Bachelor of Science in Science Education - Earth Science

The Science Education degree program includes a minimum of 124 credit hours, which include 41 credit hours of General Education requirements, 31 credit hours of Professional Education requirements, and 52 credit hours of Specialized Education requirements. Within the Professional Education sequence, students will accumulate over 80 hours of field experiences, which will prepare them for the 16-week student teaching (internship) experience that takes place during the student's final semester. Students are carefully matched with cooperating teachers for their student teaching experience. A Science Education student graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in one of five certification areas: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physical Science or Physics. With this degree, students may pursue graduate degrees in many areas, including a master’s and a doctorate in science education. Students are recommended for certification in one of five areas to become secondary school science teachers after graduation and after passing required state certification exams which include the Praxis Performance Assessment for Teachers (PPAT) and the Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) in the area of certification.

Grades (marks), “class” or “division” obtained should be equivalent to a “B” average or a 3.0 grade point average on the U.S. unweighted 4.0 scale. Applicants must be 17 years of age prior to the first day of classes. The applicant’s high school class of his or her peers must have graduated as well. Applicants must submit official transcripts from each institution attended. All applicants for whom English is a second language must present evidence of English language proficiency. All international applicants must demonstrate adequate financial resources.Have graduated from secondary school and never attended a post-secondary institutionMinimum 3.0 GPA