Science Education Undergraduate Programs

Important change in program: In the future the science education undergraduate program will merge into FSU-Teach. During the 2008-09 academic year, all freshmen and sophomores interested in becoming science teachers will pursue their degree through the FSU-Teach program. (For more information, go to FSU-Teach.fsu.edu.) The current science education program will continue to accept new incoming junior students only until Fall 2009. Please contact Sherry Southerland, the program coordinator, if you have any questions about this transition.

Contact Sherry Southerland, Program Coordinator to find out more about the undergraduate program.

So you want to be a science teacher! Great! We need good science teachers and I'm glad you are interested in becoming one. Unfortunately, there are a lot of confusing requirements. It can be so confusing that sometimes students get a bit lost along the way. This is an attempt to pull together in one document all you need to know to graduate and be certified on time. I encourage you to read this whole document completely and to keep it handy as a reference.

Also, you should know you have found the single best source of information about the programs. We do everything possible to make the information here as accurate and up-to-date as we can. If we find there are any errors here, the document you see is immediately revised and corrected, normally within a single day of discovering the error. So bookmark this page and revisit it each semester to see if there have been any changes.

Get on the mailing list! First, if you haven't already done so, subscribe to the science education mailing list now! Also, fill out the information sheet attached. If your contact information changes, please be sure to resubmit the form with the updated information. By subscribing to the science education mailing list, you'll be informed by email of any changes that come along that could affect you, and you'll also be invited to special events of interest to science education majors. It's also a good idea to join the student chapter of the National Science Teachers' Association. By doing so you'll get to know other students who are preparing to be science teachers.

Five possible certifications. At this moment there are five areas of certification to choose from: (1) middle school science, (2) earth/space science, (3) chemistry, (4) biology, and (5) physics. You should decide as soon as possible in what area you wish to be certified, as the course requirements are different for each of the fields. If you haven't decided on the specific science field, you may wish to look over the course requirements listed later in this document. You will see there is some overlap, so it is possible to delay the decision for a while, at least until you apply for admission to the College of Education and science education. But again, the sooner you make the decision, the less likely you are to take some courses that won't "count."

Your First Two Years

During your first two years, you mainly work on satisfying the general education requirements, but you begin to specialize in one of the science certification areas through your selection of science courses as outlined below. Your main goal during this time is to keep your GPA up, as you must have a 2.5 over all and 2.5 in all science courses at the time you apply for admission to science education.

During these first two years in which you are not yet admitted to the College of Education and the science education program, you can and should make your intentions known to the department by sending in the basic information and contact sheet mentioned above.

Advising is available prior to admission to science education in the Office of Academic Services in the College of Education, 108 Stone Building, Monday through Friday by professional Academic Support Coordinators and trained Peer Advisors. This advising is a service for College of Education students and those students classified as basic division students but interested in entering the College of Education as their academic career progresses.

Applying for admission to the College of Education and science education. You cannot apply for admission to science education until you have completed the requirements outlined below, but you should apply absolutely as soon as you are eligible! Your goal should be to qualify for, and apply for admission to science education no later than the first semester of your junior year. For various reasons, it is possible to encounter difficulty if you fail to apply on time.

All science education students must complete the following before applying for admission to the program:

A. Basic Core Courses

1. EDF 1005 - Introduction to Education
2. EDG 2701 - Teaching Diverse Populations
3. EME 2040 - Introduction to Educational Technology
4. Forty-five (41-50) semester hours chosen from the following liberal arts and sciences areas: communications, mathematics, natural and/or physical sciences, fine arts and/or humanities, and social sciences. These hours must include:
   1. A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in English, including writing, literature, and speech;
   2. A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in mathematics (MGF, MGT, MAC and STA prefixes only), excluding MAT 1033, and including college algebra or higher, and geometry. MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I meets the intent of the program approval rule with respect to the inclusion of geometry in the mathematics requirement;
   3. Fifteen to twenty four (15-24) semester hours in the natural and/or physical sciences, including earth science, life science, and physical science, with a minimum of one associated lab. The specific course requirements are determined by the desired teaching field as outlined below;
   4. A minimum of six (6) semester hours in the humanities, including philosophy and fine arts;
   5. A minimum of twelve (12) semester hours in the social sciences, including general psychology and American history.
5. In addition to EDG 2701, you must also take six (6) additional semester hours with an international or diversity focus. The eligible courses will be determined by the institution where the student is currently earning his or her AA or baccalaureate degree. Foreign language courses may be used to meet this requirement.

