Teaching Requirements

Teacher Certification in General Science

FOR BASIC SCIENCE AND NON-BASIC SCIENCE MAJORS WHO WANT A SECONDARY SCIENCE ENDORSEMENT (5-12) IN GENERAL SCIENCE: Students who desire Iowa Teacher Certification with a General Science secondary endorsement must complete 24 s.h. in science to include 12 s.h. in biological sciences, 3 s.h. in physics, 3 s.h. in chemistry, 6 s.h. in physical science (SCIE prefix), and the Secondary Education Program (with SCIE3360 Methods of Teaching Science and Mathematics as the appropriate methods course).


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