SCIENCE EDUCATION (B.S.Ed.)
Semester Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

Semester Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
    Areas A B C D E 42 hours
    Area F 18 hours
Major Requirements 60 hours
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS      120

Area A - Essential Skills (9 hours)
Area A is satisfied by students completing nine hours from the following list. Students must take ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 and will select a three-hour math course in consultation with an academic advisor.
ENGL 1101 MATH 1113
ENGL 1102

Area B - Institutional Options (4-5 hours)
Area B is satisfied by electives selected by the student with approval of an academic advisor.

Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hours)
Area C is satisfied by completing two of the following courses. Students may select one course from the Fine Arts list and one from the Humanities list, or students may select two courses from different departments in the Humanities list.
Fine Arts
ARHI 2100 DANC 2010 DRAM 2130 MUSI 2060
ARTS 2000 DRAM 2000 MUSI 2020 MUSI 2080
ARTS 2050 DRAM 2120 MUSI 2040
Humanities
CLAS 1000 CMLT 2400 ITAL 2500 RELI 2004
CLAS 1010 EDES 2510 LING 2100 RELI(AFAM) 2005
CLAS 1020 EDES 2520 PHIL 1000 ROML 2550
CLAS(LING) 2010 ENGL 2310 PHIL 1500 RUSS 2050
CMLT 2111 ENGL 2320 PHIL 2200 SPCM 1100
CMLT 2210 ENGL 2330 RELI 1001 SPCM 1500
CMLT 2212 ENGL 2340 RELI 1002 Foreign language courses
CMLT 2220 ENGL 2400 RELI 1003

Area D - Science, Mathematics, and Technology (10-11 hours)
PREFERRED COURSES: ( CHEM 1211 , CHEM 1211L ) and ( CHEM 1212 , CHEM 1212L ) and (MATH 2200, MATH 2200L)
Area D for Science Majors -- ten or eleven hours
  • Select two courses from the four-hour science course list.
  • Select one course from the mathematics, science, or technology course list.
Area D -- Four-hour science course with laboratory
ASTR 1010 CHEM 1211 CSCI 1301-1301L GEOL 1122L
ASTR 1010L CHEM 1211L GEOG 1111 GEOL 1250-1250L
ASTR 1020 CHEM 1212 GEOG 1111L GEOL 1260-1260L
ASTR 1020L CHEM 1212L GEOG 1112 MARS 1010-1010L
BIOL 1103-1103L CHEM 2100 GEOG 1112L MARS 1020-1020L
BIOL 1107-1107L CHEM 2100L GEOG 1113 PHYS 1111-1111L
BIOL 1108-1108L CHEM 2211 GEOG 1113L PHYS 1112-1112L
BTNY 1210-1210L CHEM 2211L GEOL 1121 PHYS 1211-1211L
CHEM 1110 CHEM 2212 GEOL 1121L PHYS 1212-1212L
CHEM 1110L CHEM 2212L GEOL 1122
Area D -- Three or four-hour mathematics, science, or technology courses
BIOL 1108-1108L CSCI 1210 MATH 2200L PHYS 1112-1112L
BTNY 1220-1220L CSCI 1301-1301L MATH 2210 STAT 2000
CHEM 1212 MATH 1060 MATH 2210L STAT 2210
CHEM 1212L MATH 1113 PHIL 2500
CSCI 1100-1100L MATH 2200 PHYS 1111-1111L

Area E - Social Sciences (12 hours)
Students will select four courses from the list below:  (Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101-1101D.)

(A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2112. Examinations are given to freshmen during orientation and twice each semester by the History Department. Reexamination is permitted. Examination dates are announced in the Schedule of Classes.)

