B.S. in Secondary Education, Science (124 cr)
This degree will license you for teaching in both Middle and High School in the selected content area. General education requirements vary slightly from program to program.
General Education Requirements (39 cr)
Composition & Communication (9)
- ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I
- ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing
- Choose one speech course (eg. SPCH-S 121, CMCL-C 223)
College Level Mathematics (3 cr)
Choose at least one math course that meets IU East General Education Requirements.
Humanities & Fine Arts (9 cr)
Choose 3 additional courses from:
- World Language, Music (no studio), Fine Arts (1 studio only), Journalism, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Theater
Natural Science & Mathematics (9 cr)
- Choose at least one mathematics course 100 level or above, excluding MATH-M 123
- Choose at least one science course with a lab. Science courses can be taken from Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Astronomy, Geology, or Anatomy & Physiology.
Behavioral & Social Sciences (9 cr)
- Choose 3 courses from at least two of the following areas:
Anthropology, Economics, Social Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
Additional Requirements (0-2 cr)
First-Year Seminar (0-2 cr)
Students entering the program with less than 12 credit hours of transferable credit are required to complete the First Year Seminar (UCOL-U 101).
Professional Education Requirements
The lab / field experience courses, including M201, M301, and M401, can (and must) be taken multiple times for credit.
Foundations (17)
- EDUC-W 200 Microcomputing for Education: An Introduction
- EDUC-F 205 Study of Education and Practices of Teaching
- EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society
- EDUC-P 250 & EDUC-M 201 Psychology Applied to Teaching
- EDUC-K 306 Teaching students with Special Needs
Teacher Education Program (0)
- EDUC-M 299 TEP Application Required
Methods (15) [Must be admitted to TEP]
- EDUC-M 314 & EDUC-M 301 General Methods (complete first)
- EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Readings
- EDUC-K 490 Assessment I & II
- One additional methods course (satisfied in concentration)
Student Teaching Semester (15)
- EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching in the Secondary School
- EDUC-F 203 Topical Exploration in Education
Skill Review Courses (optional, as needed)
- EDUC-X 151 College Textbook Reading
- ENG-W 130 Principles of Composition
Secondary Science Major
Students must choose 1 area of Science from Life Sciences or Physical Science. Students may optionally add on Chemistry or Physics tracks. All students must take the Methods courses.
Methods (4)
EDUC-M 446 & EDUC-M 401 Science Methods
Life Sciences
- MATH-M 125 / MATH-M 126 Precalculus & Trigonometry
- CHEM-C 105 / CHEM-C 125 General Chemistry I & Lab
- CHEM-C 106 / CHEM-C 126 General Chemistry II & Lab
- PHYS-P 201 Introduction to Physics I
- GEOL-G 111 Physical Geology
- One course in Astronomy (AST)
- BIOL-L 107 Biological Concepts
- BIOL-L 325 Ecological Principles
- Choose one:
- PLSC-B 301 Plant Biology
- ZOOL-Z 301 Intro to Animal Kingdom
- Choose one:
- BIOL-L 314 Genetics
- BIOL-L 315 Cell Biology
- Choose two additional Biology courses at the 200 or 300 level
Physical Science
- MATH-M 215 Calculus I
- BIOL-L 107 Biological Concepts
- GEOL-G 111 Physical Geology
- Choose one course in Astronomy (AST)
- CHEM-C 105 / CHEM-C 125 General Chemistry I & lab
- CHEM-C 106 / CHEM-C 126 General Chemistry II & lab
- CHEM-C 341 / CHEM-C 343 Organic Chemistry I & lab
- CHEM-C 342 / CHEM-C 344 Organic Chemistry II & lab
- PHYS-P 201 Intro to Physics I
- PHYS-P 202 Intro to Physics II
- One additional upper-level course in Chemistry or Physics
OPTIONAL: Chemistry add-on
(This can be added on to a Life Sciences area)
- CHEM-C 341/ CHEM-C 343 Organic Chemistry I & lab
- CHEM-C 342 / CHEM-C 344 Organic Chemistry II & lab
- Choose one additional upper level course in Chemistry
OPTIONAL: Physics add-on
(This can be added on to a Life Sciences area)
- MATH-M 215 Calculus I
- PHYS-P 202 Intro to Physics II
- Choose one additional course in upper level Physics
