Bachelor of Science in Education with a comprehensive major in Integrated Science (Grades 7-12)
Assessment – Assessment in teacher education programs begins with admission to teacher education and continues throughout the program. Exit assessment includes a professional portfolio and completion of all appropriate interim assessments. See the Education section of the catalog for the detailed description of the entire process.
Course Number and Title | Hrs. | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
BIO 201 Molec. & Cellular Basis of Life | 4 | None |
BIO 202 Organ. Adapt. & Divers. | 4 | None |
BIO 303 Genetics | 4 | BIO 201 & 6 BIO hrs |
CHEM 103 General Chemistry I | 4 | H.S. Chem., 3 yrs. H.S. Math |
CHEM 104 General Chemistry II | 4 | CHEM 103 |
CHEM 320 Quant. Analysis | 4 | CHEM 104 |
CHEM/GEOL/PHYS/PHIL 350 Science as a Cultural Force | 3 | Any Natural Science Core Course |
GEOL 101 Physical Geology | 4 | None |
GEOL 102 Historical Geology | 4 | None |
Choose two from: | 7-8 |
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BIO 305 Evolution | (3) | BIO 202 or 303 or Concurrent |
BIO 310 Ecology | (4) | BIO 202 |
BIO 325 Anat. & Phys. I | (4) | BIO 201 |
BIO 326 Anat. & Phys. II | (4) | BIO 325 |
BIO 340 Microbiology | (4) | BIO 201, CHEM 104 |
BIO 411 Limnology | (4) | BIO 202 |
BIO 424 Cell Biology | (4) | 12 hrs. BIO, BIO 303 |
BIO 428 Molecular Biology | (4) | BIO 303 |
Choose one from: | 3 |
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PHYS 107 Hidden Life of the Stars | (3) | H.S. Alg. & Trig. |
PHYS 320 Origins of the Universe | (3) | H.S. Alg. & Trig. |
Choose one option (General or University Physics) | 19-20 | |
General Physics option: |
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MATH 201 Applied Calculus I | (3) | 2 yrs. H.S. Alg., 1 yr. H.S. Geom. |
PHYS 201 Gen. Physics I | (4) | H.S. Alg. & Geom. |
PHYS 202 Gen. Physics II | (4) | PHYS 201 |
GEOL 311 Mineralogy | (4) | GEOL 101 |
CHEM 307/307L Org. Chem. I | (4) | CHEM 104 |
University Physics option: |
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MATH 205 Calculus I | (5) | MATH 111 or Equ. |
MATH 206 Calculus II | (5) | MATH 205 |
PHYS 205 Univ. Physics I | (5) | MATH 206 |
PHYS 206 Univ. Physics II | (5) | PHYS 205 |
| 64-66 hrs. |
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Education Requirements: |
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EDFN 130 Intro. to Teaching | 3 | None |
EDFN 202 Teaching and Learn. Process | 3 | EDFN 130 |
EDIS 250 Intro. Educational Intervention | 3 | None |
EDCI 232 Instructional Design & Educational Tech for Teaming | 3 | EDFN 130, EDFN 202 |
EDCI 230SEC AYA Field Exp. I | 1 | Concurrent with EDCI 232 |
PSYC 218 Psyc. Of Adol. | 3 | None |
EDCI 318 Tch. 21st Cent. Adol. Science | 3 | EDCI 230SEC or 236 |
EDCI 330SEC AYA Field Exp. II | 3 | EDCI 230, 232; PSYC 218; concurrent with EDCI 318 |
EDCI 392 Content Area Reading | 3 | None |
EDFN 402 Social and Prof. Issues | 2 | Sr. Status; concurrent with EDCI 461 |
EDCI 461 Student Internship Gr. 7-12 | 10 | All Student Internship Req.; concurrent with EDFN 402 |
Total Hours | 101-103 hrs. |
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Institutional Core Requirements: | ||
Communication Course | 3 | |
Critical Cultural Inquiry (CCI) | 3 | |
Math/Logic course | 3 | |
Religion course | 3 | |
Historical Reasoning course | 3 | |
Composition | 6 | |
Natural Science | 6 | |
Humanities | 6 | |
Social Sciences | 6 | |
Aesthetics | 6 | |
Total Core Hours | 45 hrs. |
*To earn an Bachelor's degree through Ashland University, a student must earn at least 120 hours.
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