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A Bachelor of Science with a General Science major (Secondary Education) prepares students to teach General Science in high schools (grades 9-12) and all the sciences in middle school (grades 7-9).
For official information, go to the general science section in the ESU undergraduate catalog.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students must obtain a minimum of a C in each of the courses below, with at least 9 credits, 300-level or above, completed at ESU.
| Rubric |
Course Title |
Credits |
| BIOL114 |
Intro Biology I |
4 |
| BIOL115 |
Intro Biology II |
4 |
| CHEM121/3 |
Intro Chemistry I and Lab |
4 |
| CHEM124/6 |
Intro Chemistry II and Lab |
4 |
| PHYS121 |
Astronomy I |
3 |
| PHYS122 |
Astronomy II |
3 |
| PHYS131 |
Fundamental Physics I |
4 |
| PHYS132 |
Fundamental Physics II |
4 |
| GEOG121‡ |
Physical Geology |
3 |
| GEOG220 |
Meteorology |
3 |
| PHYS495† |
Seminar |
1 |
Fifteen credits (200-level or above) in
BIOL, CHEM and PHYS, with a
minimum of three credits in each
discipline. Nine of these fifteen credits
must be 300-level or above. |
3
3
3
3
3
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| MATH110 |
General Statistics |
3 |
| MATH140* |
Calculus I |
4 |
| CPSC101 |
Computers in the Sciences |
3 |
‡GEOG120 (Physical Geography) can be substituted for GEOG121
†If transfer credit is accepted, candidate must demonstrate research ability separately.
*MATH131 (Applied Calculus) can be substitued for MATH140
In addition, students must complete the education sequence:
| Rubric |
Course Title |
Credits |
| PSED161 |
Foundations of Education |
3 |
| PSED242 |
Educational Psychology |
3 |
| MCOM262 |
Educational Comm. & Tech. |
3 |
| REED321 |
Reading in the Content Area |
3 |
| PSED420 |
Seminar in Secondary Education I |
3 |
| PSED421 |
Seminar in Secondary Education II |
2 |
| PSED446 |
Teaching of Science in the Sec. School |
3 |
| PSED430 |
Student Teaching in the Sec. School/MS/JHS |
6 |
| PSED431 |
Student Teaching in the Sec. School/HS |
6 |
| PHYS499 |
Student Teaching Internship |
1 |
All students must also complete the University's General Education curriculum as well as meet requirements set forth by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Students will have two advisors, one in the Physics department and one in the Professional and Secondary Education department, in order to help students keep on track in regard to both sets of regulations.
QUESTIONS?
For more information, see the Science Education FAQ page (accessed via menu to your left).
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Last Updated: July 2008
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