Bachelor of Science in Secondary Science Education

Program Type

Bachelors Degree

Estimated Time to Complete

Four Years

Format

On Campus

Program Description

The Department of Teacher Education offers three Bachelor of Science Degrees: Elementary Education, Secondary English and Secondary Science. These degree programs are designed around a cohort model, highlighting the importance of collaboration and teamwork as necessary preludes to being change agents dedicated to culturally responsive teaching. The hope is that the Teacher Candidates will emerge from our Teacher Education Program well equipped to meet the needs of all students.

Mission

Culturally Responsive Teaching

You will find that the fabric and soul of the educational philosophy of the Teacher Education Department is formed around culturally responsive teaching as a way to initiate a complete and radical transformation of an educational system so that the student is the central focus of teaching and learning.

We believe that culturally responsive teachers will be better prepared to address the problems faced by our indigenous people. We hope this will bring about a change in self-perception and foster a renewed sense of identity. Even more than that, we believe that culturally responsive teachers are better equipped to respond to the needs of all students in any setting.

Our Vision:

We envision TMCC as an advocate for social change, social justice, and as a model of transformed education in all the disciplinary fields, integral to the living universe.

Students may declare a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Secondary English or Secondary Science Education as their program of study upon admission to the college. Near completion of the Teacher Education Department General Education Requirements, a student may then apply for admission into the teacher education programs. Admission requires three letters of recommendation, 2.5 GPA, a statement of educational philosophy, resume, and official transcripts. Evaluation of this packet is conducted by an admissions committee within the teacher education department. Students who meet all admission criteria advance to a personal interview for final selection. For more information on the Bachelor of Science programs of study please refer to the TMCC website: www.tm.edu.

Career Outlook

Students who successfully complete the program will be able to:

  • Meet the requirements for becoming fully qualified teachers in 7-12 Language Arts
  • Employ culturally responsive teaching in any secondary school classroom
  • Maintain a high standard of professionalism
  • Pursue further degrees in Education and/or enter the field depending on regional and state- based requirements
  • Address the needs of the TMBCI secondary school system and its students
  • Position themselves to apply for work in other Native communities
  • Adapt interdisciplinary techniques to classroom teaching
  • Conduct discipline-specific research
  • Develop teaching portfolios as well as learn how to use instructional technologies
  • Understand the fundamentals of project-based learning and curriculum development
  • Learn how to engage exceptional and special-needs students

Credit Hours

Prerequisite Credits: Minimum of 69 Credits

Total Secondary Science Education Credits: 44.5 Credits

Total Science Emphasis Credits: 28

Total Credits: 141.5

Application Deadline

Review the TMCC Academic Calendar for registration deadlines for each semester. 

Plan of Study Grid

 

Summer Semester before 3rd Year- Chemistry/Biology Majors

EDUC 353Child & Adolescent Psychology

3

EDUC 353LClinical I

0.5

Total Credit Hours:3.5

Chemistry Majors Only

Year Three Fall

MATH 212Statistics I

3

EDUC 310Introduction to Exceptional Learner

3

EDUC 321Multicultural Education/Human Diver

3

EDUC 321LClinical III

0.5

EDUC 329Curriculum Planning & Evaluation

3

EDUC 329LClinical IV

0.5

EDUC 200Introduction to Teaching

3

EDUC 300Educational Technology

2

Total Credit Hours:18.0

Year Three Spring

GEOL 106The Earth through Time/Lab

4

CHEM 380Environmental Chemistry/Lab

4

PHYS 211College Physics I/Lab

4

EDUC 299Secondary Classroom Management

3

EDUC 299LEDUC 299L

.5

EDUC 320Native Issues in Education

3

EDUC 350Practicum One

1

Total Credit Hours:19.5

Year Four Fall

EDUC 470Classroom Methods/Teaching Secondary

3

EDUC 360Practicum II

1

HPER 210First Aid/CPR

2

Total Credit Hours:6

Year Four Spring

EDUC 414Student Teaching

12

EDUC 415Student Teaching Seminar

1

Total Credit Hours:13

Biology Majors Only

Year Three Fall

MATH 212Statistics I

3

EDUC 310Introduction to Exceptional Learner

3

EDUC 321Multicultural Education/Human Diver

3

EDUC 321LClinical III

0.5

EDUC 329Curriculum Planning & Evaluation

3

EDUC 329LClinical IV

0.5

EDUC 200Introduction to Teaching

3

EDUC 300Educational Technology

2

Total Credit Hours:18.0

Year Three Spring

GEOL 106The Earth through Time/Lab

4

BIOL 302General Microbiology/Lab

4

PHYS 211College Physics I/Lab

4

EDUC 299Secondary Classroom Management

3

EDUC 299LEDUC 299L

.5

EDUC 320Native Issues in Education

3

EDUC 350Practicum One

1

Total Credit Hours:19.5

Year Four Fall

EDUC 470Classroom Methods/Teaching Secondary

3

EDUC 236Praxis II-Secondary Science

1

EDUC 360Practicum II

1

HPER 210First Aid/CPR

2

Total Credit Hours:7

Year Four Spring

EDUC 414Student Teaching

12

EDUC 415Student Teaching Seminar

1

Total Credit Hours:13