Integrated Science Education (BSE)

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Total required hours: 128 are required for an Otterbein degree, but this program may require as many as 145 hrs to fulfill all of the course requirements.

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I. General Education Requirements

First Year or Transition Year Seminar (4 hrs)
Integrative Studies (24 hrs)
Note: To fulfill the Natural Foundations requirement, you must select
INST 2403 - The Expanding Universe
.
Mathematics (4 hrs)
Note: This major requires
MATH 1250 - Elementary Functions
(or
MATH 1700 - Calculus I
if placement allows)
Health and Physical Education Lifestyle Series (1 hr)
Senior Year Experience (fulfilled within the major)
Writing Intensive Requirement (click the General Education Requirements link below for details)

See General Education Requirements for All Degree Programs for specifics.

II. Major Requirements (112 hrs)

Note: A minimum grade of C must be achieved in all EDUC courses. If a grade lower than C is earned in any EDUC course, the course must be repeated in order to count toward the major. Should that course be a prerequisite for subsequent coursework, you must earn a grade of C or better in the prerequisite course before continuing with the subsequent coursework.

A. Content Courses (all courses required)

BIO 1010 - Introduction to Molecular and Cell Biology 4 hrs
BIO 1020 - Introduction to Organisms and Ecology 4 hrs
BIO 2010 - Genetics 4 hrs
BIO 2020 - Ecology 4 hrs
BIO 2030 - Cell Biology 4 hrs
CHEM 1200 - Survey of Bio-Organic Chemistry 4 hrs
CHEM 1400 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs
CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 hr
CHEM 1500 - General Chemistry II 3 hrs
CHEM 1510 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 hr
CHEM 2800 - Analytical Chemistry 3 hrs
CHEM 2810 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory - Writing Intensive 1 hr
ESCI 1001 - Introduction to Environmental Science 4 hrs
ESCI 1010 - Physical Geology 4 hrs
ESCI 1020 - Earth System History 4 hrs
MATH 1700 - Calculus I 4 hrs
MATH 1800 - Calculus II 4 hrs
PHYS 1500 - Principles of Physics I 4 hrs
PHYS 1600 - Principles of Physics II 4 hrs
PHYS 2700 - Principles of Modern Physics 4 hrs

B. Education Courses (all courses required)

EDUC 1600 - Study of the School - Writing Intensive 4 hrs
EDUC 2000 - Educational Psychology: Adolescence 4 hrs
EDUC 2100 - Educational Technology: Adolescence 2 hrs
EDUC 3600 - Multicultural Education 2 hrs
EDUC 3700 - General Methods for Secondary and Multi-Age Classrooms 4 hrs
EDUC 3710 - Content Methods for Secondary and Multi-Age Classrooms: Science Seminar 4 hrs
EDUC 3800 - Literacies in the Content Area 4 hrs
EDUC 4100 - Student Teaching: AYA/Multi-Age 14 hrs
OR
EDUC 4900 - Teaching Internship 4-12 hrs
EDUC 4110 - SYE Seminar: AYA/Multi-Age 2 hrs
EDUC 4500 - Exceptional Children: Adolescence 4 hrs

III. Residency Requirements

In order to graduate from any university a student should take a significant proportion of the hours for his or her program of study from that university, take a significant proportion of hours in the major from that university, and take a significant proportion of the “signature elements” of that university’s general education requirements.

At Otterbein, at least 48 semester hours of coursework must be taken in Otterbein classes. MATH 0900 cannot be used to help fulfill this requirement. Of these hours:

at least 12 semester hours must be taken in each of a student’s majors at the 3000 level or above,
at least 4 semester hours (any level) must be taken in each minor, and
the INST dyad must be taken at Otterbein.

In addition:

Any undergraduate student applying for Ohio licensure through an Otterbein program must take either EDUC 1600 or EDUC 2000 or 2200. Transfer credit will only be accepted for one of these courses.
Any undergraduate student applying for Ohio licensure through an Otterbein program must take one of the following at Otterbein: EDUC 3200, EDUC 3420, EDUC 3700, HLED 4000, PHED 4000, MUSC 3033, MUSC 3034.
Any undergraduate student applying for Ohio licensure through an Otterbein program must take one of the following combinations at Otterbein (Student Teaching and Student Teaching Seminar): (EDUC 4100 and 4130), (EDUC 4710 and 4720), or (EDUC 4810 and 4820), or (EDUC 4900 and one of 4130, 4720, or 4820).

IV. Required Total Hours for the Degree (128 hrs)

If the coursework taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements and the requirements in your major do not equal 128 hours, select a sufficient number of electives to achieve that total. In most cases, taking elective work to reach 128 hours will not be necessary since all courses required for this degree program may total 145 hours. If any coursework is waived or is transferred for less credit than its Otterbein equivalent, electives may be necessary in order to reach 128 hours.

V. Minimum GPA Overall and in the Major

A GPA of 2.0 overall as well as in the major must be achieved. To be licensed to teach, a GPA of 2.5 overall in the Education Major and in licensure Content Areas must be achieved.

VI. Application for Degree

A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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