Bachelor of Science in Education in Physical Science

Students majoring in this program will find themselves able to teach several of the

most sought after subject areas in secondary education today. Graduates will be eligible

for SD teaching certification in chemistry, physics, physical science, and also educational

technology. With little additional work, graduates can receive a certification in mathematics

as well. Students graduating from this program will also find themselves particularly

well suited to incorporate educational technology in their classes to make the sciences

more fun and less abstract. All DSU teacher education graduates earn a K-12 Educational

Technology Endorsement.

 

System-wide General Education Requirement*

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Institutional Graduation Requirement**

11

*Majors must take MATH 123, CHEM 112, PHYS 211 and PSYC 101 as part of the

system-wide general education requirements.

 

** Majors must take CSC 150 as part of the institutional graduation requirement.

NOTE: Students should complete professional education coursework (see below) concurrently

with general education and content major coursework.

 

Major Core

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CHEM 114

General Chemistry II

4

 

CHEM 326

Organic Chemistry I

4

 

ESCI 208

Introduction to Earth and Space Science

2

 

MATH 125

Calculus II

3

 

MATH 321

Differential Equations

3

 

PHSI 330

Introductory Quantum Mechanics

2

 

PHSI 343

Introductory Thermodynamics

2

 

PHSI 411

Introductory Statistical Mechanics

2

 

PHSI 421

Adv. Computational Methods in Physical Science

2

 

PHYS 213

University Physics II

4

 

PHYS 451

Classical Mechanics

4

 

SCTC 303

Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences

3

 

 

Educational Technology Endorsement Requirement

3

CIS 350

Computer Hdw, Data Communications & Network

3

 

 

Choose one of the following specializations:

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Education majors in either specialization who take 7 additional credit hours of approved courses for

the 7-12 mathematics endorsement program, including SEED 303, will have met the requirements for

a South Dakota certification in secondary mathematics.

 

Chemistry*

CHEM 332

Analytical Chemistry

4

CHEM 452

Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 498

Undergraduate Research/Scholarship

2

 

Plus 4 hours from the following:

4

 

BIOL 311 Principles of Ecology

4

 

 

BIOL 331 Microbiology

4

 

 

BIOL 343 Cell and Molecular Biology

4

 

 

BIOL 371 Genetics

4

 

 

BIOL 492 Topics

1

 

 

CHEM 328 Organic Chemistry II

4

 

 

CHEM 460 Biochemistry

3

 

 

CHEM 492 Topics

1-4

 

 

PHSI 345 Kinetics and Equilibrium

2

 

 

PHSI 492 Topics

1

 

 

PHYS 439 Solid State Physics

3

 

 

PHYS 492 Topics

1

 

*Education majors who select the chemistry specialization will have met the requirement

                                for a 7-12 endorsement program in chemistry education as well as the

                                requirements for a 7-12 endorsement program in physics education.

 

Physics*

PHYS 421

Electromagnetism

4

PHYS 439

Solid State Physics

3

PHYS 498

Undergraduate Research/Scholarship

2

 

Plus 4 hours from the following:

4

                               

CHEM 492 Topics

1-4

 

 

PHSI 345 Kinetics and Equilibrium

2

 

 

PHSI 492 Topics

1-4

 

 

PHYS 351 Interm. Quantum Mechanics

2

 

 

PHYS 361 Optics

3

 

 

PHYS 492 Topics

1-4

 

*Education majors who graduate with the physics specialization will have

met the requirement for a 7-12 endorsement program in physics.  Education

majors who take CHEM 332 as an elective (4 additional hours) also meet the

requirement for the 7-12 endorsement program in chemistry.

 

Electives*

3

*These credits will have been met upon completion of MATH 123, CHEM 112 and PHYS 211 as

                                part of the system-wide general education requirement.

 

Professional Education Courses

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Students must complete 30 hours of system-wide general education courses in their first 64 credit hours. 

All Professional Educational Courses must be completed with a “C” or better.

(1) No grade less than a “C” and must be completed prior to admission to Teacher Education

(2) Requires field experience.

 

Pre-Professional Block

EDFN 338

Foundations of American Education 1, 2

2

EPSY 302

Educational Psychology 1, 2

3

INED 411

South Dakota Indian Studies

3

SPED 100

Intro to Persons with Exceptionalities 1, 2

2*

Admission to the Teacher Education Program is required for the remaining courses.

See Requirements for Admission in the College of Education section.

 

*Students planning to teach outside South Dakota are encouraged to take SPED 100

                                for 3 credits.

 

Early Professional Block

EPSY 330

Human Growth and Development 2

3

EDFN 475

Human Relations

3

SEED 450

7-12 Teaching Reading in the Content Area 2

3

 

Advanced Professional Block

SEED 302

Secondary and Middle Level Content Methods: Science Major

2

 

Student Teaching Semester

Admission to Student Teaching is required for enrollment in SEED 488. See Approval for Student

Teaching in College of Education section. SEED 401 and SEED 471 are taught in a compressed

format during the first four weeks of the semester and are usually taken in the same semester as

student teaching.

 

SEED 401

Methods of Education Technology                                

1

SEED 471

K-12 Secondary Ed Classroom Mgmt

1

SEED 488

7-12 Student Teaching

10

 

Students planning to teach outside South Dakota are encouraged to take

 

HLTH 201

ATOD Preventative Education

2

 

Minor/Endorsement Programs (Minors leading to South Dakota Certification)

See Education Endorsement Programs in College of Education section for a list of all

available minor/endorsement programs for K-12 and Secondary Education majors.