General Science Secondary Education

This POE applies to students entering Fall 2016

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 Biological Diversity & Ecology
3
 Corequisite BI 121
N
  
BI 106 Functions of Cells & Organisms
3
 BI 105 & CH 105
N
  
BI 121 Biology Lab I
1
 Corequisite BI 105
N
 QS
Chemistry (8 credit hours)
Course Number Title Credits Prequisites Dist. Skills
CH 142 Integrated Chemistry: Principles I
3
 corequisite CH 143
N
  
CH 143 Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory I
1
 corequisite CH 142
N
QS
CH 144 Integrated Chemistry: Principles II
3
 CH 142 or permission, corequisite CH 145
N
  
CH 145 Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory II
1
 CH 143, corequisite CH 144
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
 Corequisite PC 206
N
QM
PC 202L Physics Laboratory I
1
 Corequisite PC 200 or PC 202
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 corequisite 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
 corequisite ED 111
S
  
ED 111* Foundations of Education Field Experience
1
 corequisite 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
 corequisite ED 420
S
  
ED 450** Student Teaching
14
 ED 420, senior standing & permission, corequisite ED 451
S
  
ED 451** Student Teaching Seminar
1
 corequisite 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 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