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Dec 21, 2024

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2012-2013 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Secondary Education, Grades 6-12, (B.S.)

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The Department of Education Professions offers a major in Secondary Education with concentrations in Business Education, Chemistry Education, Environmental Science Education, and Physics Education.

Please see the academic departmens for advising. All Teacher Education Preparation Requirements must be satisfied for this degree.

Required Courses

Total Semester Hours: 47

EDUC 200 - Entrance into Teacher Education
EDUC 204 - Orientation to Multicultural and Special Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
EDUC 312 - Principles of Teaching and Instructional Processes in Secondary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
EDUC 333 - Methods and Materials in Reading for Secondary Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
EDUC 351 - Educational Measurements (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
EDUC 412 - Secondary Classroom Management and Field Experience (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
EDUC 440 - Practicum in Secondary Education (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
EDUC 468S - Student Teaching (Cr. 9 or 12)
EDTC 100 - Introduction to Technology in Education (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
EDTC 245 - Educational Technology Foundations (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENGL 101 - English Composition I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENGL 102 - English Composition II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
FFND 101 - Freshman Foundations (Lec. 1, Lab. 1, Cr. 1)
HIST 201 - American History to 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MAAP 200 - Midpoint Assessment of Academic Progress Examination
ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation (Cr. 0)
PSYC 211 - Educational Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
PSYC 311 - Adolescent Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Business Education Concentration

Total Semester Hours: 73

Elective - 1
Humanities Elective - 3
Literature Elective - 3
Science Elective - 3

ACCT 208 - Accounting Principles (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
BADM 201 - Legal Environment (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ECON 203 - Principles of Microeconomics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ECON 204 - Principles of Macroeconomics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MATH 113 - College Algebra
MATH 114 - Mathematics of Finance (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
OSBC 102 - Intermediate Keyboarding and Formatting (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
OSBC 105 - Basic Microsoft Word (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
OSBC 106 - Intermediate Microsoft Word and PowerPoint (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
OSBC 231 - Secretarial Practice and Procedures (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
OSBC 307 - Microsoft Excel (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
OSBC 310 - Microsoft Access (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
OSBC 315 - Business Correspondence-Principles and Practices (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
OSBC 341 - Office Management (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
OSBC 361 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Business Subjects (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
Select ONE of the following groups:
BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
BIOL 102 - Introduction to Biology II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
or
BIOL 105 - Living World I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
BIOL 106 - Living World II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
or
CHEM 121 - Introductory Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
CHEM 122 - Introductory Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
or
CHEM 135 - Applications of Chemistry to Modern Lifestyles (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
CHEM 136 - Chemical Issues in the Environment (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
or
ENSC 101 - General Environmental Science I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENSC 102 - General Environmental Science II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
or
GEOL 101 - Physical Geology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
GEOL 102 - Historical Geology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
or
PHSC 101 - Physical Science (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
with
PHSC 102 - Introductory Astronomy (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
or
PHSC 111 - Physical Science (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
Select ONE of the following as a Fine Art:
ART 351 - Visual Arts Survey (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)
ART 361 - Art History: Ancient through Medieval (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 362 - Art History: Renaissance through Romanticism (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 363 - Art History: Origins of Modern Art (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 367 - Art since 1945 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 368 - History of Ceramics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MUSC 315 - Music Appreciation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MUSC 318 - Music in Today’s Societies (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MUSC 319 - Composers of African Descent (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
THEA 472 - History of the Theatre to 1800 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ACCT 241 - Managerial Accounting (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
or
ACCT 305 - Intermediate Accounting I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ECED 404 - Economic Education Workshop for Secondary Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
or
ECON Elective - 3
OSBC 209 - Desktop Publishing Using Adobe InDesign (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
or
OSBC 300 - Special Topics in Office Productivity Software (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Chemistry Education Concentration