B. Prerequisite Science Courses

1. For Biology teacher education:
   1. Eight (8) semester hours of biology with lab;
   2. Eight (8) semester hours of chemistry with lab or physics with lab;
   3. Six (6) semester hours of electives in science.
2. For Chemistry teacher education:
   1. Eight (8) semester hours of biology with lab or physics with lab;
   2. Eight (8) semester hours of chemistry with lab;
   3. Six (6) semester hours of electives in science.
3. For Earth/Science teacher education:
   1. Eight (8) semester hours of biology with lab or chemistry with lab or physics with lab;
   2. Four (4) semester hours of geology with lab;
   3. Three (3) semester hours of oceanography.
4. For Physics teacher education:
   1. Eight (8) semester hours of biology with lab or chemistry with lab;
   2. Eight (8) semester hours of physics with lab;
   3. Six (6) semester hours of electives in science.
5. For Middle Grades Science teacher education:
   1. Eight (8) semester hours of biology with lab or chemistry with lab or physics with lab;
   2. Four (4) semester hours of geology with lab;
   3. Three (3) semester hours of oceanography.

C. CLAST

Students who began their college studies during Fall, 2000 or after must now take and pass all sections of the CLAST test prior to admission to the science education program (minimum score of 295 on each section). You should take the CLAST after you have taken 18 semester hours of work but before you reach 60 hours of work. Important! See box below.

D. GPA

In addition to the College of Education criteria for admission to teacher education, the following criteria must be met:

1. You must have a 2.5 GPA for science and mathematics courses
2. You must have a 2.5 GPA overall

E. Departmental Approval

Finally, you need approval by the department for admission to science education.

Now it's time to apply for admission!

When you are ready to apply for admission to science education, you should go to the Office of Academic Services, 108 Stone Building, College of Education and request an application form. Obtain the required signatures and return the form to that office. Remember, do this as soon as you have meet the entry qualifications!

Phase two: You Are Now Admitted to Science Education

Now that you are admitted to science education, your advisement will take place within the department. Your last two years will focus on building science content strength through specific science courses, on professional development through a number of required professional courses culminated by student teaching. You will also have to demonstrate competency in the Florida Educator 12 Accomplished Practices, and will have to pass the Florida Teacher Certification exam.

Let's address these one at a time:

A. Content Courses

The science courses you take again depend on which of the five possible certification areas you are seeking. The required science courses are outlined on the pages in Appendix A, by teaching field. In all of these fields, you will have taken some of these courses prior to your admission to science education.

Course substitutions are generally discouraged, but may be permitted on the prior approval of your advisor with proper justification. You must complete and have signed a Course Substitution approval form. The substitution must be approved by both your advisor and the Chair of the Department of Middle and Secondary Education. Three copies of the form will be completed, one for you to keep for your records, one will go in your advisor's file, and one will be kept in the department office.

Do not substitute courses without prior approval, or you may very likely lose credit.

B. Professional Education Courses

All science education students must take the following courses prior to student teaching:

EDF 4210	Human Development and Learning
EDF 4430	Classroom Assessment
RED 4335	Reading in Content Area
TSL 4324	ESOL Strategies in Content Area

Beginning Fall 2007, there will be a change in the sequence of methods courses offered for science education. Please plan your semesters accordingly. The following courses will only be offered during the designated semester:

Course Number	Course Name	Semester Offered	Special Considerations
SCE 4320 (old 4361)	Introduction to Middle School Science	Spring Only
SCE 4362	Teaching & Learning Science	Fall Only	This course can be first in the series.
SCE 4363	Advanced Topics in Science Education	Fall Only	This requires either 4320 OR 4362 to be completed!
SCE 4835 (old 4365)	Teaching Earth/Space Science	Spring Only	This course may be taken at any time other than during the student teaching internship.
SCE 4944 & 4948	Student Teaching & Classroom Management	Spring Only	Must have finished ALL methods courses! (This is the last semester.)

Each of these courses requires 30 hours of field experiences, meaning you will be required to spend time each week in one or more area schools. If you take the two courses together, you will have to be in the schools approximately 6 hours a week, which you may find impossible to do, and you can not pass these courses without fulfilling the field experience requirement. You will need to plan your own transportation to and from the assigned school, whether you have a car, take the bus, walk or ride a bicycle.

