Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Science Teaching Minor for Elementary Education Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Science Teaching Minor for Elementary Education

Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education >> Geology, Physics, and Environmental Science 

22 hours; 2.75 minor GPA required; C or better required

The elementary science teaching minor is a broad-based program of study that includes coursework in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geography, geology, engineering, and physics. Students pursuing the minor complete a prescribed set of required courses. In some cases (BIOL and GEOL), students have a choice of courses that will satisfy the program requirements. This minor is an alternative to existing minors in biology, chemistry, geography, geology, and physics and is open only to students majoring in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education.

Program Requirements (22 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ASTR 201 - General Astronomy

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 4
BIOL 108 - Biology for Educators

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 2
CHEM 108 - Chemistry for Educators

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 2
GEOL 108 - Earth-Space Science for Educators

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 2
PHYS 108 - Physics for Educators

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 2

 

BIOL 112 - Ethnobotany with Lab or

USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS); Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 4
BIOL 114 - Understanding Evolution
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 4

 

ENGR 103 - Principles of Problem Solving or
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
MFET 103 - Materials & Manufacturing Processes
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

 

GEOG 214 - Meteorology or
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
GEOL 234 - The Oceans: Past, Present, and Future
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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