Teaching, with Teacher Certification in Physical Science (Preschool-Grade 12) and Teacher of Students with Disabilities (M.A.T.)
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Requirements for State Certification | ||
| Speech | ||
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| Physiology and Hygiene | ||
| Pass the MSU Health Knowledge Test available through the Center of Pedagogy or have the Undergraduate equivalent course approved by advisor | ||
| Additional Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Learning Theories | ||
| Child Development II: Adolescence | ||
| Advanced Educational Psychology | ||
| Program Requirements | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| SASE 680 | Selected Topics in Curriculum and Teaching | 1 |
| SASE 509 | Sociocultural Perspectives on Curriculum and Assessment | 3 |
| SPED 579 | Special Education for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 586 | Educational Planning for Adolescents with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 566 | Creating Curricular Access for Adolescents with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 568 | Teaching Methods for Inclusive Education | 3 |
| SPED 588 | Positive Behavior Supports for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| Graduate Professional Sequence I | ||
| SASE 526 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogy | 3 |
| SASE 527 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| SPED 584 | Assessment in Special Education and Classroom Practice | 3 |
| Graduate Professional Sequence II | ||
| SASE 543 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogy | 3 |
| SASE 529 | Clinical Practice II | 6 |
| SPED 680 | Selected Topics in Special Education | 1 |
| Comprehensive Exam | ||
| In the term that you will sit for exam, register for the section which matched your major & advisor. Successfully pass exam. | ||
| GRAD CMP | Comprehensive Examination | 0 |
| Total Credits | 44 | |
Teaching Field Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Physics | 8 | |
| Mechanics | 4 | |
| Electricity | 4 | |
| Optics | 4 | |
| Modern Physics | 4 | |
| Electives in Physics | 13 | |
| General Chemistry | 8 | |
| Organic Chemistry | 8 | |
| Analytical Chemistry or Biochemistry | 3 | |
| Mathematics 1 | 16 | |
| Content Area Courses (Physical Sciences) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Teaching Chemistry in the Secondary School | ||
| Hazardous Materials Management | ||
| Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Bioinorganic Chemistry | ||
| Advanced Organic Chemistry | ||
| Organic Synthesis | ||
| Biosynthesis of Natural Products | ||
| Separation and Analysis | ||
| Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Theory and Practice | ||
| Drug Design in Medicinal Chemistry | ||
| Advanced Physical Chemistry | ||
| Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy | ||
| Chemical Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry | ||
| Chemical Spectroscopy | ||
| Chemical Kinetics | ||
| Organometallic Chemistry | ||
| Advanced Analytical Chemistry | ||
| Advanced Biochemistry | ||
| Protein Structure | ||
| Enzyme Kinetics and Mechanisms | ||
| Lipid Biochemistry | ||
| Nucleic Acid Biochemistry | ||
| Biochemistry Laboratory Techniques | ||
| Biomolecular Assay Development | ||
| Biochemical Pharmacology | ||
| Selected Topics-Advanced Chemistry | ||
| Graduate Research | ||
| Graduate Literature Search | ||
| Graduate Seminar | ||
| Special Topics in Physics | ||
| Methods Course | ||
| BIOL 503 | Teaching Science in Secondary Schools | 4 |
| Total Credits | 79 | |
| 1 | Complete over 2 years including at least 12 credits of Calculus. |