Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, General Science Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

• UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 110 - Fundamentals of Biology I Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 112 - Fundamentals of Biology I Lab Credit Hours: 1
• EDCI 140 - Developing a Worldview of Education Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
• ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3

• or MATH 109 - Pre-Calculus Algebra  Credit Hours: 3

Freshman Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

• BIOL 111 - Fundamentals of Biology II Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 113 - Fundamentals of Biology II Lab Credit Hours: 1
• ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
• ENVS 100 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 110 - Pre-Calculus Trigonometry and Function Theory Credit Hours: 3

• or MATH 210 - Practical Mathematics  Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

• CHEM 107 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• EDFL 201 - Teaching, Learning, and Growth Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 Credit Hours: 3

• or HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877  Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)

• BIOL 303 - Sociobiology Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 108 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 115 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
• CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
• EDCI 240 - Investigating School Contexts Credit Hours: 1-3 ​​​​​​(3 cr hrs)
• PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

• EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Credit Hours: 3
• EDCI 450G - Cultivating a Classroom Culture for Learning Credit Hours: 3
• EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 3
• GEOL 111 - Introduction to the Earth Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 207 - Introduction to Physics I Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)

• EDCI 340 - Developing Innovative Pedagogical Practices Credit Hours: 3
• GEOL 112 - History of the Earth Credit Hours: 4
• LTCY 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 208 - Introduction to Physics II Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 215 - Physics Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
• SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

• EDCI 453 - Secondary School Science Methods Credit Hours: 3
• EDCI 475 - Teacher Residency I in Secondary Education Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
• IRED 320 - Educational Technology and Innovation Credit Hours: 3
• IRED 330 - Integrating Technology in the Science Classroom Credit Hours: 1
• LTCY 356 - Teaching Students with Dyslexia Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 216 - Physics Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

• EDCI 440 - Research and Reflections on Educational Practice Credit Hours: 1-3 ​​​​​​(3 cr hrs)
• EDCI 494 - Teacher Residency II in Secondary Education Credit Hours: 6

General Education Curriculum