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If you’re planning on teaching, the Natural Science Elementary Minor should be taken with an education major. In this program, you’ll study biology, earth science, and physical science, including chemistry and astronomy.
Natural Science Elementary Minor
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This minor does not fulfill the state middle-level science endorsement.
The Natural Science minor is recommended for those students seeking K–8 certification who are particularly interested in teaching science at the K–5 level. The coursework in this minor provides a foundation of scientific principles required to teach the Next Generation Science Standards for grades K–5. Review for prerequisites, core requirements, and additional PLOs.
Note: Required courses in the following program of study may have prerequisites.
| Required Courses | ||
| LIFE SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS | 5 | |
| EARTH SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS | 5 | |
| INVESTIGATING PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 5 | |
| Electives–choose one course from each area listed below | ||
| Note: other courses can be approved by a Natural Science Advisor. | ||
| Biology | 5 | |
& | INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY and INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY LAB | |
& | BIOLOGY I and BIOLOGY I LAB | |
| Earth Science | 5 | |
& | DISCOVERING GEOLOGY and DISCOVERING GEOLOGY LAB | |
& | THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER and THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER LAB | |
| INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| Physical Science | 5 | |
& | CHEMISTRY AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY and CHEMISTRY AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY LAB | |
& | GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES | |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCE I | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |