Required Core:
MATH 123 Calculus I** (4 credits)
MATH 123L Calculus I Lab (1 credit)
SEED 413 7-12 Science Methods (2-3 credits)
Take two areas of science study from the following:
Biology
BIOL 151 General Biology I & 151L Lab (3-5 credits)
BIOL 153 General Biology II & 153L Lab (3-5 credits)
BIOL 311 Principles of Ecology & 311L Lab (3-5 credits)
BIOL 331 Microbiology & 331L Lab (3-5 credits)
BIOL 371 Genetics & 371L Lab (3-5 credits)
BIOL Elective
Earth Science
GEOL 201 Physical Geology & 201L Lab (4 credits)
GEOL 203 Historical Geology & 203L Lab (4 credits)
GEOL 321 Conservation of Natural Resources (3 credits)
PHYS 185 Introduction to Astronomy I & 185L Lab (3 credits)
Take two courses from the following:
GEOL 340 Mineralogy/Petrology (4 credits)
GEOL 350 Environmental Geology (3 credits)
GEOL 360 Environmental Geochemistry (3 credits)
GEOL 370 Hydrogeology (3 credits)
SCI 388 Global Positioning & GIS (3 credits)
Physics
PHYS 185 Introduction to Astronomy I & 185L Lab (3 credits)
PHYS 211 University Physics I & 211L Lab (3-5 credits)
PHYS 213 University Physics II & 213L Lab (3-5 credits)
PHYS 331 Introduction to Modern Physics (3 credits)
PHYS 471 Quantum Mechanics (3-4 credits)
Chemistry
CHEM 112 General Chemistry I & 112L Lab (3-5 credits)
CHEM 114 General Chemistry II & 114L Lab (3-5 credits)
CHEM 326 Organic Chemistry & 326L Lab (4-5 credits)
CHEM 328 Organic Chemistry II & 328L Lab (4-5 credits)
CHEM 332 Analytical Chemistry & 332L Lab (3-6 credits)
Pre-Professional Teaching Core
EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education (1-2 credits)
EDFN 395 Practicum: Pre-Admission Teaching (1 credit)
EDFN 475 Human Relations (3 credits)
EPSY 302 Educational Psychology (2-3 credits)
INED 411 South Dakota Indian Studies (3 credits)
PSYC 101 General Psychology ** (3 credits)
PSYC 422 Psychology of Adolescence (2-3 credits)
SPED 405 Educating Secondary Students w/ Disabilities (2-3 credits)
Professional Secondary Ed Teaching Core
EDFN 365 Computer Based Technology & Learning (2-3 credits)
MLED 480 Middle Level Methods (2-4 credits)
SEED 408 The Professional Teacher - Secondary Only (3 credits)
SEED 450 7-12 Teaching Reading in the Content Area (2-3 credits)
SEED 488 7-12 Student Teaching (2-16 credits)
SEED 495 Practicum: Pre-Student Teaching (1 credit)
**Completes one general education requirement.
A minor is NOT required with this major but
electives are required to total 128 hours.
Students are encouraged to pursue a minor, but
to be certified to teach, a content
praxis exam must be passed in both the major &
minor areas of study.
General Education Requirements
- ENGL 101 Composition I
- ENGL 201 Composition II
- SPCM 101, 215, or 222 Speech
- Social Science, minimum 2 different (9 credits)
- Arts & Humanities, minimum 2 different (12 credits)
- MATH - satisfied by major
- Natural Science with Lab satisfied
- Wellness & Wellness Lab (2 credits)
- Globalization Course (3 credits)