Science Education: BSE in Middle School Science, Secondary Life Science, Secondary Chemistry, Secondary Math/Physics, or Secondary Physical Science
The BSE in Science Education prepares individuals who want to teach in middle and/or high school settings. Texas teacher certification pathways associated with this degree include: middle school science (grades 4 - 8), secondary life science (grades 7-12), secondary physical science (grades 6-12), secondary physics/math (grades 7- 12), and secondary chemistry (grades 7-12).
Total Semester Hours Required for Degree: 120
TCU Core Curriculum: 39 Hours
Prior to Entry into College of Education: 9 hours
Critical Investigation: Teaching and Learning | 3 | |
Schools, Curriculum, and Society | 3 | |
Developmental Psychology of Adolescence | 3 | |
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Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
In addition, students must complete at least 21 hours of content in the discipline(s) aligning with their Teacher Education Program content pathway. At least 15 of these content hours must be completed prior to admission to the Teacher Education Program.
Courses with prefixes of BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, and GEOL can be used to satisfy middle science (grades 4-8) content requirements. Courses with prefixes of PHYS can be used to satisfy secondary physical science (grades 6-12) content requirements. Courses with prefixes of PHYS and MATH can be used to satisfy secondary physics/math (grades 7-12) content requirements. Courses with the prefix of CHEM can be used to satisfy secondary chemistry (grades 7-12) content requirements.
Post-admission to the Teacher Education Program: 24 hours
Digital Literacy, Learning, and Citizenship in Education | 3 | |
Educational Psychology | 3 | |
Study of Exceptional Students | 3 | |
Motivating and Managing Students in the Classroom | 3 | |
Promoting Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 | |
Assessment | 3 | |
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Assessment | 3 | |
Professional Practice Seminar | 3 | |
Methods for Teaching Secondary Science | 3 | |
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Methods for Teaching Secondary Science | 3 | |
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Effective Teaching and Classroom Implementation | 3 |
Fieldwork and Clinical Teaching: 18 hours
Field Experience in Education | 1 | |
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Field Experience in Education | 1 | |
Field Experience in Education | 1 | |
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Field Experience in Education | 1 | |
Field Experience in Education | 1 | |
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Field Experience in Education | 1 |
Note: all other coursework should be completed prior to entering the clinical teaching semester
Senior Year/Semester 2: 6 hours
Student Teaching in the Middle School | 6 | |
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Advanced Clinical Teaching | 1-6 |