Bachelor of Science in Education/Computer Science

The Bachelor of Science in Education with a specialization in Computer Science Education prepares graduates to teach a broad range of computer science courses in grades 5-12. The program will be oriented toward the development and pedagogical computer and technology education 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) or from the Indiana Department of Education.

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 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 (Physics) must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (33 cr.) to include:

• Fundamental Literacies

• Writing | ENG-W 131 
• Oral Communication | EDUC-F 201 and EDUC-F 202 
• Quantitative Reasoning | MATH-M 118 
• Critical Thinking | ENG-W 270 

• Common Core

• Human Behavior and Social Institutions | EDUC-P 250 

• Contemporary Social Values

• Global Cultures | EDUC-E 201 
• Diversity in United States Society | EDUC-H 340 

• Extended Literacies

•  Computer Literacy | EDUC-W 200

• Major Professional Requirements (24 cr.)
• Student Teaching Requirements (12 cr.)
• Computer Science Content Requirements (34 cr.)
• Computer Science/Informatics Electives (9 cr.)
• Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) Requirements (2 cr.)
• Electives (6 cr.)

• To be admitted into the Teacher Education Program (TEP), students must have an overall GPA of 2.75 and satisfactory professional disposition evaluations.
• Students must also have successfully completed EDUC-F 201/202, EDUC-H 340, EDUC-M 314, EDUC-P 250, ENG-W 131, and MATH-M 118 with a grade of C or above in each class.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Professional Requirements (24 cr.)

• COAS-Q 110 Introduction to Information Literacy (1 cr.)
• EDUC-K 205 Introduction to Exceptional Children
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs in Secondary Classrooms 
• EDUC-M 301 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 314 General Methods for Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Teachers
• EDUC-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 465 Methods of Teaching Senior/Junior High/Middle School Computer Science
• EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
• EDUC-P 407 Psychological Measurement in the Schools
• EDUC-P 475 Adolescent Development and Classroom Management

Student Teaching Requirements (12 cr.)

• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (10 cr.)

Computer Science Content Requirements (34 cr.)

• CSCI-A 106 Introduction to Computing
• CSCI-A 340 An Introduction to Web Programming
• CSCI-B 100 Problem Solving Using Computers (4 cr.)
• CSCI-C 101 Computer Programming I (4 cr.)
• CSCI-C 201 Computer Programming II (4 cr.)
• CSCI-C 308 System Analysis and Design (4 cr.)
• INFO-I 202 Social Informatics
• INFO-I 213 Website Design and Development
• INFO-I 308 Information Representation
• Any 300–Level Statistics 

Computer Science/Informatics Electives (9 cr.)

• Elective 1
• Elective 2
• Elective 3

Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) Requirements (2 cr.)

• Any approved HPER courses (2 cr.)

Elective Requirement (6 cr.)

• The Secondary Education Computer Science major requires six elective credits. Please see your advisor regarding approved electives.