Total Semester Hours: 73

BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
BIOL 101L - Introduction to Biology I Laboratory (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)
BIOL 102 - Introduction to Biology II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
BIOL 102L - Introduction to Biology II Laboratory (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
CHEM 203 - Quantitative Chemical Analysis (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
CHEM 203L - Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory (Lab. 6, Cr. 2)
CHEM 275 - Introductory Biochemistry (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
CHEM 301 - Organic Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
CHEM 301L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)
CHEM 302 - Organic Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
CHEM 302L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (Lab. 6, Cr. 2)
CHEM 361 - Theory of Inorganic Chemistry (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
CHEM 361L - Inorganic Preparations (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)
CHEM 390 - Physical Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
CHEM 441 - Seminar (Cr. 1)
CHEM 451 - Undergraduate Research (Lab. 3-9, Cr. 1-3)
COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
EDUC 403 - Methods, Models and Strategies for Teaching Science in High School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
HIST 202 - American History since 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MATH 170 - Precalculus College Algebra (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MATH 175 - Precalculus II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
PHIL 252 - Ethics in the Sciences (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
Select ONE of the following:
ART 351 - Visual Arts Survey (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)
ART 352 - Art Appreciation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 355H - Honors Art History: An Historical Approach to Art (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 361 - Art History: Ancient through Medieval (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 362 - Art History: Renaissance through Romanticism (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 363 - Art History: Origins of Modern Art (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MUSC 315 - Music Appreciation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MUSC 318 - Music in Today’s Societies (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
THEA 161 - Theatre Arts Appreciation (Lec. 3, Lab. 1, Cr. 3)

Environmental Science Education Concentration

Total Semester Hours: 73

AGRO 301 - Soils (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
AGRO 401 - Soil Fertility (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
BIOL 211 - Introductory Microbiology (Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4)
BIOL 410 - General Ecology (Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4)
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
CHEM 211 - Elements of Organic Chemistry (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
EDUC 403 - Methods, Models and Strategies for Teaching Science in High School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENSC 101 - General Environmental Science I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENSC 102 - General Environmental Science II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENSC 110L - General Environmental Science Laboratory (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)
ENSC 201 - Geophysical Pollution (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENSC 403 - Solid Waste Management (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENSC 404 - Introduction to Water Pollution (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENSC 420 - Introduction to Air Pollution (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MATH 170 - Precalculus College Algebra (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MATH 175 - Precalculus II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
NRCM 299 - Principles of Ecology, Natural Resource Conservation and Management (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
NRCM 493 - Introduction to Environmental Laws (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
PHIL 252 - Ethics in the Sciences (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
Select ONE of the following:
ART 351 - Visual Arts Survey (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)
ART 352 - Art Appreciation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 355H - Honors Art History: An Historical Approach to Art (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 361 - Art History: Ancient through Medieval (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 362 - Art History: Renaissance through Romanticism (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 363 - Art History: Origins of Modern Art (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MUSC 315 - Music Appreciation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MUSC 318 - Music in Today’s Societies (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
THEA 161 - Theatre Arts Appreciation (Lec. 3, Lab. 1, Cr. 3)

Physics Education Concentration

Total Semester Hours: 73

Science Electives - 10

COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
EDUC 403 - Methods, Models and Strategies for Teaching Science in High School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
HIST 202 - American History since 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MATH 170 - Precalculus College Algebra (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MATH 175 - Precalculus II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MATH 190 - Calculus I (Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4)
MATH 291 - Calculus II (Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4)
MATH 292 - Multivariable Calculus (Lec. 4, Cr. 4)
PHYS 151 - Introductory Applied Physics I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
PHYS 152 - Introductory Applied Physics II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
PHYS 205 - Introductory Physics Laboratory I (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)
PHYS 206 - Introductory Physics Laboratory II (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)
PHYS 211 - University Physics I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
PHYS 212 - University Physics II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
PHYS 311 - Analytical Mechanics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
PHYS 321 - Optics (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
PHYS 341 - Modern Physics I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
PHYS 342 - Modern Physics II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
PHYS 370 - Advanced Physics Laboratory I (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)
PHYS 421 - Thermodynamics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
Select one of the following:
ART 351 - Visual Arts Survey (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)
ART 361 - Art History: Ancient through Medieval (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 362 - Art History: Renaissance through Romanticism (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 363 - Art History: Origins of Modern Art (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 367 - Art since 1945 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ART 368 - History of Ceramics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MUSC 315 - Music Appreciation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MUSC 318 - Music in Today’s Societies (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MUSC 319 - Composers of African Descent (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Total Hours for Degree: 120

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