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Bachelor of Science in Education/Physical Science

The Bachelor of Science in Education in Secondary Education Physical Science prepares graduates to teach physical science in grades 5-12. The 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

College policy on advising requires that students meet with their academic advisors at least once each year, and in some departments, prior to each semester’s to enrollment. Advising holds are placed on all School of Education students prior to advance registration and are released following advising appointments. Students with a declared major are advised in their academic units. To determine who your advisor is and how to contact them, see One.IU.

Degree Requirements

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education (English Language) 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 215 Calculus I (5 cr.)
• The Natural World Requirement | CHEM-N 190 The Natural World

• Major Concentration Requirements (76 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 secondary education majors must also pass the Pearson Secondary Pedagogy Test prior to graduation.
• It is strongly suggested that students also take BIOL L102 Introduction to Biological Science II to prepare for teaching at the middle school/junior high level.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Requirements (76 cr.)

• BIOL-L 101 Introduction to Biological Sciences I (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I
• CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II
• CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry 1 Lectures
• CHEM-C 343 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 430 Inorganic Chemistry
• 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
• MATH-M 216 Calculus II (5 cr.)
• MATH-M 301 Linear Algebra and Applications; OR
  MATH-M 343 Introduction to Differential Equations with Applications I; OR
  MATH-M 463 Introduction to Probability I
• PHYS-P 221 Physics 1 (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 222 Physics 2 (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 323 Physics 3
• PHYS-P 324 Physics 4