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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES MAJOR IN SCIENCE WITH GRADES 4TH-8TH CERTIFICATION


Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment. Students are responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements.
*See Appendix A Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information.

FALL				HOURS	SPRING			HOURS
FRESHMAN YEAR					FRESHMAN YEAR
BIOL		1406	Cell&Molecular Biology	4	BIOL		Biology Elective¹	4
CHEM		1411	General Chemistry I	4	CHEM	1412	General Chemistry II	4
ENGL		1301	English Composition I	3	ENGL	1302	English Composition II	3
HIST		1301	The U.S. to 1877	3	MATH	1316	Trigonometry	3
MATH		1314	College Algebra	3	HIST	1302	The U.S. Since 1877	3
Total				17				17

SOPHOMORE YEAR					SOPHOMORE YEAR
ASTR			Earth&Space Science²	4	EPSC	1370	Survey of Earth Science	3
CHEM		2423	Organic Chemistry	4	EPSC	1170	Earth Science Lab	1
PSCI		2305	American National Govt	3	PSCI	2306	American State Govt	3
			Schools and Society³	3	ENGL		Survey of Literature*	3
			Visual/Performing Arts*	3	PSYC	2312	Developmental Psy	3
							Soc/Behavioral Science*	3
Total				17				16

JUNIOR YEAR					JUNIOR YEAR
BIOL			Advanced Biology Elec	4	BIOL	3413	Intro to Genetics	4
CHEM			Advanced CHEM Elec	4	BIOL	3410	Ecology	4
PHYS		1370	Survey of Physical Science	3	EDCI	3301	Public School Teaching	3
PHYS		1170	Physical Science Lab	1	EDCI	3302	Language Acq&Develop	3
MATH		1350	Foundations of Math I	3	MATH	1351	Foundations of Math II	3
			Activity/Wellness	1
Total				16				17

SENIOR YEAR					SENIOR YEAR
EDRD		3309	Teaching Rdg in Schools	3	EDRD	3320	Content Reading	3
ENGL		2311	Technical Writing	3	EDCI	4993	Teaching Internship	9
EDDP		4324	Teaching Div Stu Pop	3
EDCI		3305	Methods, Mgt&Discipline	3
			Adv Science Elec	3
Total				15				12

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 127

¹Select 4 SCH from BIOL 1411, 1413 or 2421.
²Earth & Space Science, select 4 SCH from ASTR 1311/1111 or ASTR 1312/1112.
³Schools and Society, select 3 SCH from SOCI 1306 or NURS 1302.

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
	Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.