SCE 4-8 Bio Science w Life Science Cert

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B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies
with 4 – 8 Science Certification

Core Requirements:
See the University Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of the catalog for a listing of the SCE Core courses. Minimum grade requirements are established for lower-level courses. Contact the SCE Office of Academic Advising for information. Check prerequisites before enrolling in any courses.
Lower Level Courses
CHEM 1411	CHEM 1412	CHEM 2423
Physics Elective
Field of Study Courses:
EDUC 1301	EDUC 2301	MATH 3033 or Structure of Number Systems or MATH 1350
Prerequisite Courses for Admission to Teacher Education Program:
EDUC 4130 Theories of Educational Psychology INST 3133 Survey of Instructional Technologies		SILC 4135 Theories of American Pluralism
Academic Specialization:
Choose one course from:
BIOL 3131 Marine Biology BIOL 3333 Environmental Biology		BIOL 3335 Epidemiology BIOL 4131 Ecology
Choose one course from
BIOL 3031 Comparative Animal Morphology BIOL 3133 Plant Anatomy		BIOL 3231 Fundamentals of Microbiology BIOL 3733 Human Anatomy
Choose one course from:
BIOL 3037 Cell Biology BIOL 3431 Genetics		BIOL 4431 Biochemistry I
Choose one course from:
BIOL 3134 Plant Physiology BIOL 4434 Comparative Animal Physiology		BIOL 4435 Human Physiology BIOL 4436 Pathophysiology
Choose one course from:
GEOL 3034 Fundamentals of Planetary Geology		GEOL 3035 Fundamentals of Earth Science
Pedogogy Courses:
TCED 4332 Science Methods for Grades 4-8 TCED 4738 Pre-Service Internship I		TCED 4798 Pre-Service Internship II
Other Courses:
LLLS 4131 Survey of Reading LLLS 4436 Teaching Language Arts in the 4-8 Classroom LLLS 4531 Reading in Content Subjects MATH 3037 Fundamentals of Informal Geometry and Statistical Analysis MATH 3038 Computational Statistics		SPED 4030 Survey of Exceptionalities TCED 4010 Senior Seminar I TCED 4034 Creating Positive Learning Environments in 4-8 & 8-12 WRIT 3135 Technical Writing

Notes Regarding the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements:

To be "Highly Qualified" for employment to teach at the Elementary level (Grades EC-6), teacher candidates must pass an EC-6 Generalist or 4-8 Generalist Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) exam. Candidates may take a TExES Generalist exam after completing an initial certification program. Fully certified teachers may register for the additional TExES as "By Exam Only" at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) test registration Web site. Then they may apply at the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)/Texas Education Agency (TEA) Web site as "Certification by Examination" to add the Generalist certificate. Contact TEA’s NCLB office for further information at 1-512-463-9374 or http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/taa/stanprog012210a.html.