Student teaching. You must complete ALL of the above before you can student teach. You must fill out an application and apply for student teaching the semester before you wish do the internship. This is generally done during the second week of the semester, but the deadline is in the General Bulletin. Don't forget to apply on time or your graduation may be delayed!

SCE 4944 - Student teaching, or internship, should be done your last semester. You must also register for 3 hours of SCE 4948 - Classroom Management and Planning in Science Education during that last semester. These two courses must be taken together and they should be the ONLY courses you take during your last semester.

During student teaching you will be assigned to a specific teacher and school. It is possible to student teach in other areas of the state, and often there are good reasons for doing that. However, in my opinion you have a better experience if you student teach in this area. The reason is that most students do, and the opportunity of getting together once a week in SCE 4948 provides an opportunity of sharing experiences and learning from each other.

You should know that during student teaching you are expected to be at school all day, arriving when your cooperating teacher arrives and staying until he or she leaves. During this time, you will pick up an increasing percentage of the teacher's load, until you are teaching a full load. This means time before and after school will be taken with lesson planning, conferences with other teachers, students, and parents, and school extracurricular activities. It is more than a full time job.

You should not plan to take any other courses (other than SCE4948), nor should you plan to work during that last semester. Students who try to do both soon find themselves in over their heads and can easily get into trouble requiring a repeat of the entire internship. Plan ahead now so you don't have to work or take another course during this time to graduate.

One other heads up: Some school districts now require fingerprinting and a security check before they will allow you to intern in that district. Be sure to check with the Office of Field Experiences the semester before you student teach about any requirements like this specific to the district in which you will be assigned.

At the same time, most students say this was the best semester of their college career. While it is a lot of work, it is the culmination of everything you've worked for. Don't blow it by trying to do too much during that last semester.

C. Competencies and Certification

Your certification as a teacher is based on several things;

1.  Your completion of all program requirements as outlined above,

2.  Your demonstration of all 12 of the Florida Teacher Accomplished Practices, which must be done by the end of student teaching to successfully complete the internship, and

3.  You must pass the general knowledge, professional knowledge and teaching subject field portions of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE). Important note: You must pass all sections of this exam before you can graduate. (See below.)

Professional Teaching Portfolio. All science education students should begin the development of a professional teaching portfolio as early as possible. The portfolio is required as a part of your final semester, but may also be required as a component of some of the other courses along the way. In SCE4363, you will develop an electronic portfolio. Up until that time, you may keep it in paper format. In any case, you should start early, preferably with the first education course you take, even before you are admitted to science education. Some guidelines for portfolio development are attached as Appendix B. Start saving artifacts now.

Florida Educator Accomplished Practices. As a requirement for the successful completion of student teaching and the program, you must demonstrate competency in each of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices. See http://www.coedu.usf.edu/ap/ for details. All of your professional education courses are designed to help you build these skills. Your portfolio should document your growing competency in each of these areas.

Florida Teacher Certification Exam. All candidates for certification in any of the five science education fields must pass the general knowledge, professional knowledge and teaching subject field portions of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam prior to graduation. Also, you should be aware that you can only take two of the three parts at a single test administration. It is to your advantage to take the general knowledge section early (in your Junior year) and take the professional knowledge and teaching subject field portions of the test before student teaching. Do not put off taking this exam or your graduation could be delayed.

(See http://www.myfloridaeducation.com/sas/ftcehome.htm for details, including costs and test locations and dates.)

Well, that's it!

You've completed all the requirements for the degree and for certification.

You should join the student chapter of the National Science Teachers Association (www.nsta.org) as soon as possible. The dues are only $5.00 per semester, and for your first year, you will get a full year's membership in the national organization, complete with your choice of professional journal. Join now.

