General Sciences: Physics
Arkansas State University - Jonesboro
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Education
Major: General Sciences Emphasis: Physics
2006-2007
Students requiring developmental course work based on low entrance exam scores (ACT, SAT, ASSET, COMPASS) may not be able to complete this program of study in eight (8) semesters. Developmental courses do not count toward total degree hours. Students having completed college level courses prior to enrollment will be assisted by their advisor in making appropriate substitutions. In most cases, general education courses may be interchanged between semesters. A minimum of 45 hours of upper division credit (3000-4000 level) is required for this degree. Mandatory state and institutional assessment exams will be required during your degree program. Failure to participate in required assessments may delay graduation.
Year 1				Year 1
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
MATH 2204	Calculus I	4	X	ENG 1013	Composition II	3	X
ENG 1003	Composition I	3	X	CS 2182	Structured Programming I	2
PHYS 1913	First Year Experience for Chemistry & Physics	3		CS 2181	Laboratory for Structured Programming I	1
PE 1002	Concepts of Fitness	2	X	PHYS 2044	University Physics II	4
PHYS 2034	University Physics I (multimedia)	4	X	MATH 2214	Calculus II	4
				PHIL 1503 or 1103 or SCOM 1203	Intro to Philosophy or Logic & Practical Reasoning or Oral Communications	3	X
Total Hours		16		Total Hours		17
Year 2				Year 2
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
ART or MUS or THEA 2503	Fine Arts Visual or Musical or Theatre	3	X	HIST 1013 or 1023	World Civilization to 1660 or since 1660	3	X
MATH 3254	Calculus III	4		ENG 2003 or 2013 or PHIL 1503	Intro to Literature I or II or Intro to Philosophy (if not previously taken for critical thinking requirement)	3	X
CHEM 1013	Chemistry I	3		MATH 4403	Differential Equations	4
CHEM 1011	Chemistry I Lab	1		CHEM 1023	Chemistry II	3
PHYS 3153	Mechanics	3		CHEM 1021	Chemistry II Lab	1
SCED 2514	Introduction to Secondary Teaching	3		GEOL 1003 or PHYS 1103 or GEOG 3723	Earth Science Requirements for Ed. Degree	3
Total Hours		17		Total Hours		17
Year 3				Year 3
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
HIST 2763 OR 2773 or POSC 2103	US to 1876 or since 1876 or Intro to US Government	3	X	HIST 2763 or 2773 or ECON 2313 or 2333 or POSC 2103 or 1003 or PSY 2013 or SOC 2213	US to 1876 or US since 1876 or Principles of Macroeconomics or Economic Issues and Concepts or Intro to US Government or Intro to Politics or Intro to Sociology (select course not previously taken)	3	X
PHYS 3303	Modern Physics	3		PHYS 3203	Electromagnetic Theory	3
POSC 2103	Introduction to Psychology	3	X	HLTH 2513	Principles of Personal Health	3
SCED 3515	Performance Based Inst. Design	5		SE 3643	Exceptional Student in the Regular Classroom	3
GEOL 1003 or PHYS 1103 or GEOG 3723	Earth Science Requirements for Ed. Degree	3		BIOL 1003 or 1013 or 1033 or 1043 or 1063	Biological Science or Biology of the Cell or Biology of Sex or Plants and People or People and the Environment	3	X
				BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1021	Biological Science Lab or Biology of the Cell Lab	1
Total Hours		17		Total Hours		16
Year 4				Year 4
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
ART or MUS or THEA 2503 or LIT 2003 04 2013 or PHIL 1503	Fine Arts Visual or Musical or Theatre or Intro to Lit I or II or Intro to Philosophy (select course not previously taken)	3	X	TIPH 4826	Teaching Internship in the Secondary School	12
EDSC 4593	Methods & Materials in the Secondary School	3
SCED 4713	Educational Measurement with Computer App.	3
PSY 3703	Educational Psychology	3
GEOL 1003 or PHYS 1103 or GEOG 3723	Earth Science Requirements for Ed. Degree	3
Enhancement	Gen Ed course not previously taken or select from enhancement list	3	X
Total Hours		18		Total Hours		12

Total Jr/Sr Hours		45		Total Degree Hours		129

Graduation Requirements:
Completion of HIST 2763 or HIST 2773 or POSC 2103
English Proficiency (Grade of C or better in ENG 1003 and ENG 1013)
2.50 GPA in Major
2.50 GPA at ASU
2.50 GPA Overall
Maximum of 31 credit hours via correspondence/extension/examination//PLA/Military/CLEP (30 hrs) or similar means
45 JR/SR Hours after completing 30 hours
129 Total Credit Hours
18 of last 24 hours must be ASU-Jonesboro courses
Minimum of 57 hours from 4-year institutions
32 Resident Hours if completing second degree