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General Science Education
Our hypothesis … The Nicholls general science education program offers excellent preparation to prospective teachers who want to help students develop critical thinking skills.
A combination of education and science courses, offered through the Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Applied Sciences, offers majors hands-on experience both in laboratories and in classrooms. Majors are required to take varied courses in biology, chemistry, geology, geography, physical science and chemistry. Education courses prepare majors to write lesson plans, utilize effective instructional methods and manage a high school science classroom or laboratory.
Program Requirements:
All candidates in the Secondary Education program must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA and a “C” or above in all coursework.
Secondary Education candidates are required to take courses in:
- Methods in providing a multicultural environment
- Methods in Creative Arts and Music
- Methods in Language and Literature, Math, Science, and Technology
- Classroom Management and Lesson Planning
- Methods of teaching specific to concentration area of instruction
Field Experiences: Secondary Education candidates complete various field experiences throughout required coursework which encompasses a student teaching experience that is completed at the end of the program. These experiences include observations and teaching whole group, small group and individual instruction in Public School Secondary Settings.
Candidates must also complete Praxis I and the following two sections of Praxis II for Louisiana Teacher certification in Secondary Education: PLT: 7-12th and Praxis exam specific to concentration area.
Praxis I must be completed prior to entering EDUC 250 (Introduction to Education) and Praxis II must be completed prior to the final student teaching semester.
General science education majors must have general science as their primary certification and a secondary focus from:
- Biology and Environmental Science
- Chemistry
- Earth and Space/Environmental Science
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Biology and Environmental |
Chemistry Secondary Focus |
Earth and Space/Environmental |
| BIOL 203 BIOL 204 BIOL 301 BIOL 320 BIOL 326 BIOL 370 BIOL 471 CHEM 221 CHEM 222 CHEM 226 |
CHEM 221 CHEM 222 CHEM 226 CHEM Elective CHEM 300 CHEM 302 CHEM 481 Electives (6 hrs. 300-level or above) |
BIOL 301 BIOL 370 BIOL 471 CHEM 221 CHEM 481 GEOG 370 GEOL 300 GEOL 370 Elective (300-level or above) |
CONTACT INFORMATION
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
220 College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Building
P.O. Box 2053
Thibodaux, LA 70310
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