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Special Education 
Integrated  Science Teaching Major for Elementary Teacher Certification:

 

1. All of the following biology courses (16 credits)

BS

110

Organisms and Populations 

4

BS

111

Cells and Molecules 

3

BS

111L

Cell and Molecular Biology Lab

2

PSL

250

Physiology

4

ZOL

355

Ecology

3

NOTE: Students may use Biological Science 111 and 111L to satisfy the Integrated Studies in the Biological Science and laboratory components of the University’s Integrated Studies requirement. 

2. All of the following chemistry courses (8 credits)

CEM

141

General Chemistry

4 

CEM

142

General and Inorganic Chemistry

3

CEM

161

General Chemistry Laboratory

NOTE: Students may use 3 credits of Chemistry 141 to satisfy the Integrated Studies in Physical Science components of the University’s Integrated Studies requirement.

3. The following geology courses (10 credits)

GLG

201 

The Dynamic Earth

4

GEo

203

Introduction to Meteorology

3

AST

207

The Science of Astronomy

3

4. One of the following mathematics course (3-5 credits)

MTH

114

Trigonometry

3

MTH

116

College Algebra and Trigonometry

5

5. All of the following natural science course (7 credits)

SME 

120

Integrated Science Seminar

1

SME

320

Integrated Science for K-8 Schools

3

SME

420

Integrated Science Research for K-8

3

Integrated Science majors are waived out of SME/NSC 301 on the Elementary Education Planned Program.

6. All the following physics courses (8 credits)

PHY

231

Introductory Physics I 

3

PHY

232

Introductory Physics II 

3

PHY

251 

Introductory Physics Lab I  

1

PHY

252

Introductory Physics Lab II

1

7. One of the following statistics courses (3-4 credits):

STT

200

Statistical Methods

3

 OR

STT

201

Statistical Methods

4

   Total Credits:  55-58 Credits

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