General Science and Secondary Education

This POE applies to students entering Fall 2010, Class of 2014
This POE accurately reflects the requirements for General Science certification with the Education courses added and represents the required courses to meet PDE secondary certification guidelines.

Department: Physics

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Requirements for Program of Emphasis in General Science Education

Biology (7 credit hours)
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
BI 105 Biology Diversity & Ecology
3
 Co-requisite BI 121
N
  
BI 106 Functions of Cells & Organisms
3
 BI 105 & CH 105
N
  
BI 121 Biology Lab I
1
 Co-requisite BI 105
N
 QS
Chemistry (8 credit hours)
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
CH 105 Organic Chemistry Concepts I
3
  
N
  
CH 116 Organic Chemistry Lab I
3
 Co-requisite CH 105
N
  
and either a) or b)
a) CH 106 Organic Chemistry Concepts II
3
 CH 105, minimum grade C
N
  
CH 118 Organic Chemistry Lab II   Prerequisite CH 106 & CH 116
N
QS
b) CH 114 Introduction to Physical Inorganic Chemistry I
4
  
N
QS
Physics (6 or 7 credit hours)
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
PC 120 Astronomy I
3
  
N
  
and either a) or b)
a) PC 125 Musical Acoustics
4
  
FN
  
b) PC 200 General Physics I
3
 Co-requisite PC 206
N
QM
PC 202L General Physics Laboratory I
1
 Co-requisite PC 200
N
  
Environmental Science and Geology (11 or 12 credit hours)
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ESS 100 Environmental Systems I
3
  
N
  
GL 100 Introduction to Physical Geology
3
  
N
  
GL 101 Physical Geology Lab
1
 Pre or co-requisite GL 100
N
  
and either a), b) or c)
a)GL 110 Death & Destruction by Nature
3
  
N
  
b)GL 111 Oceanography
3
  
N
  
c)GL 202 Historical Geology
3
 GL 100
N
  
Mathematics (6 credit hours)
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
MA 100 Precalculus
3
 High school algebra or trig.
N
QM
MA 103 Quantitative Methods
3
 High school algebra  
Q
Note: Higher level courses (such as MA 130, Calculus I) may also satisfy this category.
Minimum General Science credit hours = 55-60
Collateral Courses (12-15 credit hours)

At least four additional courses must be taken in Biology/Chemistry/Physics and/or Environmental Science, two of these courses (3-4 credits each) must be at the 300 level or above. These may all be in one subject area or any combination of the sciences the student wishes.

Required Education Courses - Total credit hours = 39 (26 upper level)
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ED 110 Foundations of Education
3
 Co-requisite ED 111
S
  
ED 111* Foundations of Education Field Experience
1
 Co-requisite ED 110
S
  
ED 130 Adolescent Development
3
  
S
  
ED 201 Educational Technology
3
 ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130
S
  
ED 240 Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities
3
 ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130
S
  
ED 314 English Language Learners
1
 ED 110 & ED 111 & ED 130
S
  
ED 315 English Language Learners Practicum
1
 ED 314
S
  
ED 341* Adaptations for Students with Exceptionalities
4
 ED 110, ED 111 & ED 240
S
 CW
ED 402 Content Area Literacy
1
  
S
  
ED 420* General Secondary Methods
3
 ED 341 and permission
S
  
ED 421 Secondary Science and Math Methods
1
 Co-requisite ED 420
S
  
ED 450** Student Teaching
14
 ED 420, senior standing & permission, co-requisite ED 451
S
  
ED 451** Student Teaching Seminar
1
 Co-requisite ED 450
S
  

*There are field experiences in these courses. Students should take only one of these courses per semester. Allow a two-hour block of time for scheduled field experience twice a week.
**ED 450 & 451 (Student Teaching and Seminar) may be taken only in the FALL semester of the senior year. ED 450 requires students' full-time participation and no other courses may be taken during this semester without the education advisors' approval. Students must have reliable transportation.

NOTE: It is imperative that students work closely with their advisors to meet all current certification requirements. All students are required to take six credits of English composition (or equivalent) and literature (or the equivalent) and two college level mathematics courses (or the equivalent) prior to being admitted to a certification program. See Section I of the Education Department Student Handbook for an explanation of all certification requirements.

Students must have an advisor who is a member of the Physics Department faculty and Dr. Kathleen Jones in the Education Department.

Total POE Credit Hours= 94-99