BROAD FIELD SCIENCE TEACHING MAJOR: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
POLICIES
The teaching majors and minors are part of a program leading to a Wisconsin
initial educator license to teach science at the Early Adolescence through
Adolescence level (ages 10-21).
Science teaching majors in the programs listed are required to seek
program approval from an advisor in the Natural Science Department. Transfer
students must take a minimum of 12 Natural Science credits at Edgewood for a
major and a minimum of 8 credits for a minor. Post-baccalaureate and transfer
students intending to complete a science teaching major should consult with a
Natural Science Department advisor during their first semester on campus.
Science education students fulfill their computer competency requirement by
taking any of the following courses/course combinations:
- BIO 351 Organismal Botany (4 cr) and BIO 352 Organismal Zoology (4 cr)
- CHEM 323 Organic Chemistry II (4 cr) and CHEM 351 Analytical Chemistry (4 cr)
- GEOS 301 Weather and Climate (4 cr)
- PHYS 310 Principles of Mechanics (3 cr)
Science education students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in their science courses. In addition, to apply a science and/or mathematics course to a teaching major or minor, a student must receive a grade of “CD” or better.
Students must complete their Initial Content
Knowledge Endorsement prior to being admitted to Teaching Science in
Middle/Secondary Schools (NATS 459S).
Full implementation of PI 34 for teacher and administrator licensing in
Wisconsin took full effect on September 1, 2004. Students completing programs
for licensing after August 31, 2004 must now meet new licensing and
license-renewal rules applicable to their respective programs, including
PRAXIS I/PRAXIS II testing and performance-based portfolio assessment. See
EDUCATION.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
This major is designed for individuals who wish to be certified to teach general
science and/or the earth and space sciences at the secondary level (WDPI
category Early Adolescence through Adolescence, ages 10-21; WDPI licenses 621
and 635).
The major requires completion of the requirements listed below, the
Education professional requirements and the licensing requirements for teacher
education (see EDUCATION).
Broad Field Science Teaching majors with Earth and Space Science seeking
Wisconsin certification will be required to pass PRAXIS Exam 10435 to be
eligible for certification. This major aligns with "WDPI Content Guidelines for
Earth and Space Science."
- Fifty-one credits in natural science to
include:
Earth and space science courses:
GEOS 102F5 Introduction to Earth Science I (4 cr)
GEOS 103F5 Introduction to Earth Science II (4 cr)
GEOS 203 Historical Geology (3 cr)
GEOS 206 Environmental Geology (3 cr)
GEOS 301 Weather and Climate (4 cr)
GEOS 479 Independent Study (1 cr)
GEOS 489 Undergraduate Research (1 cr)
PHYS 250 Survey of Astronomy (4 cr)
Biology courses:
BIO 151F5 General Biology I (4 cr)
BIO 152F5 General Biology II (4 cr)
Chemistry courses:
CHEM 120F5 General Chemistry I (4 cr)
CHEM 121F5 General Chemistry II (4 cr)
Physics courses:
PHYS 130F5 General Physics I (4 cr) and PHYS 131F5 General Physics II (4 cr)
or
PHYS 201F5 College Physics I (4 cr) and PHYS 202F5 College Physics II (4 cr)
History and philosophy of science course:
NATS 250F7 History and Philosophy of Science (3 cr)
- At least six credits in mathematics to include:
MATH 121 Statistics (3 cr)
And one of the following:
MATH 111 College Algebra (3 cr)
MATH 112 College Algebra and Trigonometry (4 cr)
MATH 231 Calculus I (4 cr)
- One semester of methods of teaching science and accompanying practicum: NATS
459S Teaching Science in Middle/Secondary Schools. Students must be fully
admitted to teacher education before being admitted to NATS 459S.
- Completion of WDPI content exam, PRAXIS Exam 10435, with a passing score.