All students preparing to teach must meet the general education requirements for all baccalaureate degrees as well as the requirements for teacher certification. The following plan will satisfy both requirements.
**MATH 150, BIOL 111/112 or 113/114, PHYS 104/130 and computing courses required
in the professional components will partially fulfill these requirements.
In addition to the professional education courses listed in (1), the student must complete the courses for the teaching specialty listed in (2).
(1) Teaching and learning theory with laboratory and clinical experience*** |
Hours |
| CURIN 261 Explorations in Education |
3 |
| PSYCH 263 Developmental Psychology |
3 |
| PSYCH 357 Educational Psychology |
3 |
| CHEM 479 Techniques for Teaching Chemistry |
3 |
| SSLS 510 Overview of Education for Exceptional Students |
3 |
| CURIN 520 Middle and Secondary Reading |
3 |
| |
18 |
Professional Semester (Sr. year) |
|
| CURIN 458 Methods and Curriculum |
3 |
| CURIN 462 Secondary and Middle Level Education |
2 |
| CURIN 464 Foundations of Measurement and Evaluation |
2 |
| CURIN 480 Supervised Teaching in the Secondary School |
3 |
| CURIN 482 Supervised Teaching in the Secondary School |
5 |
| CHEM 579 Supervised Student Teaching and Follow-up of Teachers |
2 |
| |
17 |
(2) Content for the teaching specialty |
|
Chemistry |
|
| CHEM 215/216 General Chemistry I/Laboratory |
5 |
| CHEM 225/226 General Chemistry II/Laboratory |
5 |
| CHEM 325/326 Organic Chemistry I/Laboratory |
5 |
| CHEM 335/336 Organic Chemistry II/Laboratory |
5 |
| CHEM 445/446 Analytical Chemistry/Laboratory |
5 |
| CHEM 593/594 Physical Chemistry I/Laboratory |
5 |
| CHEM 601 Chemistry Colloquium |
1 |
| |
31 |
Other |
|
| MATH 150 Calculus I |
5 |
PHYS 104/130 Engineering Physics I/Elementary Physics Laboratory I
or
PHYS 100/130 College Physics I*/Elementary Physics Laboratory I
|
5 |
PHYS 105/131 Engineering Physics II/Elementary Physics Laboratory II
or
PHYS 101/131 College Physics II*/Elementary Physics Laboratory II
|
5 |
A programming course in computing selected from: |
|
| CSIS 230 Visual Basic Programming or CSIS 240 C++ Programming |
3 |
BIOL 111/112 General Biology/Laboratory
or
BIOL 113/114 Environmental Life Science/Laboratory for Teachers
|
5 |
| TOTAL |
23 |
A minor is required. Either biology or mathematics is recommended.
The Bachelor of Science in Education degree requires a minimum of 124 semester hours.
Students planning to teach should become familiar with the current Regulations for Certifying School Personnel, issued by The State Board of Education. Information concerning these regulations may be obtained from the Director of Teacher Education, 110 Hughes Hall, Pittsburg State University.
