General Science Major

Students electing a major in General Science apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 2.50 in their content grade point average (GPA) and a minimum grade of C. Students must maintain the content GPA of 2.50 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain General Science certification:

Requirements

Biology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 111	Introductory Biology I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 112	Introductory Biology II	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Chemistry

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CHEM 103	General Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 104	General Chemistry II	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Mathematics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 212	Calculus I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 240	Statistical Methods I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Physical Science

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSCI 212	Introduction to Geology	4	Fall, Summer.
PSCI 217	Introduction to Oceanography	4	Spring.
PSCI 357	Historical and Contemporary Contexts of Science	3	As needed.

Physics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHYS 101	General Physics I	4	Fall, Summer.
	-And-
PHYS 102	General Physics II	4	Spring, Summer.
	-Or-
PHYS 200	Mechanics	4	Fall.
	-And-
PHYS 201	Electricity and Magnetism	4	Spring.

ONE RESEARCH COURSE from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 491-494	Research in Biology	1-4	Fall, Spring, Summer
CHEM 491-493	Research in Chemistry	1	As needed.
PHYS 491-493	Research in Physics	1	As needed.
PSCI 491-493	Research in Physical Science	1	As needed.

THREE COURSES at the 300-level or above from the following areas: biology, chemistry, physical science, and physics (two courses must be in the same area).

Total Credit Hours: 57

Note: To enroll in SED 411 and SED 412, students must have completed at least 55 credit hours of required and cognate courses in the major or have the consent of the program advisor. Prior to SED 421, students must have completed all requirements in the general science major.