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Bachelor of Science in Education/Earth and Space Science

The Bachelor of Science in Education with a specialization in Secondary Education Earth and Space Science prepares secondary education graduates to teach a broad range of earth and space sciences for grades 5-12. Each candidate’s degree program is aligned with the developmental and pedagogical standards for both the middle school/junior high and high school levels as defined by the Indiana Department of Education.

Programs are aligned to standards for the related Special Professional Associations (SPAs).

Academic Advising

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Degree Requirements

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education (Earth and Space Science) must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (44 cr.) to include
  • Oral Communication Requirements
    • EDUC-F 201 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Laboratory Experience (2 cr.) AND
      EDUC-F 202 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Field Experience (1 cr.) AND
      EDUC-M 314 General Methods for Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Teachers
  • Quantitative Reasoning Requirement | MATH-M 115 Precalculus and Trigonometry (5 cr.)
  • The Natural World Requirement | AST-N 190 The Natural World
    VT: Stars and Galaxies
• Major Concentration Requirements (75 cr.)
• Electives (1 cr.)

• An overall GPA of 2.75 is required for admission into the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
• Students must successfully complete  EDUC-F 201/EDUC-F 202, EDUC-H 340, EDUC-M 314, EDUC-P 250, EDUC-W 200, and EDUC-W 310  and pass the CASA Basic Skills Examination to be eligible to enroll in Foundations II courses.
• All secondary education programs require passing the Pearson Content test prior to student teaching.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Requirements (75 cr.)

• AST-N 190 The Natural World
  VT: Worlds Outside Our Own
• BIOL-L 101 Introduction to Biological Sciences I (5 cr.)
• BIOL-L 102 Introduction to Biological Sciences 2 (5 cr.) OR
• CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II AND
  CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)
• BIOL-L 304 Marine Biology
• BIOL-N 390 The Natural World
  VT: Environmental Biology
• CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I
• CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.)
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs in Secondary Classrooms
• EDUC-M 301 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 446 Methods of Teaching Senior/Junior High/Middle School Science
• EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
• EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (10 cr.)
• EDUC-P 407 Psychological Measurement in the Schools
• EDUC-P 475 Adolescent Development and Classroom Management
• GEOL-G 111 Physical Geology
• GEOL-G 112 Historical Geology
• GEOL-G 210 Oceonography
• GEOL-G 219 Meterology
• PHYS-P 201 General Physics 1 (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 202 General Physics 2 (5 cr.)

Electives (1 cr.)

• The Earth and Space Science major requires 1 elective credit. Please consult with your advisor.