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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR IN SCIENCE WITH GRADES 8 - 12 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	2412	Pre Calculus	4
PSCI		2305	American National Govt	3	HIST	1302	The U.S. Since 1877	3
Total				17				18

SOPHOMORE YEAR					SOPHOMORE YEAR
ASTR			Planetary or Stellar²	4	EPSC	1370	Survey of Earth Science	3
CHEM		2423	Organic Chemistry	4	EPSC	1170	Earth Science Lab	1
ENGL			Survey of Literature*	3	PSCI	2306	American State Govt	3
MATH		2413	Calculus I	4	ENGL	2311	Technical Writing	3
			Activity/Wellness	1			Soc/Behavioral Science*	3
							Visual/Performing Arts*	3
Total				16				16

JUNIOR YEAR					JUNIOR YEAR
BIOL			Advanced Biology Elec³	4	BIOL		Advanced Biology Elec³	4
CHEM			Advanced CHEM Elec⁴	4	GEOL		Advanced Geology Elec⁵	4
PHYS		1301	General Physics I	3	PHYS	1302	General Physics II	3
PHYS		1101	General Physics Lab	1	PHYS	1102	General Physics II Lab	1
MATH		1342	Introductory Statistics	3	EDCI	3301	Public School Teaching	3
					EDCI	3302	Language Acq&Develop	3
Total				15				18

SENIOR YEAR					SENIOR YEAR
CHEM			Advanced CHEM Elec⁴	4	EDRD	3320	Content Reading	3
			Science Research⁶	2	EDCI	4993	Teaching Internship	9
EDDP		4324	Teaching Div Stu Pop	3
EDCI		3305	Methods, Mgt&Discipline	3
Total				12				12

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 124

¹Select 4 SCH from BIOL 1411, 1413 or 2421.
²Earth & Space Science, select 4 SCH from ASTR 1311/1111 or ASTR 1312/1112.
³Advanced Biology electives, select 8 SCH from BIOL 3403, 3406, 3407, 3410, 3412, 3413, 3414, 3416, 3451, 4170, 4402, 4404, 4408, 4409, 4420, 4425, 4440, 4441, 4371-4471, ENSC 3310, 4170, 4310, 4420 or 4430.
⁴Chemistry electives, select 8 SCH from CHEM 3400, 3405, 3406, 3431, 3432, 3451, 3452, 4120, 4409, 4410, 4411, 4431, 4199-4499, 4451, 4452.
⁵Geology electives, select 4 SCH from GEOL 3401, 3405, 3415, 3425, 4170, 4199-4499.
⁶Science research, select 2 SCH from BIOL 4173-4473, CHEM 4198-4498, ENSC 4173-4473, GEOL 4173-4473.

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