Science, General Science Concentration with Teacher Licensure, B.S.

Major in Science

The major in Science has two concentrations—General Science and Health Science. A minimum of 9 semester hours of upper-division courses in either concentration of the Science major must be taken at MTSU. The Science major requires only one minor which must include at least 3 semester hours at the upper-division level taken at MTSU.

General Science Concentration with Teacher Licensure

Students may become licensed to teach biology, chemistry, or physics in secondary schools (grades 7–12) by completing (1) a major in science with a General Science concentration in which biology, chemistry, or physics is, respectively, one of the 19-hour disciplines chosen; (2) courses in addition to the General Education requirements (see advisor); and (3) a minor in Secondary Education.

Students may also become licensed to teach biology, chemistry, or physics by majoring in the subject they intend to teach (see requirements listed under the specific major).

Recommended Sequence

Freshman

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 1110 - General Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Elective/Sec. Ed. Minor 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
Science major electives 8 credit hours
Electives/Sec. Ed. Minor 11 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

Science major electives 8 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Electives/Sec. Ed. Minor 10 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Science major electives 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Electives/Sec. Ed. Minor 15 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Note

The Secondary Education minor is being revised. Please see the Womack Family Educational Leadership Department for additional information.