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[DRAFT] 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Secondary Education, B.S.Ed.
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Program Description

These single field programs are designed to prepare teachers of adolescents, largely at the secondary school level (grades 6 through 12). They lead to 6-12 teacher certification in the teaching fields of mathematics, broad field science (with a biology emphasis), chemistry, and physics in Georgia.

 

This program is a part of the Clarice C. and Leland H. Bagwell College of Education .

 

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Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation Policies

Admission Requirements

Admission to teacher education is separate from Admissions  to Kennesaw State University. Students must meet the admission retention and graduation requirements outlined in the Teacher Education Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation Requirements  catalog page to pursue this degree program.

Graduation Requirements

Each student is expected to meet the requirements outlined in Academic Policies: 5.0 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS & GRADUATION  .

 

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Program Course Requirements

Core IMPACTS Curriculum (42 Credit Hours)

General Education Core IMPACTS Curriculum  

Core IMPACTS Curriculum Requirements Specific to This Major

Science Majors: Must take MATH 1113  or higher in Mathematics & Quantitative Skills and MATH 1179  or higher in Applied Math.

Science and Engineering Majors: Must take two four-hour laboratory sciences in the Natural Sciences. Students must choose from CHEM 1211 /1211L  , CHEM 1212 /1212L  , PHYS 1111 /1111L  *, PHYS 1112 /1112L  , PHYS 2211 /2211L  *, PHYS 2212 /2212L , BIOL 1107 /1107L  , or BIOL 1108 /1108L .

*Students cannot take both PHYS 1111/L and PHYS 2211/L nor PHYS 1112/L and PHYS 2212/L.

Core Field of Study (18 Credit Hours)

Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in these courses.

Required Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Teaching Field Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Select 8 credit hours in the teaching field from the following list of courses:

Major Requirements (28-29 Credit Hours)

Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in these courses.

Professional Education Required Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Teaching Field Professional Education (19-20 Credit Hours)

Select 19-20 credit hours in the teaching field from the following list of courses:

Major Concentrations - Teaching Field Requirements (31-32 Credit Hours)

Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in these courses.

Biology Teaching Field

Teaching Field Courses (31 Credit Hours)

Chemistry Teaching Field

Teaching Field Courses (31 Credit Hours)

Mathematics Teaching Field

Teaching Field Courses (32 Credit Hours)

Physics Teaching Field

Teaching Field Courses (31 Credit Hours)

Program Total (120 Credit Hours)