We have done our best to make the information in this document accurate as of: August 29, 2006

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Appendix A.  Specific Science Course Requirements by Teaching Field

Biology Teaching

Biology: minimum of 26 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite (Note: Check with Biology Dept. to be sure--Prerequisites sometimes change.)	Co Requisite
	2	BOT 3015	Plant Biology	BSC 2011/2011L;CHM 1046/1046L;	None
	3	BSC 2010	Biological Science I	BSC 2010L, CHM 1045/1045L	Same as Pre.
	1	BSC 2010L	Biological Science I Lab.	BSC 2010, CHM 1045/1045L	Same as Pre.
	3	BSC 2011	Biological Science II	BSC 2010/2010L	None
	2	BSC 2011L	Animal Diversity Lab.	BSC 2010/2010L	None
	2	BSC 3402L	Experimental Biology Lab.	BSC 2011/2011L; CHM 1046/1046L	None
	3	BSC 4934r	Selected Topics in Applied Biology	Approval of advisor
	3	ISC 3121	Science, Technology and Society	At least junior standing permission of instructor. Note this is now seldom taught and a replacement course may be used.	None
	3	PCB 3043	General Ecology (Recommended)	BSC 2011/2011L; CHM 1046/1046L	None
	3	PCB 3063	General Genetics (Recommended)	BSC 2011/2011L;CHM 1046/1046L	None
	3	PCB 4674	Evolution (Recommended)	BSC 2011/2011L; PCB 3063; CHM 1046/1046L	None
			Other Biology Electives
Total Hours

Chemistry: minimum of 9 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	CHM 1045	General Chemistry I	MAC 1105 with 3 "C-"	CHM 1045L
	1	CHM 1045L	General Chemistry I Lab.	None	CHM 1045
	3	CHM 1046	General Chemistry II	CHM 1045/1045L or CHM 1050/1050L with 3 "C-"	None
	2	CHM 1046L	General Chemistry II Lab.	Same as CHM 1046	CHM 1046
Total Hours

PHYSICS: minimum of 8 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	5 or 4	PHY 2048C or PHY 2053C	General Physics A or College Physics A	MAC 2311 with 3 "C" MAC 1140 or 1113 with 3 "C-"	None CHM 1045
	5 or 4	PHY 2049C or PHY 2054C	General Physics B or College Physics B	PHY 2048C with 3 "C" PHY 2048C or PHY 2053C	None None
Total Hours

Earth Science: minimum of 6 hours.

Required

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	SCE 4835C (old 4365C)	Teaching Earth and Space Science	None (Taught only in Spring Semester)	None
Total Hours

Choose from the following courses for a minimum of 3 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	ANT 3101	Fundamentals of Archaeology	None	None
	3	AST 1002	Planets, Stars, and Galaxies	None	None
	1	AST 1002L	Intro.To Astronomy Lab.	None	AST 1002
	4	GLY 2010C	Physical Geology	Two hour lab required	None
	3	GLY 2100	Historical Geology	None	None
	1	GLY 2100L	Historical Geology Lab.	GLY 2100 or GLY 1103	Same as Pre.
	2	MET 2101	General Climatology	MET 2700	None
	3	MET 2700	General Meteorology	MAC 2311	PHY 2048C
	3	OCE 4011	Principles of Oceanography	None	None
Total Hours

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Chemistry Teaching

Chemistry: minimum of 25 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite (Note: Check with Chemistry Dept. to be sure - Prerequisites sometimes change.)	Co Requisite
	3	CHM 1045	General Chemistry I	MAC 1105 with 3 "C-"	CHM 1045L
	1	CHM 1045L	General Chemistry I Lab.	None	CHM 1045
	3	CHM 1046	General Chemistry II	CHM 1045/1045L or CHM 1050/1050L with 3 "C-"	None
	2	CHM 1046L	General Chemistry II Lab.	Same as CHM 1046	CHM 1046
	3	CHM 2210	Organic Chemistry I	CHM 1046/1046L with 3 "C-"	None
	3	CHM 2211	Organic Chemistry II	CHM 2210 with 3 "C-"	None
	3	CHM 2211L	Organic Chemistry II Lab.	CHM 2210 with 3 "C-"	CHM 2211
	4	CHM 3120C	Introduction to Analytical Chemistry	CHM 1046/1046L with 3 "C-"	None
	3	CHM 4610	Inorganic Chemistry	CHM 2211/2211L/3120C	CHM 4410 or instructor permission
	3	ISC 3121	Science, Technology, and Society	At least junior standing or permission of instructor	None
Total Hours

Biology: minimum of 9 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	BSC 2010	Biological Science I	BSC 2010L, CHM 1045/1045L	Same as Pre.
	1	BSC 2010L	Biological Science I Lab.	BSC 2010, CHM 1045/1045L	Same as Pre.
	3	BSC 2011	Biological Science II	BSC 2010/2010L	None
	2	BSC 2011L	Animal Diversity Lab.	BSC 2010/2010L	None
Total Hours

PHYSICS: minimum of 8 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	5 or 4	PHY 2048C or PHY 2053C	General Physics A or College Physics A	MAC 2311 with 3 "C" MAC 1140 or 1113 with 3 "C-"	None CHM 1045
	5 or 4	PHY 2049C or PHY 2054C	General Physics B or College Physics B	PHY 2048C with 3 "C" PHY 2048C or PHY 2053C	None None
Total Hours

Earth Science: minimum of 6 hours.

