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BROAD FIELD SCIENCE

(Grades 6-12)

The broad field science major is designed with future middle-school and high-school teachers in mind. This interdepartmental and interdisciplinary degree gives aspiring science teachers a strong background in all the major scientific fields — from physics to biology, chemistry to geology. With its breadth of study, the major enhances the versatility of its students, preparing them to succeed in any type of science classroom.

For Early Adolescence through Adolescence Education Certification
(grades 6-12)

  • BIO 111 Life Sciences I (4 semester hours)
  • BIO 112 Life Sciences II (4 semester hours)
  • BIO 262 Genetics (4 semester hours)
  • BIO 350 General Ecology (4 semester hours)
  • IOC 351 Biochemistry I (4 semester hours)
  • A minimum of three (3) additional semester hours of biology (BIO) or biochemistry (BIOC) at the 200 level or higher.
  • CHM131 Principles of Chemistry I (4 semester hours)
  • CHM132 Principles of Chemistry II (4 semester hours)
  • CHM200 Earth Systems (4 semester hours)
  • CHM201 Analytical Chemistry (4 semester hours)
  • CHM203 Organic Chemistry: Short Course (3 semester hours)
  • CHM204 Organic Purification Techniques (1 semester hour)
  • CHM320 Intensive Organic Chemistry (4 semester hours)
  • CHM420 Thermodynamics and Kinetics (4 semester hours)
  • MAT 231 Calculus I (4 semester hours)
  • A minimum of three (3) additional semester hours of mathematics (MAT) at the 200 level or higher.
  • PHY 200 Celestial Systems (4 semester hours)
  • Two courses from one of the following lettered groups:
    1. PHY 211 General Physics I (4 semester hours)
      PHY 222 General Physics II (4 semester hours)
    2. PHY 251 Physics I (4 semester hours)
      PHY 252 Physics II (4 semester hours)