Bachelor of Science Degree in Middle Grades Science Education - 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.
Transfer from Associate Degree: 24 credits
General Education Requirement: 36 credits
Major Concentration Courses: 60 credits
Degree Requirements
Major Concentration (60 credits)
| EDF 3214 | Human Development and Learning | 3 credits |
| EDF 4430 | Measurement, Evaluation and Assessment | 3 credits |
| EDG 3343 | Instructional Strategies | 3 credits |
| EDG 4410 | Classroom Management and Communication | 3 credits |
| EDM 3001 | Introduction to Middle School | 3 credits |
| EME 3410 | Integrating Technology in the Classroom | 3 credits |
| OCB 3017 | Marine Environmental Science | 3 credits |
| OCB 2010 | Marine Biology | 3 credits |
| PCB 4043 | General Ecology | 3 credits |
| PCB 4043L | General Ecology Laboratory | 1 credit |
| RED 3360 | Teaching Reading in Middle/Secondary Schools | 3 credits |
| SCE 3360 | Middle School/Secondary Science Methods | 3 credits |
| SCE 3940 | Teaching Middle School Science Practicum | 1 credit |
| SCE 4942 | Teaching Secondary Science Practicum | 1 credit |
| SCE 4943 | Seminar in Science Teaching | 3 credits |
| TSL 3080 | ESOL Issues: Principles and Practices | 3 credits |
| SCE 4941 | Student Teaching in Science | 10 credits |
| BSC 2010 | General Biology I | 3 credits |
| | with | |
| BSC 2010L | General Biology I Lab | 1 credit |
| | Or | |
| CHM 1045 | General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHM 1045L | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 credit |
| | Or | |
| PHY 2053 | College Physics I | 3 credits |
| PHY 2053L | College Physics I Lab | 1 credit |
| | Also choose: | |
| BSC 2011 | General Biology II | 3 credits |
| BSC 2011L | General Biology II Lab | 1 credit |
| | Or | |
| CHM 1046 | General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHM 1046L | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 credit |
| | Or | |
| PHY 2054 | College Physics II | 3 credits |
| PHY 2054L | College Physics II Lab | 1 credit |