Required

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	SCE 4835C (old 4365C)	Teaching Earth and Space Science	None (Taught only in Spring Semester)	None
Total Hours

Choose from the following courses for a minimum of 3 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	ANT 3101	Fundamentals of Archaeology	None	None
	3	AST 1002	Planets, Stars, and Galaxies	None	None
	1	AST 1002L	Intro. To Astronomy Lab.	None	AST 1002
	4	GLY 2010C	Physical Geology	Two hour lab required	None
	3	GLY 2100	Historical Geology	None	None
	1	GLY 2100L	Historical Geology Lab.	GLY 2100 or GLY 1103	Same as Pre.
	2	MET 2101	General Climatology	MET 2700	None
	3	MET 2700	General Meteorology	MAC 2311	PHY 2048C
	3	OCE 4011	Principles of Oceanography	None	None
Total Hours

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Physics Teaching

PHYSICS: minimum of 25 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite (Note: Check with Physics Dept. to be sure - Prerequisites sometimes change.)	Co Requisite
	3	AST 3033	Recent Advances in Astronomy and Cosmology	An astronomy course and MAC 2313 or permission of instructor	None
	3	ISC 3121	Science, Technology, and Society	At least junior standing or permission of instructor	None
	5	PHY 2048C	General Physics A	MAC 2311 with 3 "C"	None
	5	PHY 2049C	General Physics B	PHY 2048C with 3 "C"	None
	3	PHY 3101	Intermediate Modern Physics	PHY 2049C	None
	3	PHY 3221	Intermediate Mechanics	PHY 2048C	MAP 2302 or MAP 3305
	3	PHY 3424	Optics	PHY 2049C	None
	1	PHY 3802L	Intermediate Laboratory A	None	PHY 3101, PHY 3424
	3	PHY 4040C	Physics of the 20th Century	PHY 2049C, 2054C or 4013C	None
	3	PHY 4323	Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism	PHY 2049C and PHZ 3113	None
	3	PHZ 3113	Mathematical Physics	PHY 2049C or PHY 2054C	MAP 2302 or MAP 3305
Total Hours

Biology: minimum of 6 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	BSC 2010	Biological Science I	BSC 2010L, CHM 1045/1045L	Same as Pre.
	1	BSC 2010L	Biological Science I Lab.	BSC 2010, CHM 1045/1045L	Same as Pre.
	3	BSC 2011	Biological Science II	BSC 2010/2010L	None
	2	BSC 2011L	Animal Diversity Lab.	BSC 2010/2010L	None
Total Hours

Chemistry: minimum of 9 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	CHM 1045	General Chemistry I	MAC 1105 with 3 "C-"	CHM 1045L
	1	CHM 1045L	General Chemistry I Lab.	None	CHM 1045
	3	CHM 1046	General Chemistry II	CHM 1045/1045L or CHM 1050/1050L with 3 "C-"	None
	2	CHM 1046L	General Chemistry II Lab.	Same as CHM 1046	CHM 1046
Total Hours

Earth Science: minimum of 6 hours.

Required

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	SCE 4835C (old 4365C)	Teaching Earth and Space Science	None (Taught only in Spring Semester)	None
Total Hours

Choose from the following courses for a minimum of 3 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	ANT 3101	Fundamentals of Archaeology	None	None
	3	AST 1002	Planets, Stars, and Galaxies	None	None
	1	AST 1002L	Intro. To Astronomy Lab.	None	AST 1002
	4	GLY 2010C	Physical Geology	Two hour lab required	None
	3	GLY 2100	Historical Geology	None	None
	1	GLY 2100L	Historical Geology Lab.	GLY 2100 or GLY 1103	Same as Pre.
	2	MET 2101	General Climatology	MET 2700	None
	3	MET 2700	General Meteorology	MAC 2311	PHY 2048C
	3	OCE 4011	Principles of Oceanography	None	None
Total Hours

