PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTH CENTRAL FACULTY SENATE
Submission Date: 04/25/2012
Senate Action and Date: Approved 04/27/12
Faculty Senate Document 11-49b
Disposition, when approved:
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Chancellor
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Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Services
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Registrar
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Faculty Senate Policies and Procedures Manual
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Other:
Program Catalog Document and Degree Requirements List
Spring, 2012
This document incorporates the PNC General Education Core-30 as well as the General
Education Supplemental Core categories. The Secondary Education Program in Life Science
does not meet the state expectation of 120 credits for baccalaureate degrees at this point because
of the NCATE Accreditation and teaching licensure requirements. The Secondary Education:
Life Science program curriculum has been changed in following the changes of the PNC Biology
major curriculum in the spring of 2012. The modification to the degree plan is presented as
follows:


Explicitly identify two original humanities/social science elective courses as General
Education courses including ENGL 20100 The Nature of Literary Study or ENGL 20500
Introduction to Creative Writing or ENGL 23100 Introduction to Literature; PSY 12000
Elementary Psychology or SOC 10000 Introductory Sociology.
Follow the change of the Biology curriculum as of April 2012, and replace BIOL 11600
Laboratory in Biology I and BIOL 11800 Laboratory in Biology II, the two 1-credit
laboratory courses to BIOL 14500 Introduction to the Biology Laboratory, a 2-credit hour
course.
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SAMPLE PLAN OF STUDY:
Semester 1
PSY 12000, or
SOC 10000
GS 19100
Elementary Psychology, or
Introductory Sociology
Freshman Year Experience
3
3
ENGL 10100
English Composition I
3
BIOL 12100
Biology I: Diversity, Ecology, & Behavior
2
BIOL 14500
Introduction to the Biology Laboratory
CHM 11500
General Chemistry I
Semester Credit Hours
2
4
17 credits
Semester 2
COM 11400
ENGL 10200
BIOL 13100
CHM 11600
MA 22300
EDCI 10500
Semester Credit Hours
3
3
3
4
3
1
17 credits
Semester 3
BIOL 23100
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
English Composition II
Biology II: Development, Structure, & Function of Organisms
General Chemistry II
Intro Analysis
Introduction to Teaching Seminar
Biology III: Cell Structure and Function
3
BIOL 23200
Laboratory in Biology III: Cell Structure and Function Lab
2
BIOL 28600
Intro. to Ecology and Evolution
2
BIOL 28800
Introductory Field Ecology
2
EDCI 20500
Exploring Teaching as a Career
3
CHEM 25500/01
Organic Chemistry with lab
Semester Credit Hours
4
16 credits
Semester 4
CHEM 25600/01
Organic Chemistry with lab
4
EDCI 28600
Multiculturalism in Secondary Classrooms
3
EDCI 27200
BIOL 24100
Integrating Technology in the Classroom
Biology IV: Genetics and Molecular
3
3
BIOL 24200
Laboratory in Biology V: Genetics and Molectular Biology
2
Science Elective
Science Elective (Ecology and Environment)
Semester Credit Hours
Semester 5
Science Elective
Science Elective (Molecular and Cellular)
3
18 credits
3-5
PHYS 22000
General Physics and Lab
4
EDPS 30600
Adolescent and Young Adult Development
3
EDPS 30700
Classroom Climate Sec.
3
Science Elective
Science Elective (Structure and Function)
Semester Credit Hours
3
16-18 credits
B.S. in Secondary Education: Life Science Program Catalog Document and Degree Requirements List
Semester 6
STAT 30100
EDPS 30800
EDCI 32200
Science Elective
Elementary Statistical Methods
Exceptional Learners - Secondary
English Language Learners
Science Elective (Molecular & Cellular)
Science Elective
Science Elective (Evolution)
Semester Credit Hours
Semester 7
Science Elective
ENGL 20100, or
ENGL 20500, or
ENGL 23100
EDCI 30900
Science Elective (Ecology & Environmental)
The Nature of Literary Study, or
Introduction to Creative Writing, or
Introduction to Literature
Reading in Middle and Secondary Schools
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3
3
3
3-5
3
15-17 credits
3-5
3
3
EDCI 34600
Strategies for Science Instr. in Middle and High School
3
Science Elective
Science Elective (Structure and Function)
3
Science Elective
Science Elective (Evolution)
Semester Credit Hours
Semester 8
EDCI 49500
Student Teaching in the Secondary School
Semester Credit Hours
Total Hours:
3
18-20 credits
12
12 credits
129-135
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PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTH CENTRAL
Degree Program: Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education/Life Science
For Students Enrolled Fall 2012
Degree Requirements List
NAME
Kam Chi Chan
ADDRESS Tech 212
PRIMARY PHONE 785-5564
PNC EMAIL kcchan@pnc.edu
DATE April 24, 2012
ALTERNATE PHONE
PUID
PNC GENERAL EDUCATION CORE COURSES
CATEGORY & COURSE
Composition and Communication (9)
ENGL 10100
ENGL 10200
COM 11400
Quantitative Reasoning (6)
MA 22300
STAT 30100
Natural Sciences and Technology (6)
CHM 11500
CHM 11600
Humanities and Social Sciences (6)
ENGL 20100/ENGL 20500/ENGL 23100
PSY 12000/SOC 10000
FYE or Additional Distribution Course (3)
GS 19100
TOTAL (at least 30 required)
TRANSFER
FROM
TENTATIVE
SCHEDULE
SEM / YEAR
COMPLETED
CR.
