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Special Programs in Liberal Studies Major—Integrated Science with Secondary Comprehensive Science Teaching Licensure Concentration (SPLS)

The Comprehensive Science High School Licensure program provides a strong background in the sciences as well as licensure for teaching in the traditional science areas of biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics in high schools. This program is very attractive to school administrators and recognizes that many high school science teachers are assigned to teach more than one subject.

Requirements

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)

See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.

Core Category	S.H.
Students may select courses for:
Literature (GLT)	3
Fine Arts (GFA)	3
Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR)	3
Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)	6
Program specifies courses for:
Mathematics (GMT) required: MAT 191	3
Natural Sciences (GNS) required: CHE 111 and 112, and PHY 211	8
Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and one additional GRD course	6

 

II General Education Marker Requirements

See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.

 

III College of Arts and Sciences Additional Requirements (CAR)

See requirements and approved courses.

Category	S.H.
Historical Perspectives on Western Culture one additional GHP course [Including GEC, students must complete 6 semester hours of GHP courses with one premodern (GPM) course and one modern (GMO) course]	3
Humanities and Fine Arts one additional Literature (GLT) course	3
Natural Sciences required: BIO 111	4
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB) one additional GSB course	3
Foreign Language (GFL) intermediate-level proficiency in one language, demonstrated by placement test, or completion of course work through course number 204	0–12
Writing Intensive Courses (WI) a total of four WI courses

 

IV Major Requirements (minimum 57 semester hours)

Completion of the specified courses in each of the following areas:

1. Introductions: ISC 111, ISC 211
2. Foundation Courses: BIO 111, 112; CHE 111, 112, 114, 115; GEO 106, 106L, 311, 311L; PHY 211, 212 (students who plan to take the Physics Advanced Courses must take PHY 291 and 292 instead of 211 and 212)
3. Advanced Courses: 10–13 credits in one discipline, chosen from the following:
   • Biology: BIO 301, 302, 355, 356, 392, 393
   • Chemistry: CHE 205 and 206 or 351, and CHE 372, 406, 407
   • Geography: GEO 314 and 314L, and three from GEO 305, 330, 359, 510, 511
   • Physics and Astronomy: AST 209 or 235, PHY 321, 321L, 345
4. Advanced Integrated/Applied Science: one from BIO 499, CHE 491 or 492, GEO 490, or PHY 495, for 3 s.h.

V Related Area Requirements

MAT 191, STA 271

Only courses in the major and related area requirements completed with a grade of C (2.0) or greater will count toward the degree. A GPA of 2.50 or greater in the science courses in the major is required for the degree.

VI Secondary Science Licensure Requirements

1. TED 535 Literacy in the Content Area

The courses listed under 2 through 6 must be taken in the specified sequence, terminating in student teaching in the spring semester of the senior year. See below and the online Secondary Education Handbook for more information.

2. Three one-credit modules covering assessment: ERM 401, 402, and 403
3. Three one-credit modules covering child and adolescent development, special education, and English as a Second Language:
   • TED 401
   • SES 401 (requires 25 hours of internship in the schools)
   • TED 403 (requires 25 hours of internship in the schools)
4. TED 545 Diverse Learners (requires 25 hours of internship in the schools)
5. TED 559 Teaching Practices and Curriculum in Science (requires 50 hours of internship in the schools)
6. TED 465 Student Teaching and Seminar: Secondary School
7. LIS 120 Introduction to Instructional Technology for Educational Settings (1 s.h.) is strongly recommended.

The courses should be taken in the following sequence:

• Junior Year, Fall: ERM 401, TED 401, TED 545
• Junior Year, Spring: ERM 402, SES 401, TED 403, LIS 120
• Senior Year, Fall: ERM 403, TED 535, TED 559
• Senior Year, Spring: TED 465

VII Electives

Electives should be sufficient to complete the 122 semester hours required for the degree.