Academic Catalog

Secondary Education BS

Secondary Education - 89 to 92 Credits (50 CORE Credits plus a concentration of 39 to 42 Credits)

The Secondary Education major is an excellent choice for any student seeking initial 9-12 teaching licensure. The major consists of different concentration areas including Biology, Social Science, English, Mathematics, and Speech and Theatre.

Major Requirements

Core Credits: 50.00

EDU 201Multicultural Education -U

3

EDU 211Educational Technology

3

EDU 231Exceptional Child

3

EDU 250Foundations of Education

3

EDU 258Cross Categorical Disabilities

3

EDU 291Beginning Clinical Experience

2

EDU 392Reading & Wrtng in the Content Area

3

EDU 395Intermediate Clinical Experience

3

EDU 422Measurement & Assessment in Education

3

EDU 441Student Centered Reading & Writing

3

EDU 453Classroom Management

3

EDU 492Educational Seminar

3

EDU 499Supervised Teaching (Secondary)

9

PSY 221Educational Psychology -Q

3

PSY 226Child and Adolescent Development

3

~ Education majors must complete all major courses, including concentration and secondary certification courses (if applicable), with a final grade of ‘C’ or better.

Concentrations

Biology (9-12) - 39 Credits

Required Credits: 34.00

BIO 114Biology I for Majors -N

4

BIO 115Biology I Lab for Majors

0

BIO 116Gen Bio I Lab for Transfer students

1

BIO 124Biology II for Majors

4

BIO 125Biology II Lab for Majors

0

BIO 209Introduction To Environmental Science

3

BIO 231Genetics

4

BIO 232Genetics Lab

0

BIO 330Ecology

4

BIO 331Ecology Lab

0

BIO 401Evolution

3

CHM 114General Chemistry I -N

4

CHM 115General Chemistry I Lab

0

CHM 116General Chemistry I Lab transfer st

1

EDU 319Methods of Teaching Science

3

PHY 201Physics I -N

4

PHY 202Physics I Lab

0

PHY 203Physics I Lab for transfer students

1

SCI 205The Scientific Enterprise -N

3

SCI 230Earth Science Lecture -N

3

A&P Elective - 4 Credits

(choose from the following options)
BIO 313Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIO 314Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

0

BIO 317Comparative Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIO 318Comparative Anatomy and Physiology Lab

0

English (9-12) - 39 Credits

Required Credits: 36.00

EDU 317Teaching Language Arts & Children's Literature

3

EDU 393Teaching Reading and Writing

3

ENG 101English Composition I - W

3

ENG 102English Composition II -W

3

ENG 205English Literature I -Q

3

ENG 206English Literature II -Q

3

ENG 218Introduction to Creative Writing -X

3

ENG 236African American Literature -U

3

ENG 301Grammar and Syntax

3

ENG 319History of the English Language

3

ENG 323Legends and Mythology

3

ENG 418Methods of Teaching

3

American Literature Elective - 3 Credits

(choose from the following options)

ENG 238American Literature I -Q

3

ENG 239American Literature II-Q

3

Mathematics (9-12) - 36 Credits

Required Credits: 27.00

EDU 341Teaching Mathematics

3

MAT 118College Algebra -M

3

MAT 124Calculus I -Q

5

MAT 157Trigonometry

3

MAT 214Calculus II

4

MAT 215Linear Algebra

3

MAT 314Higher Geometry

3

Statistics Requirement
Must complete at least 3 credits from the following options

MAT 114Elementary Statistics -M

3

MAT 313Math Probability and Statistics

3

Required Electives - 9 Credits

(choose from the following options)

MAT 215Linear Algebra

3

MAT 224Calculus III

4

MAT 313Math Probability and Statistics

3

MAT 422Modern Algebra

3

MAT 423Theory of Numbers

3

MAT 312Differential Equations

3

MAT 324Formal Logic

3

MAT 325Introduction to Numerical Analysis

3

* MAT 313 may not count towards Core and Elective credits. 

Social Science (9-12) - 42 Credits

Required Credits: 30.00

EDU 318Methods of Teaching Social Science

3

GEO 201Regions & Nations of the World I

3

HIS 101Dawn and Rebirth: A History of the World to 1500

3

HIS 102Industry, Ideology, and War: A History of the World since 1500

3

HIS 103Early America and the United States: Colonization, Revolution, and Civil War

3

HIS 104Modern US History: From Reconstruction to Superpower

3

PLS 105Politics and Government -X

3

PLS 110American Legal System -Q

3

PSY 101General Psychology I -U

3

PSY 102General Psychology II -Q

3

Economics Elective - 3 Credits

(choose from the following options)
ECN 251Macroeconomics -Q

3

ECN 252Microeconomics -Q

3

U. S. History Elective - 6 Credits

(choose from the following options)
HIS 215Native America -U

3

HIS 216From Slavery to Freedom to Civil Rights: The African American Experience

3

HIS 236The Old South: Planters, Yeoman, and the Enslaved

3

HIS 310Daughters of Liberty, Suffragists, and Feminists: The Story of Women in America

3

World History Elective - 3 Credits

(choose from the following options)
HIS 353World War II

3

HIS 358Atlantic Revolutions

3

Speech and Theatre (9-12) - 42 Credits

Required Credits: 36.00

COM 101Intro To Speech Communication -O

3

COM 105Voice & Diction -O

3

COM 190Media & Mass Communication -i

3

COM 320Communication Theory

3

COM 330Freedom of Expression

3

THA 110Introduction to Theatre -Q

3

THA 234Stagecraft

3

THA 255Acting I Basic Skills -X

3

THA 331Lighting for Stage and Set

3

THA 362Theatre History I

3

THA 418THA Methods of Teaching

3

THA 470Directing

3

Required Elective - 6 Credits

(choose from the following options)
COM 110Writing for Multimedia

3

COM 150Visual Communication & Design -X

3

COM 220Logic and Persuasion -i

3

COM 251Oral Interpretation of Literature

3

COM 303Interpersonal Communication

3

COM 323Gender Communications

3

THA 210Dance Movement I

3

THA 211Dance Movement II

3

THA 231Makeup for Stage and Film

3

THA 232Stage/Set Management

3

THA 354Acting II: Scene Study

3

THA 363Theatre History II

3

THA 454Acting III: Period Style

3

~ Education majors must complete all major courses, including concentration and secondary certification courses (if applicable), with a final grade of ‘C’ or better.