3
3
3
Select a college-level math course (Math 11100 or above) and a course from
the list of Quantitative Reasoning Core Courses, or an additional math course
3
3
Select from the list of Natural Sciences and Technology Core Courses
4
4
Select at least one course each from the list of Humanities Core Courses and
the list of Social Sciences Core Courses
3
3
FYE or select one other course from the last three categories
3
32
SUPPLEMENTAL CORE COURSES
CATEGORY & COURSE
Additional Courses
TRANSFER
FROM
TENTATIVE
SCHEDULE
SEM / YEAR
COMPLETED
CR.
CHEM 25500/01 Organic Chemistry with lab
CHEM 25600/01 Organic Chemistry with lab
PHYS 22000 General Physics and Lab
4
4
4
TOTAL
12
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COURSES REQUIRED FOR MAJOR
TRANSFER
FROM
CATEGORY & COURSE
Biology Content Courses (45-51 hours)
BIOL 12100 Biology I: Diversity, Ecology, & Behavior
BIOL 14500 Introduction to the Biology Laboratory
BIOL 13100 Biology II: Development, Structure, & Function of Organisms
BIOL 23100 Biology III: Cell Structure and Function
BIOL 23200 Laboratory in Biology III: Cell Structure and Function
BIOL 28600 Introduction to Ecology and Evolution
BIOL 28800 Introductory Field Ecology
BIOL 24100 Biology IV: Genetics and Molecular
BIOL 24200 Laboratory in Biology IV: Genetics and Molecular
Science Elective (Ecology and Environment)
Science Elective (Molecular and Cellular)
Science Elective (Structure and Function)
Science Elective (Molecular & Cellular)
Science Elective (Evolution)
Science Elective (Ecology & Environmental)
Science Elective (Structure and Function)
Science Elective (Evolution)
Education Courses (40 hours)
EDCI 10500 Introduction to Teaching Seminar
EDCI 20500 Exploring Teaching as a Career
EDCI 28600 Multiculturalism in Secondary Classrooms
EDCI 27200 Integrating Technology in the Classroom
EDPS 30600 Adolescent and Young Adult Development
EDPS 30700 Classroom Climate Sec.
EDPS 30800 Exceptional Learners - Secondary
EDCI 32200 English Language Learners
EDCI 30900 Reading in Middle and Secondary Schools
EDCI 34600 Strategies for Science Instr. in Middle and High School
EDCI 49500 Student Teaching in the Secondary School
TOTAL
(TOTAL MANDATORY CREDITS 120)
PNC Gen. Ed. Core Courses
Supplemental Core Courses
Major Courses
TOTAL
COMMENTS:
32
12
85-91
129-135
TENTATIVE
SCHEDULE
SEM / YEAR
COMPLETED
CR.
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3-5
3
3-5
3
3-5
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
12
85-91
B.S. in Secondary Education: Life Science Program Catalog Document and Degree Requirements List
Science Elective Areas (Same as the Biology Major Degree Plan)
Molecular & Cellular Biology
BIOL 32200 Microbiology (2)
and
BIOL 32300 Microbiology Laboratory (1)
BIOL 32000 Biology of the Immune System (3)
BIOL 41500 Introduction to Molecular Biology
BIOL 41700 Laboratory in Biotechnology
CHM 32100 Analytical Chemistry I
CHM 33300 Principles of Biochemistry (3)
CHM 42000 Laboratory in Molecular Biochemistry
2.
3.
4.
Structure & Function
BIOL 40400
BIOL 4xxxx
BIOL 45500
and
BIOL 46600
BIOL 49200
BIOL 53100
BTNY 21000
Evolution
BIOL 31100
BIOL 43300
BIOL 40200
BIOL 4xxxx
BIOL 4xxxx
Human Gross Anatomy
Herpetology
Animal Physiology
BIOL 45600 Laboratory in Animal Physiology
Developmental Biology
Mycology
Parasitology
Introduction to Plant Sciences
Evolution (3)
Introduction to Population Genetics
Biogeography (3)
Animal Behavior (3)
Sociobiology
Ecology & Environmental Biology
BIOL 38500 Ecology (3)
BIOL 44200 Ecology of Shallow Lakes (5)
BIOL 45000 Wetlands Ecology
BIOL 48300 Environmental & Conservation Biology (3)
BTNY 55500 Aquatic Botany (3)
CHM 48100 Environmental Chemistry
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