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Spring 2008 Undergraduate Calendar
EDUCATION / SCIENCE
Concurrent Bachelor of Science (General Science)/Bachelor of Education
The Concurrent Bachelor of Science (General Science)/Bachelor of Education Program is offered jointly over four years by the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Education. The program prepares individuals to teach science in schools at the intermediate and senior level (Grade 7 through the end of secondary school).
Graduates of this program will receive two degrees and will acquire the necessary skills and knowledge for two teachable subjects and fulfill the requirements for certification by the Ontario College of Teachers. It offers students the opportunity to begin working towards teaching certification early in their academic careers. Students can emphasize Biology, Chemistry or Physics as "first teachable" subjects in the General Science program while concurrently studying education and doing practice teaching in Schools. Students wishing to select Mathematics as their first teachable should enrol in the Concurrent BMath (General)/BEd or the Concurrent BMath (Honours)/BEd. Practice teaching begins in year one of the program. All students should see an advisor in the Office of the Dean of Science and in the Faculty of Education, each year, to discuss course selection and academic progress.
APPLICATION AND ADMISSION
Admission is to first-year only. Applicants must present six Grade 12 "U" or "M" courses including English 1, Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus and two of Geometry and Discrete Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, or their equivalents. Admission requires completion and submission of a student profile, by the prescribed deadline, and may require an interview. Enrollment in this program is limited to 20 students.
Total course equivalents:
forty-five
Education requirements: [15 course equivalents]
All Students are required to complete the requirements of the B.Sc. (General Science) degree program (30 credit minimum), in addition to: the following Education courses; 80-203 (4.0), 80-204 (4.0), 80-205 (4.0), 80-331 (1.5), 80-332 (2.0), 80-333 (1.5), 80-334 (2.0), 80-335 (2.0), 80-336 (1.5), 80-337 (1.5) and 80-338 (1.5); plus two of 80-366 (6.0), 80-373 (6.0), 80-374 (6.0), 80-376 (6.0), or 80-380 (6.0); and seventy days of Practice Teaching (80-491 (1.5), 80-492 (2.0), 80-493 (2.0), 80-494 (2.0)). Requirements can also be met for teaching in the Roman Catholic school system by taking 80-200.
All students must select a group of Science courses that provide two teachable subjects (10 approved courses in one area, and six in another) and are advised to seek the recommendations of the program co-ordinators to ensure that their selection of courses fulfills B.Sc. (General Science) degree requirements, as well as the requirements for a teachable subject from the perspective of the Faculty of Education. Students must take the major "core" courses in any area that is intended as a "first" or "second" teachable subject.
Many students elect to go on to complete an honours degree in one of their teachable subjects, thus increasing the range of their career opportunities.
The General Science degree totals thirty credits and requires:
Major requirements:
14 courses
(a) six Science "core" courses, consisting of three, two-course sequences chosen from both 55-140 and 55-141; both 59-140 and 59-141; both 60-140 and 60-141 (or both 60-104 and 60-106 (or 60-205); both 61-140 and 61-141; both 62-130 and 65-205 (or both 62-140 and 62-141, or both 62-140 and 65-205); both 64-140 and 64-141; both 67-100 and 67-102 (Physical Geography may not be used as a teachable);
(b) eight additional Science courses, consisting of any four courses at the 200 level or above from two of the areas of concentration selected above. (Some areas of study offer courses which may not be taken for credit by students majoring in the area of study. Such courses may not be taken to satisfy this requirement.)
Other requirements:
(a) four additional Science courses consisting of two Computer Science courses from 60-104 (or 60-106) and 60-205, or 60-140 and 60-100 (or 60-141), or 60-106 and 60-100, unless the student chose a Computer Science pair as one of the three Science first-year core pairs; and two Mathematics and Statistics courses from 62-140 and 62-141 (or 65-205), or 62-130 and 65-205, unless the student's first or second teachable is mathematics or physics in which case another pair of first year science courses should be chosen from 55-140 and 55-141; 59-140 and 59-141; 61-140 and 61-141; and 67-100 and 67-102;
(b) two of English 26-100; Philosophy 34-160, 34-227, 34-228; plus two additional courses from the Arts and Social Sciences;
(c) eight courses from any area of study.
At least four courses in the areas of Science concentration must be at the 300 level or above and may be counted as courses in Major requirements (b) or Other requirements (a) or (c).
RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE
First Year:
three pairs of 100-level science courses; an arts and a social science course; and the education course
s, 80-203, 80-205 and 80-491 (2 term, Fa
ll and Winter, registration). Note: 80-491 commences following the end of the Winter exam period.
Second Year:
nine courses in the B.Sc. program; and the education courses
, 80-331, 80-332, 80-333, 80-334, 80-335, 80-336, 80-337 and 80-338 and 80-492 (2 term, Fall
and Winter, registration). Note
: 80-492 commen
ces following the end of the Winter exam period.
Third Year:
five (or six) courses i
n the B.Sc. program; plus 80-204, 80-493 (2 term, Fall and Winter, registration) and one of 80-373, 80-374, 80-376, or 80-380. Note: 80-493 commences following the end of the Winter exam period.
Fourth Year:
eight (or seven) courses in the B.Sc. prog
ram; 80-494 (2 term, Fall and Winter, registration) and one further course of 80-366, 80-373, 80-374, 80-376, or 80-380; plus 80-200 if applicable. Note: 80-494 commences following the end of
the Winter exam period.
PRACTICE TEACHING
Directed observation and practice teaching will be arranged by the Faculty of Education to include practical experience in schools and programs applicable to the concentration for which the student is a candidate. Candidates in this program will practice teach from grade seven to the end of Secondary School, inclusive.
STANDING REQUIRED FOR CONTINUATION
Students must comply with the general university regulations . In addition candidates who obtain a final grade of less than a C in (a) practice teaching, or (b) three or more Education courses in the program will not be recommended for certification. Candidates must complete all requirements of the Concurrent Program in four years. Flexible learning available at Windsor allows students to take some of their required B.Sc. courses in Summer Term (intersession or summer courses) or by distance education.
GRADUATION
Graduates of the program will receive both the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Education (General) degrees.
The Faculty of Education does not issue a teaching certificate. The Ontario Certificate of Qualification is issued by the Ontario College of Teachers upon recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Education. Only Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada qualify for this certificate.
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