Bachelor of Science Degree in Middle Grades Science
S0040 – 120 Credits
As a science teacher you will help children and young people explore the fascinating world of science, inspiring interest in a field that will dramatically affect our lives in the 21st century. Watch your students’ faces light up as they understand a new concept or become engaged in an experiment. Teaching is truly a meaningful career, and science teaching is especially important as the foundation for a world-class education.
Refer to General Education Requirements for additional requirements.
Also required: Completion of all lower-division state-mandated common prerequisites including the three (3) Education prerequisites: EDF 2005, EDF 2085 and EME 2040.
Degree Requirements
Major Concentration (60 credits)
| EDF 3214 | Human Development and Learning (U) | 3 credits |
| EDF 4430 | Measurement, Evaluation and Assessment (U) | 3 credits |
| EDG 3343 | Instructional Strategies (U) | 3 credits |
| EDG 4410 | Classroom Management and Communication (U) | 3 credits |
| EDM 3001 | Introduction to Middle School (U) | 3 credits |
| EME 3410 | Integrating Technology in the Classroom (U) | 3 credits |
| OCE 3017 | Current Issues in Marines Environmental Science (U) | 3 credits |
| OCE 2013 | Marine Environmental Science (P) | 3 credits |
| PCB 4043 | General Ecology (U) | 3 credits |
| PCB 4043L | General Ecology Laboratory (U) | 1 credit |
| RED 3360 | Teaching Reading in Middle/Secondary Schools (U) | 3 credits |
| SCE 3360 | Middle School/Secondary Science Methods (U) | 3 credits |
| SCE 3940 | Teaching Middle School Science Practicum (U) | 1 credit |
| SCE 4942 | Teaching Secondary Science Practicum (U) | 1 credit |
| SCE 4943 | Seminar in Science Teaching (U) | 3 credits |
| TSL 3080 | ESOL Issues: Principles and Practices (U) | 3 credits |
| SCE 4941 | Student Teaching in Science (U) | 10 credits |
| BSC 2010 | General Biology I (P) | 3 credits |
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| BSC 2010L | General Biology I Lab (P) | 1 credit |
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| CHM 1045 | General Chemistry I (P) | 3 credits |
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| CHM 1045L | General Chemistry I Lab (P) | 1 credit |
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| PHY 2053 | College Physics I (P) | 3 credits |
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| PHY 2053L | College Physics I Lab (P) | 1 credit |
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| BSC 2011 | General Biology II (P) | 3 credits |
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| BSC 2011L | General Biology II Lab (P) | 1 credit |
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| CHM 1046 | General Chemistry II (P) | 3 credits |
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| CHM 1046L | General Chemistry II Lab (P) | 1 credit |
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| PHY 2054 | College Physics II (P) | 3 credits |
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| PHY 2054L | College Physics II Lab (P) | 1 credit |