Science Education A.B. - Environmental Science

A Bachelor of Arts with a major in Science Education with Secondary Science Comprehensive Licensure and a concentration in Environmental Science requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: 60-64 sh

ENS 111INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

3 sh

ENS 113INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LAB

1 sh

BIO 111INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 113CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 212INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 214POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 215/ENS 215DIVERSITY OF LIFE

4 sh

CHM 111GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

4 sh

CHM 112GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

4 sh

CHM 211ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

4 sh

CHM 305ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

4 sh

PHY 103INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY

4 sh

PHY 110ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

4 sh

PHY 201GENERAL PHYSICS I

4 sh

PHY 202GENERAL PHYSICS II

4 sh

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

EVIDENCE 2 RESEARCH PROJECT

Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh
BIO 350GENERAL ECOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 335FIELD BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 342AQUATIC BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS

4 sh

ENS 320RESTORATION ECOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 330WILDLIFE ECOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 346/ENS 346WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

4 sh

Professional Courses: 40 sh

CIS 220TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

3 sh

PSY 321EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

SOC 243SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 402EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR I FOR MIDDLE, K-12, AND SECONDARY MAJORS

1 sh

EDU 403EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II

2 sh

EDU 315EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

4 sh

EDU 355TEACHING IN 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS

4 sh

EDU 424METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SCIENCE

4 sh

EDU 450TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

4 sh

EDU 481STUDENT TEACHING

10 sh


Elon Core Curriculum:

First Year Foundations

COR 110THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

4 sh

ENG 110WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY

4 sh

Select one of the following: 

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)

Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.

World Language Requirement

Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.

Studies in the Arts and Sciences

Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.

Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.

Expression (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, and fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, and theatre). At least one course must be literature.

Civilization (8 s.h.)______________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: historyworld languages, art history and religious studies.

Society (8 s.h.) _____SOC 243______   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, sociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 or PHS 202. 

Science/Analysis (Lab: ENS 113) (8 s.h.) ____ENS 111____    ____CHM 111____

Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.

Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) ______PSY 321______   _____CHM 305_____

Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.

COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________

300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.


Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__  __________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.


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