Transfer Single Articulation Pathway (TSAP) is aprogram that allows students to seamlessly transfer from a two-year community college, like Ivy Tech Community College, to a four-year university, like Indiana University Bloomington, with junior standing. This means completing a TSAP program at a community college guarantees that the coursework will be accepted as the first two years of a bachelor's degree program at the four-year university. 

The IU Bloomington School of Education offers a Bachelor of Science in Education/Science Education: Life Science/Biology (TSAP). The Secondary Education program provides coursework and field experiences to prepare future teachers to meet the needs of students in today's schools. The program is designed to prepare teacher education candidates to teach in grades 5-12.

Coursework will combine extensive study of various science areas with a strong grounding in education theory, instructional methodologies, and professional development.

Content Requirements (24 credits)

A 2.5 GPA is required in the Content Area

A grade of C- or higher is required in each course. (Check with the department regarding when courses will be offered.)

Scicence Overview

• EAS-E 103 Earth Science: Mat. & Processes (3 cr.) OR EAS-E 104 Evolution of the Earthv(3 cr.) OR EAS-E 105 Earth: Our Habitable Planet (3 cr.)
• HPSC-X 102 Science Revolution: Plato to NATO (3 cr.) OR HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning (3 cr.)

Biology Major

• BIOL-L 311 Genetics (3 cr.) OR BIOL-S 311 Genetics, Honors (3 cr.)
• BIOL-L 318 Evolution (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures (3 cr.)
• Complete 2 combined lecture/lab courses. 

Professional Education (36 credits)

A 2.5 overall GPA is required in the Professional Education.

A grade of C or higher is required in each professional EDUC course. The following courses must be completed before student teaching.

General Professional Education 

• EDUC-A 308 Legal & Ethical Issues in Education (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 205 Introduction to Educational Thought (3 cr.) OR EDUC-H 340 Education & American Culture (3 cr.)
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs: Secondary Classrooms (3 cr.)

Block I 

• EDUC-M 346 Exploring Secondary School Science Teaching (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 303 Field Experience I (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 469 Content Area Literacy (3 cr.)

Block II 

• EDUC-M 446 Methods of Teaching Jr/Middle/Sr High School Science (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 403 Field Experience II (2 cr.)
• EDUC-S 303 Classroom Management (1 cr.)

Student Teaching  

• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching: Secondary (11 cr.)

Electives 

Complete enough coursework to total 120 credits.