SCIENCE TEACHING

Bachelor of Science

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Science Teaching is designed for students planning to teach biological sciences, chemistry, earth sciences, or physical sciences on the secondary school level (grades 9­12). The required science electives are included to give some degree of competency in a field other than the major area. Students are urged to discuss the PRAXIS with their advisor upon completion of the sophomore year.

TEACHING AREA: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Freshman Year

First Semester

4 - CH 101 General Chemistry

3 - CP SC 120 Intro. to Information Technology

3 - ENGL 101 Composition I

3 - HIST 172 Western Civilization

4 - MTHSC 106 Calculus of One Variable I

17

Second Semester

4 - CH 102 General Chemistry

1 - ED 100 Orientation

3 - ENGL 102 Composition II

3 - HIST 173 Western Civilization

3 - MTHSC 301 Stat. Theory and Methods I or 4 - MTHSC 108 Calculus of One Variable II

3 - Elective

17-18

Sophomore Year

First Semester

5 - BIOL 110 Principles of Biology I

4 - CH 201 Survey of Organic Chemistry or 3 - CH 330 Intro. to Physical Chemistry

3 - ED F 301 Principles of American Education

1 - ED F (THRD) 315 Integrating Computers

into the Classroom

4 - PHYS 207 General Physics I

16-17

Second Semester

5 - BIOL 111 Principles of Biology II

3 - ED F 302 Educational Psychology

4 - PHYS 208 General Physics II

3 - SPCH 150 Intro. to Speech Communication or 3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking

3 - Literature Requirement1

18

Junior Year

First Semester

3 - BIOCH 210 Elementary Biochemistry and 1 - BIOCH 211 Elementary Biochemistry Lab. or

3 - BIOCH 301 General Biochemistry and 1 - BIOCH 302 Molecular Biology Lab.

4 - BIOSC 222 Human Anatomy and Phys. I

3 - ED F 335 Adolescent Growth and Dev.

4 - GEN 302 Genetics

4 - Elective

19

Second Semester

4 - BIOSC 223 Human Anatomy and Phys. II

3 - ENGL 314 Technical Writing

3 - HUM 301 or 302 Humanities

4 - Plant Diversity Requirement2

3 - Social Science Requirement3

17

Senior Year

(Directed TeachingEither Semester)

First Semester

3 - ED 427 Teaching Secondary Science4

3 - READ 498 Secondary Content Area Reading4

4 - Animal Diversity Requirement5

3-4 - Biology Requirement6

3 - Social Science Requirement3

3 - Elective

19-20

Second Semester

12 - ED 412 Directed Teaching

3 - ED SP 370 Introduction to Special Education

15

138-141 Total Semester Hours

1ENGL 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, or H210.

2Select from BIOSC 304/308 or 305/309.

3Select from courses in ANTH, ECON, GEOG, PO SC, PSYCH, SOC.

4To be taken semester immediately prior to student teaching.

5Select from BIOSC 302/306 or 303/307.

6Select from BIOSC 320, 335, 336, 420, 470, 491.

Note: This curriculum leads to South Carolina certification to teach all science subjects in grades 7­12 and provides special expertise for teaching middle school life science and senior high school biological sciences.

 

TEACHING AREA: EARTH SCIENCES

Freshman Year

First Semester

4 - CH 101 General Chemistry

3 - ENGL 101 Composition I

3 - GEOL 101 Physical Geology

1 - GEOL 103 Physical Geology Lab.

3 - HIST 172 Western Civilization

4 - MTHSC 106 Calculus of One Variable I

18

Second Semester

4 - CH 102 General Chemistry

1 - ED 100 Orientation

3 - ENGL 102 Composition II

4 - GEOL 102 Historical Geology

3 - HIST 173 Western Civilization

3 - MTHSC 301 Stat. Theory and Methods I

18

Sophomore Year

First Semester

4 - BIOL 103 General Biology I

3 - ED F 301 Principles of American Education

3 - ENGL 314 Technical Writing

1 - GEOL 100 Current Topics in Geology

4 - GEOL 302 Structural Geology

3 - Literature Requirement1

18

Second Semester

4 - BIOL 104 General Biology II

3 - CP SC 120 Intro. to Information Technology

3 - ED F 302 Educational Psychology

4 - GEOL 306 Mineralogy

3 - PHYS 240 Physics of the Weather

17

Junior Year

First Semester

3 - ASTR 101 Solar System Astronomy

1 - ASTR 103 Solar System Astronomy Lab.

3 - ED F 335 Adolescent Growth and Dev.

4 - PHYS 207 General Physics

3 - Social Science Requirement2

4 - Elective

18

Second Semester

3 - ASTR 102 Stellar Astronomy

1 - ASTR 104 Stellar Astronomy Lab.

1 - ED F (THRD) 315 Integrating Computers into the Classroom

4 - PHYS 208 General Physics II

3 - SPCH 150 Intro. to Speech Communication or 3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking

3 - Geology Requirement3

3 - Elective

18

Junior Year

First Semester

3 - ED F 335 Adolescent Growth and Dev.

3 - HUM 301 or 302 Humanities

3 - PHYS 221 Physics with Calculus II

1 - PHYS 223 Physics Lab. II

3-4 - Astronomy Requirement1

4 - Elective

17-18

Second Semester

1 - ED F (THRD) 315 Integrating Computers into the Classroom

3 - PHYS 222 Physics with Calculus III

1 - PHYS 224 Physics Lab. III

3 - PHYS 240 Physics of the Weather

3 - Literature Requirement2

3 - Social Science Requirement3

3 - Elective

17

Senior Year

(Directed TeachingEither Semester)

First Semester

3 - CH 313 Quantitative Analysis

1 - CH 317 Quantitative Analysis Lab.

3 - ED 427 Teaching Secondary Science4

3 - READ 498 Secondary Content Area Reading4

2-4 - Physics Requirement5

3 - Social Science Requirement3

3 - Elective

18-20

Second Semester

12 - ED 412 Directed Teaching

3 - ED SP 370 Introduction to Special Education

15

136-139 Total Semester Hours

1ASTR 101/103 or ASTR (GEOL) 220.

2ENGL 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, or H210.

3Select from courses in ANTH, ECON, GEOG, PO SC, PSYCH, SOC.

4To be taken semester immediately prior to student teaching.

5Select from ASTR 302, 303, PHYS 290, 311, 452.

Note: This curriculum leads to South Carolina certification to teach all science subjects in grades 7­12 and provides special expertise for teaching secondary school chemistry, physics, and physical sciences.