Core Curriculum Requirements (30 Credit Hours)

For details on the required courses, refer to the Core Curriculum  program. 

Professional Education (39 Credit Hours)

• EDUC 2200 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2201 - Instructional Technology Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2203 - Human Development, Learning & Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2240 - High Incidence Disabilities for Educators Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2260 - Instructional Design I Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2265 - Field Experience 2 Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 3331 - Reading in the Content Areas Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3340 - Instructional Design II Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3351 - Inclusive Classroom Practices for Individual Differences Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3365 - Field Experience 3 Credit Hours: 2
• EDUC 4485 - Action Research Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 4486 - Portfolio Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 4496 - Secondary Student Teaching Credit Hours: 10

Major Courses (45-48 Credit Hours)

The above number of credit hours includes courses included as directed Core Curriculum  courses)

NOTE: Additional required science and math courses are included as directed Core Curriculum  credits. These include an additional 4- sem.hrs of math and 8-sm.hrs. of chemistry

All courses and Praxis II Exam must be completed prior to admission to Secondary Student Teaching. CHEM 1105  is strongly recommended in place of CHEM 1101  / CHEM 1102  , but not required.

• BIOL 1105 - Biological Principles I Credit Hours: 4

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• CHEM 1105 - Chemical Principles Credit Hours: 5 AND
• CHEM 2200 - Foundational Biochemistry Credit Hours: 4

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• CHEM 1101 - General Chemistry Credit Hours: 4 AND
• CHEM 1102 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4

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• MATH 2502 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4

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• TECH 3300 - Engineering Analysis II Credit Hours: 4

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• PHSC 4430 - Science Integration Seminar Credit Hours: 1
• PHSC 4431 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Science Credit Hours: 3

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• PHYS 1101 - Introduction to Physics I Credit Hours: 4 AND
• PHYS 1102 - Introduction to Physics II Credit Hours: 4

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• PHYS 1105 - Principles of Physics I Credit Hours: 5 AND
• PHYS 1106 - Principles of Physics II Credit Hours: 5

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• PHYS 2202 - Astronomy Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 3211 - Intermediate Physics IA - Newtonian Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 3212 - Intermediate Physics IB - Energy Perspec Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 3221 - Intermediate Physics IIA - Electric Interactions Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 3222 - Intermediate Physics IIB - Electromagnetic Interactions and Semiconductor Devices Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 3230 - Intermediate Physics Laboratory Credit Hours: 2