AFAM 2000 GEOG 1103 HIST 2501 SOCI 1101
ANTH 1102 GEOG 1125 HIST 2502 SOCI 1600
ANTH 2310 HIST 2051 HIST 2560 SOCI(AFAM) 2020
CLAS(ANTH) 2000 HIST 2052 HIST 2601 SOCI 2400
ECON 2100 HIST 2111 HIST 2602 SOCI(AFAM) 2820
ECON 2105 HIST 2112 HIST 2701 SPCM 1010
ECON 2106 HIST 2221 HIST 2702 WMST 1110-1110D
ECON 2200 HIST 2222 POLS 1101-1101D WMST 2010
EDES 1500 HIST 2301 PSYC 1101
GEOG 1101 HIST 2302 PSYC 2100

Entrance Requirements
Completion of Core Areas A-E and Area F. Passing score on Praxis I. Overall GPA of 2.0 (0-30 sem.hrs.); 2.1 (31-60 sem.hrs.); 2.2 (61-90 sem. hrs.); 2.3 ( 91+ sem. hrs.). Overall GPA of 2.5 required for admission to teacher education. Completion of CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L, CHEM 1212, CHEM 1212L, and MATH 2200, MATH 2200L with a grade of "C" or better. Submission of essay expressing philosophy of science teaching and reasons for wanting to become a science teacher. Portfolio documenting a minimum of 20 hours of pre-professional experience.

Area F - Courses Related to Major (18 hours)
EFND 2030
EPSY 2020
PHYS 1111-1111L
PHYS 1112-1112L
SPED 2000

Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Required Courses - 60 hours
EDIT 2020 or ESCI 4480/6480 ESCI 5460/7460
ESCI 3450 ESCI 5470/7470
ESCI 4450/6450 ESCI 5480/7480
ESCI 4460/6460
Choose one of the following Options:
(At least 17 hours of upper division coursework is needed to satisfy the 39 hour upper division requirement.)

Option 1 - Biology

BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 CHEM 2211L
BIOL 1107-1107L ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L
BIOL 1108-1108L GENE(BIOL) 3200
CBIO(BIOL) 3300 or CBIO(BIOL) 3400 GENE(BIOL) 4600/6600
CHEM 2211 Three hours of a BIOL elective
Four hours of Science or Science Education electives (should be selected with recommendation of advisor)

Option 2 - Chemistry

CHEM 2211 CHEM 3212
CHEM 2211L CHEM 3300
CHEM 2212 CHEM 3400
CHEM 2212L CHEM 3511-3511L
CHEM 2300 MATH 2210
CHEM 2300L MATH 2210L
CHEM 3211

Four hours of Science or Science Education electives (should be selected with recommendation of advisor)

Option 3 - Earth Science

ASTR 1010
ASTR 1010L
GEOL 1121
GEOG 1112L
(GEOL 1121, GEOL 1121L) or GEOL 1250-1250L
(GEOL 1122, GEOL 1122L) or GEOL 1260-1260L
GEOL 3030 or GEOL 4090/6090 or MARS 4100/6100
Choose thirteen hours of Earth Science Electives from the following:
GEOG 3010 GEOL 3200 GEOL 4110/6110 GEOL 4520/6520
GEOG 3110 GEOL 3250 GEOL 4220/6220 GEOL 4550/6550
GEOL 3010-3010L GEOL 3300 GEOL 4300/6300 GEOL 4560/6560
GEOL 3020-3020L GEOL 3350 GEOL 4310/6310 GEOL 4600/6600
GEOL 3090 GEOL 4010-4010L GEOL 4330/6330 GEOL 4620/6620
GEOL 3120-3120L GEOL 4020-4020L GEOL 4350/6350
GEOL 3130 GEOL 4050/6050 GEOL 4500/6500
GEOL 3150 GEOL 4060/6060 GEOL 4510/6510

Three hours of Science or Science Education electives (should be selected with recommendation of advisor)

Option 4 - Physics

MATH 2210 PHYS 3330-3330L
MATH 2210L PHYS 3700
MATH 2500 PHYS 4101/6101
MATH 2700 PHYS 4201/6201
PHYS 3320-3320L PHYS 4300/6300
Seven hours of Science or Science Education electives (should be selected with recommendation of advisor)

Major Electives - 0 hours

General Electives - 0 hours
None

Total hours required     120