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Earth/Space Science Teaching

Earth Space Science Required Courses: minimum of 24 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite (Note: Check with offering dept. to be sure - Prerequisites sometimes change.)	Co Requisite
	3	AST 1002	Planets, Stars, and Galaxies	None	None
	1	AST 1002L	Intro. To Astronomy Lab.	None	AST 1002
	3	GEO 3200C	Physical Geography	None	None
	4	GLY 2010C	Physical Geology	Two hour lab required	None
	3	GLY 2100	Historical Geology	None	None
	1	GLY 2100L	Historical Geology Lab.	GLY 2100 or GLY 1102	Same as Pre.
	3	MET 1010	Introduction to the Atmosphere	None	None
	3	OCE 4011	Principles of Oceanography	None	None
	3	SCE 4835C (old 4365C)	Teaching Earth and Space Science	None (Taught only in Spring Semester)	None
Total Hours

Biology: minimum of 9 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	BSC 2010	Biological Science I	BSC 2010L, CHM 1045/1045L	Same as Pre.
	1	BSC 2010L	Biological Science I Lab.	BSC 2010, CHM 1045/1045L	Same as Pre.
	3	BSC 2011	Biological Science II	BSC 2010/2010L	None
	2	BSC 2011L	Animal Diversity Lab.	BSC 2010/2010L	None
Total Hours

Chemistry: minimum of 9 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	CHM 1045	General Chemistry I	MAC 1105 with 3 "C-"	CHM 1045L
	1	CHM 1045L	General Chemistry I Lab.	None	CHM 1045
	3	CHM 1046	General Chemistry II	CHM 1045/1045L or CHM 1050/1050L with 3 "C-"	None
	2	CHM 1046L	General Chemistry II Lab.	Same as CHM 1046	CHM 1046
Total Hours

PHYSICS: minimum of 8 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	5 or 4	PHY 2048C or PHY 2053C	General Physics A or College Physics A	MAC 2311 with 3 "C" MAC 1140 or 1113 with 3 "C-"	None CHM 1045
	5 or 4	PHY 2049C or PHY 2054C	General Physics B or College Physics B	PHY 2048C with 3 "C" PHY 2048C or PHY 2053C	None None
Total Hours

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Middle Grades Science Teaching

Middle School Science Required Courses: minimum of 20 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	AST 1002	Planets, Stars, and Galaxies	None	None
	1	AST 1002L	Intro.To Astronomy Lab.	None	AST 1002
	3	GEO 3200C	Physical Geography	None	None
	4	GLY 2010C	Physical Geology	Two hour lab required	None
	3	MET 1010	Introduction to the Atmosphere	None	None
	3	OCE 4011	Principles of Oceanography	None	None
	3	SCE 4835C (old 4365C)	Teaching Earth and Space Science	None (Taught only in Spring Semester)	None
Total Hours

Biology: minimum of 9 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	BSC 2010	Biological Science I	BSC 2010L, CHM 1045/1045L	Same as Pre.
	1	BSC 2010L	Biological Science I Lab.	BSC 2010, CHM 1045/1045L	Same as Pre.
	3	BSC 2011	Biological Science II	BSC 2010/2010L	None
	2	BSC 2011L	Animal Diversity Lab.	BSC 2010/2010L	None
Total Hours

Chemistry: minimum of 9 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	3	CHM 1045	General Chemistry I	MAC 1105 with 3 "C-"	CHM 1045L
	1	CHM 1045L	General Chemistry I Lab.	None	CHM 1045
	3	CHM 1046	General Chemistry II	CHM 1045/1045L or CHM 1050/1050L with 3 "C-"	None
	2	CHM 1046L	General Chemistry II Lab.	Same as CHM 1046	CHM 1046
Total Hours

PHYSICS: minimum of 8 hours.

Term Taken	Hrs	Course No.	Title	Prerequisite	Co Requisite
	5 or 4	PHY 2048C or PHY 2053C	General Physics A or College Physics A	MAC 2311 with 3 "C" MAC 1140 or 1113 with 3 "C-"	None CHM 1045
	5 or 4	PHY 2049C or PHY 2054C	General Physics B or College Physics B	PHY 2048C with 3 "C" PHY 2048C or PHY 2053C	None None
Total Hours