Science (4-8 Certificate), B.S.I.S.

General

(See General Requirements for all Bachelor’s Degrees )

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum, plus additional requirements - 44 hours

**CATALOG CHANGE** - Effective Fall 2015

• Fall 2014-Summer 2015:

• ENGL 1103 - Introduction to Communication 3 or
• SPCH 1103 - Introduction to Communication 3

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• ENGL 1123 - Rhetoric and Composition 3

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  Effective Fall 2015:

• ENGL 1143 - Academic Research and Writing 3
• SPCH 1133 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3

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• GEOS 1134 - Physical Geology 4
• GNSC 1204 - Physical Science 4
• ENGL 2613 - Survey of American Literature 3 (Fall 2014-Summer 2015)

• ENGL 2__3 Sophomore Literature (Effective Fall 2015)

• EDUC 2013 - School and Society 3
• MATH 1233 - College Algebra 3
• HIST 1133 - Survey of American History to 1865 3
• HIST 1233 - Survey of American History since 1865 3
• POLS 1333 - American Government 3
• POLS 1433 - American Government 3
• SOCL 1133 - Introductory Sociology 3
• SCIE 2103 - Understanding Science, Engineering & Technology 3

Teaching Field (Major) - 39 hours

• BIOL 1144 - General Zoology 4
• BIOL 1544 - General Botany 4

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• BIOL 3434 - Entomology 4 or
• BIOL 3534 - Systematic Botany 4

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• ENSC 1114 - Foundations of Environmental Science 4
• GEOS 1134 - Physical Geology 4 *
• GEOS 1234 - Historical Geology 4
• GEOS 3034 - Oceanography 4
• GNSC 1204 - Physical Science 4 *
• GNSC 3104 - Concepts of Science 4
• PHYS 1533 - Descriptive Astronomy 3

Other Requirements - 15 hours

**CATALOG CHANGE** Effective Fall 2015, changed from 18 to 15 hours

• COUN 2143 - Human Diversity 3
• ECED 3173 - ESL Methods and Materials 3 (Fall 2014-Summer 2015; effective Fall 2015 course is no longer required.)
• EPSY 3153 - Educational Psychology 3
• MATH 2033 - Structure of the Number System I 3
• MATH 2043 - Structure of the Number System II 3
• READ 3013 - Child and Adolescent Literature 3 (Fall 2014-Summer 2015; effective Fall 2015 course is no longer required.)
• READ 4273 - Content Reading 3 (concurrent or after Block B)

Professional Education and Reading Blocks - 30 hours

**CATALOG CHANGE** - Effective Fall 2015, changing from 27 to 30 hours.

Total Semester Hours - 120