General Science (5 - Adult) (BAEd) - Course Requirements

General Science (5 - Adult) Course Requirements

Information accurate as of the 2024 - 2025 catalog.
For previous year's catalogs, please see the undergraduate catalog page.

Num. Title Credits
GSU 100 The First Year Experience 0 hours
All degree seeking students are required to take GSU 100 during their first semester.
     
General Education Requirements 30 hours
Students must take BIOL 120, CART 101, and MATH 115 as part of the General Education requirements.
     
Content Specialization Courses 43 hours
Total Hours in Biology 12 hours
BIOL 121 Principles of Biology II 4
BIOL 400 Ecology and Field Biology 4
Restricted Elective (select from the following):
BIOL 335 Cell Physiology 4
BIOL 371 Evolution 4
BIOL 456 Genetics 4
     
Total Hours in Chemistry 12 hours
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I 4
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II 4
CHEM 301
CHEM 321
Organic Chemistry I (OR)
Analytical Chemistry I
4
     
Total Hours in Mathematics 3-4 hours
MATH 120
MATH 256
Precalculus (OR)
Probability and Statistics I
4
3
     
Total Hours in Physics 16 hours
PHYS 201 General Physics I 4
PHYS 202 General Physics II 4
PHYS 209 General Geology 4
PHYS 310 General Astronomy 4
     
Professional Education 26 hours
CSCI 267 Computer Skills for Education 3
EDSP 220 Introduction to Educating Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students 3
EDSP 334 Strategies for Educating Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students 3
EDUC 203 Foundations of Education 3
EDUC 205 Educational Psychology 3
EDUC 310 Classroom Management & Teaching Strategies 3
EDUC 345 Teaching Science in Middle and Adolescent Education (5-Adult) 2
EDUC 412 Curriculum and Assessment: Content (5-Adult) 2
PED 201 First Aid and Safety 1
READ 317 Teaching Reading in Middle and Adolescent Education 3
     
Residency 18 hours
EDUC 470 Residency I 6
EDUC 480 Residency II 11
EDUC 493 Capstone Assessment 1
     
General Elective 2-3 hours
Elective hours are dependent upon content area course completion
     
Total minimum hours required for this degree 120 hours

In order to be officially and fully admitted to Teacher Education, ALL teacher candidates must meet and pass all sections of PRAXIS I (CORE) – Reading, Writing, and Math OR meet the WVDE approved exemptions for CORE. It is critical that teacher candidates check their Degree Works audit and speak with their academic advisors to see if they meet CORE exemptions.