2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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Secondary Education, Earth Science Concentration, B.S.E.

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Secondary Education, B.S.E.

(Grades 9 through 12)

Requirements For B.S.E. Major — 61 Hours, 2.75 cumulative; 3.00 Content; and 3.00 Professional Education GPA

No grade lower than a “C” in education core.

Students seeking secondary certification must select one of the following areas of certification:

Professional Curriculum

EDU 203 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3
EDU 207 - Technology in Education Credits: 3
EDU 210 - The School as a Social System Credits: 3
PS 125 - Lifespan Development Credits: 3
EDU 300 - Writing in Education Credits: 3
EDU 310 - Issues in Diversity and World Cultures Credits: 3
EDU 345 - Teaching Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners Credits: 3
EDU 347 - Family, School and Community Collaboration Credits: 3

Admission to the School

Certification Program required for enrollment in the following EDS/EDU courses

EDU 351 - Strategies for Higher-Order Learning Credits: 3
EDS 352 - Building an Effective, Equitable Learning Environment for Secondary Grades Credits: 3
EDS 358 - Reading and Writing in the Content Areas Credits: 3
EDS 360A - Field Experience I Credits: 2
EDS 360B - Field Experience II Credits: 2
EDU 362 - Observation, Assessment and Data-based Decision Making Credits: 3
EDU 384 - Meeting Literacy Needs of All Learners Credits: 3
EDU 375 - Exceptional Children & Differentiated Learning Credits: 3
EDS 395 - Methodology in Teaching Content Area in The Secondary Classroom Credits: 3
EDS 410 - Field Experience III Credits: 12 (12 Credits Required)

Total 61 cr.

Earth Science

GO 130 - Astronomy Credits: 4
GO 141 - Physical Geology Credits: 4
GO 151 - History of the Earth Credits: 4
GGP 115 - Physical Geography Credits: 4
GGP 205 - Meteorology Credits: 4
NS 304 - Science, Technology, and Society Credits: 3
or
NS 241 - Philosophy and History of Science Credits: 3
CH 107 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3
CH 107L - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1
BIO 221 - Zoology Credits: 4
or
BIO 225 - Botany Credits: 4
PY 155 - Concepts of Physics I Credits: 4
GGP 120 - Global Sustainability Credits: 3
or
BI 111 - Environmental Biology Credits: 4

Total 38-39 cr.

Education Requirements

There are specific general education courses required for teacher certification in the state of Missouri, therefore it is imperative the student speak with his or her education advisor regarding these course requirements prior to enrollment. All requirements (i.e., admission within the program and exit) are subject to change as per the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Criteria for Admission to the School of Education

Meeting these minimum requirements states that the applicant is eligible for admission consideration, but does not guarantee admission.

Cumulative 2.75 GPA including transfer courses
3.0 GPA in content courses (Middle School and High School programs)
3.0 Professional Education GPA
Successful completion of MA 120 or MA 135 or equivalent, EN 105 and EN 106
MoGEA passing scores (passed within 2 years of admission date) or approved ACT Composite Score (taken within 5 years of application for admission to the School of Education). Transfer students with a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution are exempt.

Procedure for Request for Admission to the School of Education

Application for Admission to the School of Education
Letter of recommendation from professional outside of the School of Education (submitted electronically or in a sealed/signed envelope)
Two disposition evaluations completed by SOE faculty with ratings of “target” or “acceptable”
Self-disposition evaluation
Missouri Highway Patrol and FBI Fingerprint check

Criteria and Procedure for Admission to Directed Teaching

School of Education faculty must approve all student teaching requests.

Completed Application for Directed Teaching
Updated Missouri Highway Patrol and FBI Fingerprint check
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 including transfer courses with GPA of 2.75
3.0 GPA in content courses (Middle School and High School programs)
3.0 Professional Education GPA
Missouri Assessment(s) passing score in major

All students, including Certification and Certification Only, must apply for admission, and meet admission requirements of the School of Education; all students are required to complete professional education sequence classes.

Liberal Education Requirements

Student Seminar 3 cr.

LE 100 First-Year Seminar

Writing Seminar 6 cr.

EN 105 and EN 106

Math Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

MA 120 , MA 135 , or higher math course excluding MA 208

Ethics Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

CA 302 , CS 300 , EDU 310 , MG 495 , NS 306 , PA 380 , PH 102 , PH 221 , PH 308 , PS 220 , SO 220 or SW 492

Humanities Requirement 6 cr.

Select one of the following Art or English:

AR 115 , AR 215 , AR 216 , EN 201 , EN 221 , EN 232 , EN 234

And one of the following:

AR 115 , AR 215 , AR 216 , EN 201 , EN 221 , EN 232 , EN 234 , CA 104 , CA 116 , CA 235 , FR 201 , ML 235 ,ML 251 , PH 101 , PC 202 ,PH 205 , RE 109 , SP 110 , SP 201 , SP 202 , TH 100 , TH 101 , TH 201 , TH 216

Natural Science Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

BI 214 , CH 101 , CH 102 , CH 107 and CH 107L , CH 108 and CH 108L , GGP 115 , GGP 120 , GGP 205 , GO 125 , GO 130 , GO 141 , GO 151 , GO 200 , NS 220 , NS 241 , PY 101 , PY 155 , PY 156 , PY 205 , or PY 206

*Computer Science and PE courses excluded.

Science with a lab Requirement 4 cr.

Select one of the following:

BI 101 , BI 111 , BI 223 , BI 211 , BI 212 , BIO 221 , BIO 225 , BIO 325 , BIO 327 , BIO 330 , BIO 337L and BIO 337 , BIO 350 , BIO 378 , BIO 400 , BIO 410 , BIO 411 , BIO 417 , CH 107L and CH 107 , CH 108L and CH 108 , CH 317L and CH 317 , CH 318L and CH 318 , CH 328 , CH 329 , CH 337L and CH 337 , CH 405 , CH 440 , GGP 115 , GGP 205 , GO 130 , GO 141 , GO 151 , GO 200 , GO 310 , GO 320 , GO 330 , PY 155 , PY 156 , PY 205 , or PY 206

Citizenship Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

PO 200 , PO 210 , HIS 111 , HIS 112 , or HIS 113

Communications Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

CA 103 , CA 105 , or TH 105

Social Science Requirement 6 cr.

Select two of the following:

AN 100 , CJ 100 , CJ 200 , EC 141 , EC 142 , EDU 210 , FI 201 , GGH 110 , GGH 200 , HIS 104 , HIS 105 , PO 216 , PS 101 , PS 125 , PS 205 , SO 141 , SO 206 , or SW 205

Seminar: Integrative & Interdisciplinary Learning 3 cr.

Select one of the topics for LE 300*

Graduation Requirements

Upper Division Hours 36 cr.

36 hours upper division (300 - 400) level course work

Professional Writing Requirement 3 cr.

EN 306A , EN 306B , EN 306C , EN 307 , EDU 300 , CJ 450 , HIS 306 , HIS 452 , HIS 453 , HIS 454 , HIS 455 , MG 306 , NS 306 , PA 430 , PO 405 , PS 300 , PS 406 , or SO 300

Additional Requirements

Park University grants the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the Bachelor of Music Degree upon completion of the following requirements:

Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA (or higher dependent on major).
A minor for Geography and Information Systems majors.
Satisfaction of all requirements for a major.
Completion of degree specific requirements.
Completion of Liberal Education requirements.
Completion of residency requirement, 30 hours of earned and graded (A, B, C, D) college hours at Park University. At least 15 of these 30 hours must be in the major.