | Calculus-Based Physics 1 and Physics Lab | |
| PH-232 & 232L | Algebra-Based Physics 2 and Physics 2 Lab (or PH-242 & PH-242L) | 4 |
| MT-256 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| CH-328 & 328L | Biochemistry and Biochemistry - Lab | 4 |
| or CH-337 | Instrumental Methods of Analysis Lab | |
| or CH-395 | Biochemistry of Micronutrients | |
| Advanced Requirements | ||
| BI-341 | Ecology | 4 |
| GE-410 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| BI Elective | Take one Biology (BI) and one Chemistry (CH) course, 300 or 400 level | 2-4 |
| SECONDARY EDUCATION | ||
| Beginning Requirements | ||
| ED-116 | Relational Competence Workshop | 3 |
| ED-201S | Exploration Teaching, Learning and Assessing- Secondary Education | 4 |
| PSY-110 | Life Span Development | 4 |
| or SW-250 | Human Behavior in Social Environment | |
| Intermediate Requirements | ||
| ED-220 | Interview Assessment | 0 |
| ED-277 | Tchg Science/Middle-Secondary Schl | 4 |
| ED-321 | Middle School Teaching & Field | 4 |
| ED-396 | Introduction to Exceptional Learner | 4 |
| ED-399 | Formal Introduction to Advanced Work | 0 |
| Advanced Requirements | ||
| ED-315S | Immersion in Teaching, Learning, and Assessing- Secondary Ed | 4 |
| PST 329 | Praxis II Completed | 0 |
| PST 400 | Praxis II Completed | |
| ED-420 | Advancement to Student Teaching Performance Assessment | 0 |
| ED-468 | Student Teaching Placement (or ED-455A & ED-455EA) | 18 |
| ED-475 | Student Teaching Seminar | 0 |