| POLICY SOURCE: Catalog COS - Undergraduate Degree Program Descriptions |
POLICY NO.: 4033 |
| SUPERCEDES: 3762 |
| TITLE: BS - Science Education-General |
SUBMITTED BY: Levi Lewis |
| DATE: August 20, 2012 |
APPROVED BY: Liz Fox |
Bachelor of Science in Science Education–General Science
The recommended program plan is given below. Teacher certification area: Middle Grades Science (5–9). All applicants must meet the current entrance requirements for teacher-education programs established by the Florida Department of Education. Formal application is made during the sophomore year. Application procedures and requirements may be found in the department’s student handbook.
Freshman Year
| FALL |
CREDITS |
| ASC 1000 |
University Experience |
1 |
| CHM 1101 |
Chemistry 1 |
4 |
| COM 1101 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
| EDS 1005 |
Introduction to Education |
3 |
| ENS 1001 |
The Whole Earth Course |
3 |
| MTH 1001 |
Calculus 1 |
4 |
| |
18 |
| SPRING |
CREDITS |
| CHM 1102 |
Chemistry 2 |
4 |
| COM 1102 |
Writing about Literature |
3 |
| COM 2370 |
Speech |
3 |
| MTH 1002 |
Calculus 2 |
4 |
| OCN 2407 |
Meteorology |
3 |
| |
17 |
Sophomore Year
| FALL |
CREDITS |
| BIO 1010 |
Biological Discovery 1 |
4 |
| HUM 2051 |
Civilization 1 |
33 |
| PHY 1001 |
Physics 1 |
4 |
| PHY 2091 |
Physics Lab 1 |
1 |
| PSY 1411 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| SPS 1020 |
Introduction to Space Sciences |
3 |
| |
18 |
| SPRING |
CREDITS |
| BIO 1020 |
Biological Discovery 2 |
4 |
| EDS 2010 |
Education Seminar |
2 |
| EDS 2050 |
Educational Psychology |
3 |
| PHY 2002 |
Physics 2 |
4 |
| SPS 1010 |
Introduction to Astronomy |
3 |
| |
|
16 |
Junior Year
| FALL |
CREDITS |
| EDS 3033 |
Measurement and Evaluation |
3 |
| EDS 3095 |
Clinical and Field Experience 1 |
2 |
| EDS 4051 |
Methods and Management of Middle and High School Teaching |
4 |
| EDS 4060 |
Educational Strategies for ESOL |
3 |
| OCN 2602 |
Environmental Geology |
3 |
| |
15 |
| SPRING |
CREDITS |
| EDS 3034 |
Assessment and Evaluation |
3 |
| EDS 3096 |
Clinical and Field Experience 2 |
2 |
| EDS 4071 |
Methods and Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Science |
4 |
| EDS 4081 |
Content Area Reading |
3 |
| HUM 3352 |
History of Science and Technology: Renaissance to Present |
3 |
| |
Humanities Core Course* |
3 |
| |
18 |
Senior Year
| FALL |
CREDITS |
| EDS 4090 |
Research Seminar (Q)
|
2 |
| EDS 4095 |
Student Teaching 1 |
6 |
| OCN 1010 |
Oceanography |
3 |
| |
Free Elective |
3 |
| |
14 |
| SPRING |
CREDITS |
| EDS 4096 |
Student Teaching 2 (Q)
|
12 |
| |
12 |
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 128
| *Humanities Core Course |
| HUM 2052 |
Civilization 2: Renaissance Through Modern |
| HUM 2142 |
World Art History 2: Early Modern to Post-Colonial |
| HUM 2212 |
British and American Literature 1 |
| HUM 2213 |
British and American Literature 2 |
| HUM 2331 |
American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era |
| HUM 2332 |
American History: From Reconstruction to the Present |
Not all humanities core courses are offered online or every term; check the current schedule of classes for humanities core options.