Pictured | Michael Hefner | Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education, Earth and Space Science | Etna Green, Indiana (hometown)
Volunteer Activity | Impact Ministries; YMCA Camp Crosley
Club Affiliation | Michiana Gem and Mineral Society

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).

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Degree Requirements

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education (Earth–Science) 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 126 
• Critical Thinking | ENG-W 270 

• Common Core

• Human Behavior and Social Institutions | EDUC-P 250 | 
• The Natural World | AST-N 190 VT: Worlds Outside Our Own

• 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.)
• Earth-Space Science Content Requirements (49 cr.)
• Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) Requirements (2 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 126 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 446 Methods of Teaching Senior/Junior High/Middle School 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.)

Earth–Space Science Content Requirements (49 cr.)

• AST-N 190 The Natural World
  VT: Our Place in the Universe
• 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.)
• GEOL-G 111 Physical Geology
• GEOL-G 112 Historical Geology
• GEOL-G 210 Oceanography
• GEOL-G 219 Meteorology
• MATH-M 125 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
• PHYS-P 201 General Physics 1 (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 202 General Physics 2 (5 cr.)

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

• Any approved HPER courses (2 cr.)