The IU Bloomington School of Education offers a Bachelor of Science in Education/Science Education. 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.

Common Grounds - General Education

GenEd requirements, course listings and information can be found in the General Education bulletin.

Content Requirements (51-52 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.)

Science Overview

• BIOL-L 111 Foundations of Biology: Diversity, Evolution & Ecology (4 cr.) OR BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms (4 cr.)
• CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chem & Biochem I  (3 cr.) AND CHEM-C 127 Principles of Chem & Biochem I Lab (2 cr.) OR CHEM-S 117 Principles of Chem & Biochem I-Honors (5 cr.)
• GEOG-G 304 Physical Climatology (3 cr.)
• HPSC-X 102 Science Revolution: Plato to NATO (3 cr.) OR HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning (3 cr.)
• PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.) AND PHYS-P 202 Gen. Phys. II (5 cr.)

Earth/Space Science Major

• AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.)
• AST-A 103 The Search for Life in the Universe (3 cr.)
• AST-A 105 Stars and Galaxies (3 cr.)
• AST-A 115 Birth and Death of the Universe (3 cr.)

Complete 1 of the following

• COLL-C 105 Topic: Earth Processes and Planets (3 cr.)
• COLL-C 105 Topic: Records of Global Climate Change (3 cr.)
• COLL-C 105 Topic: Extreme Weather and its Consequences (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 103 Earth Science: Materials and Processes (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 104 Evolution of the Earth (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 105 Earth: Our Habitable Planet (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 114 Dinosaurs and Their Relatives (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 116 Our Planet and Its Future (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 118 Sustainability in Water Resources (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 121 Origin and Evolution of Mars and Rocky Planetary Bodies (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 122 Earth’s Dynamic Atmosphere (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 131 Oceans and Our Global Environment (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 138 Geology of State and National Parks Revealed (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 141 Earthquakes and Volcanoes (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 144 Extreme Weather and Its Impacts (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 171 Environmental Geology in the Twenty-first Century (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 188 Volcanoes of the Sierra Nevada (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History (3 cr.)

Complete the following

• EAS-E 225 Earth Materials (4 cr.)
• EAS-E 226 Earth Processes (3 cr.)

Complete 2 of the following

• EAS-E 308 Paleontology and Geology of Indiana (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 333 Sedimentation and Tectonics (4 cr.)
• EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology (3 cr.)

Complete 1 of the following

• EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 411 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 412 Introduction to Vertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3-4 cr.)
• EAS-E 418 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (3 cr.)
• EAS-E 451 Principles of Hydrogeology (2-4 cr.)
• EAS-E 454 Fundamentals of Plate Tectonics (3 cr.)

Complete at least 6 additional credits of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the 300-400 level.

Professional Education (51 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-G 203 Communication for Youth Serving Professionals (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 205 Introduction to Educational Thought (3 cr.) OR EDUC-H 340 Education & American Culture (3 cr.)
• EDUC-I 251 Learning Theories for Teachers (3 cr.) AND EDUC-M 101 Lab/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs: Secondary Classrooms (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)
• EDUC-P 313 Adolescents in a Learning Community (3 cr.)
• EDUC-W 200 Teaching with Technology (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.