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Secondary Education Environmental Science (BS)

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

Content Area Courses

Science Core: 36 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course Title Quarter Hours
BIO 191GENERAL BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS4
BIO 192GENERAL BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS4
BIO 193GENERAL BIOLOGY III FOR SCIENCE MAJORS4
CHE 130
& CHE 131		GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY		4
CHE 132
& CHE 133		GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II		4
CHE 134
& CHE 135		GENERAL CHEMISTRY III
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III		4
PHY 150GENERAL PHYSICS I4
PHY 151GENERAL PHYSICS II4
PHY 152GENERAL PHYSICS III4
Environmental Science Core: 26 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course Title Quarter Hours
Select one of the following as First Course for Enviromental Science Core:4
ENV 250
APPLIED ECOLOGY
or BIO 215
 ECOLOGY
ENV 216EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE4
ENV 217HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT4
ENV 260ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ANALYSIS4
ENV 294SECOND YEAR SEMINAR2
ENV 350ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND STUDIES CAPSTONE4
CMNS 326ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND RHETORIC4
Environmental Science Electives: 4 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course Title Quarter Hours
Select one of the following:4
ENV 152
ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ECONOMICS
ENV 204
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ENV 230
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
ENV 300
PLANT IDENTIFICATION 1
ENV 310
ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL SCIENCE 1
ENV 316
CHEMISTRY OF EARTH SYSTEMS 1
ENV 320
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 1
ENV 322
ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY 1
ENV 340
URBAN ECOLOGY 1
ENV 245
URBAN AND COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE
ENV 355
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
1

Lab course.

Introductory Courses: 20 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course Title Quarter Hours
SCU 207SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION4
TCH 302INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY EDUCATION4
TCH 314THE NATURE OF SCIENCE4
TCH 324INQUIRY & APPLICATION IN DEVELOPING SCIENCE PEDAGOGY4
TCH 303CONCEPTIONS OF HEALTHY ADOLESCENCE4
Advanced Courses: 28 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course Title Quarter Hours
SER 346STRATEGIES FOR MAINSTREAMING AND INCLUSION4
TCH 325LITERACY IN THE CONTENT AREAS4
TCH 374TEACHING THE SCIENCES IN THE MIDDLE GRADES AND HIGH SCHOOL 14
TCH 385TEACHING THE SCIENCES IN THE MIDDLE GRADES AND HIGH SCHOOL 24
TCH 380THE TEACHER AS PROFESSIONAL 14
TCH 395ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN THE MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY EDUCATION4
BBE 301TEACHING ADOLESCENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND DIALECT SPEAKERS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM4
1

Taken in conjunction with TCH 385.

Student Teaching: 10 quarter hours required, grade of B- or better required

Registration in student teaching requires completion of all requirements and procedures indicated in the college core section. EDU 95 indicates to the Illinois State Board of Education that all field experience hours are complete. All students also take TCH 387, Capstone Seminar with student teaching (listed in the Liberal Studies section).

Course Title Quarter Hours
TCH 392MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING10
EDU 95CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH (non-tuition, PA grade required)0

Licensure Tests

All individuals licensed by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are required to complete licensure tests specific to their teaching license. Secondary Education Environmental Science majors must complete the following tests:

  • Science: Environmental Science Content Area Test (test #112) – assesses knowledge of life science, physical science, and the living environment. Test is required before Student Teaching (deadlines apply).
  • EdTPA - assessment conducted during the student teaching experience including video clips of instruction, lesson plans, student work samples, analysis of student learning and reflective commentaries. Students will submit an electronic portfolio to an outside agency for independent evaluation and a fee will be imposed by that agency as part of the assessment.

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