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Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

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Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

Teaching Integrated Sciences, B.S.

Requirements for Teaching Integrated Science, B.S.

28-29 Hours of Required Courses:

31 Hours of Required Education Courses

Concentrations

Life Sciences Concentration - 31 Hours

Chemistry Concentration - 31 Hours

Physics Concentration - 26-30 Hours

TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours

B.S. Teaching Integrated Science

This block serves as a guideline for progress toward a degree. See your academic advisor.

With Life Sciences Concentration

Freshman Year

First Semester

BIOL 160 General Biology I
BIOL 161 General Biology I Lab
ENGL101 Composition or ENGL115 Rhetoric
Second Language I
CORE 100 First Year Seminar OR Theology 111
EDMS131 Intro to Education
CORE 101 GOA

Second Semester

BIOL 162 General Biology II
BIOL 163 General Biology II Lab
PHIL 100 Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
Second Language II
CORE 100 First Year Seminar OR Theology 111
EDFD 110 Advanced Human Dev and Learning (SS Elective for core)
CORE 102 GOA

Sophomore Year

First Semester

CHEM 160 General Chemistry I
CHEM 161 General Chemistry I Lab
MATH146 or 156 Stats
BIOL 250 Ecology
BIOL 251 Ecology Lab
EDSP 200 Special Education
PHYS 118-119 Our Universe: The Sky

Second Semester

CHEM 162 General Chemistry II
CHEM 163 General Chemistry II Lab
BIOL 230 Genetics
BIOL 231 Genetics Lab
Historical Perspectives Elective
MATH 140 Concepts of Calculus
PHYS 116-117 Our Universe: The Earth

Junior Year

First Semester

EDSP 380 Classroom Management
PHYS 160 College Physics I
PHYS 161 College Physics I Lab
BIOL102, BIOL132 Human Bio lec+lab
Creative Perspectives Elective
ENGL 205 Literature and Moral Imagination

Second Semester

BIOL120, 136 Ecology and People lec + lab (E/RS flag)
PHYS 162 College Physics II
PHYS 163 College Physcis II Lab
Humanities Elective with DCR flag
EDMS 332 Methods (w/ 50 observation hrs) (Oral Flag)
Elective

Senior Year

First Semester

CHEM 240-241 O. Chem. Lec + lab
BIOL240 Evolution
BIOL497 Advanced Inquiry Lab
EDMS 411 (w/ 50 observation hrs)
Theological Perspectives Elective
EDMS 350 Tech & Topics

Second Semester

Student Teaching: EDMS 470
EDRE 471 Content Area Literacy

With Chemistry Concentration

Freshman Year

First Semester

CHEM 160 General Chemistry I
CHEM 161 General Chemistry I Lab
ENGL101 Composition or ENGL115 Rhetoric
Second Language I
CORE 100 First Year Seminar OR Theology 111
EDMS131 Intro to Education
CORE 101 GOA

Second Semester

CHEM 162 General Chemistry II
CHEM 163 General Chemistry II Lab
PHIL 100 Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
Second Language II
CORE 100 First Year Seminar OR Theology 111
EDFD 110 Advanced Human Dev and Learning (SS Elective for core)
CORE 102 GOA

Sophomore Year

First Semester

CHEM 240 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 241 Organic Chemistry I Lab
MATH 146 or 156 Stats
BIOL 160 General Biology I
BIOL 161 General Biology I Lab
EDSP 200 Special Education
PHYS 118-119 Our Universe: The Sky

Second Semester

CHEM 242 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 243 Organic Chemistry II Lab
BIOL 162 General Biology II
BIOL 163 General Biology II Lab
Historical Perspectives Elective
MATH 140 Concepts of Calculus
PHYS 116-117 Our Universe: The Earth

Junior Year

First Semester

EDSP380 Classroom Management
PHYS 160 College Physics I
PHYS 161 College Physics I lab
CHEM 220 Principles of Physical Chemistry
Creative Perspectives Elective
ENGL 205 Literature and Moral Imagination

Second Semester

CHEM226 and 227 Quantitative Analysis lec and lab
PHYS 162 College Physics II
PHYS 163 College Physics II lab
Humanities Elective with DCR flag
EDMS332 Methods (w/ 50 observation hrs) (Oral Flag)
Elective

Senior Year

First Semester

BIOL 120, 136 Ecology and People lec + lab (E/RS flag)
BIOL 240 Evolution
BIOL 497 Advanced Inquiry Lab
EDMS 411 (w/ 50 observation hrs)
Theological Perspectives Elective
EDMS 350 Tech & Topics

Second Semester

Student Teaching: EDMS 470
EDRE 471 Content Area Literacy

With Physics Concentration

Freshman Year

First Semester

PHYS 170 University Physics I
PHYS 171 University Physics II Lab
MATH 180 Differential Calculus
Second Language I
CORE 100 First Year Seminar OR Theology 111
EDMS 131 Intro to Education
CORE 101 GOA

Second Semester

PHYS 172 University Physics II
ENGR 173 University Physics II Lab
Second Language II
MATH 181 Integral Calculus
CORE 100 First Year Seminar OR Theology 111
EDFD 110 Advanced Human Dev and Learning (SS Elective for core)
CORE 102 GOA

Sophomore Year

First Semester

CHEM 160 General Chemistry I
CHEM 161 General Chemistry I Lab
MATH 146 or 156 Stats
ENGL 101 Composition or ENGL115 Rhetoric
EDSP 200 Special Education
PHYS 118-119 Our Universe: The Sky

Second Semester

CHEM 162 General Chemistry II
CCHEM 163 General Chemistry II Lab
Historical Perspectives Elective
DCR Flag
PHYS 116-117 Our Universe: The Earth
PHIL 100 Ethics as Intro to Philosophy

Junior Year

First Semester

BIOL160 General Biology I
BIOL161 General Biology I Lab
EDSP 380 Classroom Management
PHYS 242 Circuits OR Humanities elective
PHYS 243 Circuits Lab OR Creative Perspectives Elective
ENGL 205 Literature and Moral Imagination

Second Semester

BIOL162 General Biology II
BIOL163 General Biology II Lab
BIOL120, 136 Ecology and People lec + lab (E/RS flag)
Humanities Elective OR PHYS 342 Material Science
EDMS 332 Methods (w/ 50 observation hrs) (Oral Flag)
Creative Perspectives Elective OR PHYS 355 Advanced Lab

Senior Year

First Semester

Modern Physics PHYS 330 & 331
BIOL 240 Evolution
PHYS 395 & 398: Physics Research & Thesis
EDMS 411 (w/ 50 observation hrs)
Theological Perspectives Elective
EDMS 350 Tech & Topics

Second Semester

Student Teaching: EDMS470
EDRE 471 Content Area Literacy