General Science, B.S. Grades 4-8 (M.GESC)

Core Curriculum

Core Distinctive

FYSM 1300First Year Seminar: Gateway

3

COMM 1301Speech Communication

3

KINE 1170Wellness for Life

1

HIST 1300Making US History

3

RELI 2345The Religious and Philosophical Life

3

ENGL 3300Writing As Discovery

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Writing

ENGL 1301Freshmen Writing I

3

Or

ENGL 1302Freshmen Writing II

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Literature

ENGL 2301World Literature

3

Or

ENGL 2302English Literature

3

Or

ENGL 2303American Literature

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Fine Arts

Fine Arts - from Art, Music, Theatre – See Major

Christian Studies

BIBL 1301Old Testament Survey

3

Or

BIBL 1302New Testament Survey

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Kinesiology, Health and Recreation

KINE Activity course (X 2)

Total Credit Hours:2

Math

MATH 1310College Algebra

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Natural and Physical Sciences

See Major

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Must be from outside the major & minor

POLS 1302American Government

3

ECON, POLS, PSYC, SOCI, or PHIL (3)

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 36

Requirements

Major: General Science

Required GPA for major is 2.8

BIOL 1306General Biology I

3

BIOL 1106General Biology I Lab

1

BIOL 1307General Biology II

3

BIOL 1107General Biology II Lab

1

BIOL 3410General Ecology

4

CHEM 1410General Chemistry I

4

CHEM 1411General Chemistry II

4

GEOL 1303Physical Geology

3

GEOL 1103Physical Geology Lab

1

GEOL 1411Historical Geology

4

GEOL 3301Oceanography

3

MATH 1311Trigonometry

3

PHYS 1310General Physics I

3

PHYS 1110General Physics I Lab

1

PHYS 1311General Physics II

3

PHYS 1111General Physics II Lab

1

PHSC 3301Astronomy

3

Choose one course from
BIOL 4340General Entomology

3

Or

GEOL 3305Volcanoes and Earthquakes

3

Or

GEOL 4315Hydrology

3

 

Total Credit Hours:51

Education

ART 3311Public School Art, Elementary

3

EDUC 3330Foundations of Learning and Development

3

EDUC 3338The Learning Environment

3

EDUC 4340Current Issues in Spec Ed

3

EDUC 4371Organization and Management for Teaching, In the Middle Grades and Secondary, Classroom

3

EDUC 4378Innovative Integrations

3

EDUC 4379Capstone: the Professional Teacher

3

EDUC 4626Student Teaching in the Middle School

6

READ 3362Read Instru for Adolesc Stu

3

Total Credit Hours:30

Total Credit Hours: 81

Requirements

Technological Competency and Electives

EDUC 1306Technology in Education

3

Electives

4

Total Credit Hours:7

Total Credit Hours: 7

Total Credit Hours: 124

Note: Must complete a minimum of 124 credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher to graduate.

42 upper level credits (3000 and 4000-level) required.

80 Chapel attendances required.