Middle School Education, BA – Science Emphasis

51-53 credit hours in Middle School Education

30 credit hours in Science Emphasis

Requirements

In addition to taking the core middle school education courses, students seeking a Bachelor of Arts in Middle School Education (grades 5-9) with certification in science must complete the following courses:

Science Emphasis

BSC 10000Concepts in Biology

4

BSC 10700Human Biology

3

CHM 10000Concepts in Chemistry

4

ESC 10000Physical Geology with Lab

4

ESC 11000Introductory Meteorology

3

ESC 11100Meteorology Lab

1

ESC 13000Introductory Astronomy

3

And

ESC 13100Astronomy Lab

1

Or

ESC 13200Introductory Astronomy with Lab

4

PHY 11100Concepts of Physics

3

PHY 11200Concepts of Physics Laboratory

1

PHL 26500Philosophy of Science

3

Or

SCI 21200History of Science

3

Methods of Teaching

One of the following:
EDU 33000Secondary Methods of Teaching Science

3

EDU 31900Elementary/Middle School Science Methods

3