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2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

STEM Education, B.S.E.


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UK Core Requirements


See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

Gen Ed courses may overlap with content major requirements. May not overlap with content support courses.

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity


II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities


III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences


IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences


V. Composition and Communication I


VI. Composition and Communication II


VII. Quantitative Foundations


VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning


IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA


X. Global Dynamics


Subtotal: UK Core hours: 32


Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)


Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3


Required STEM Core hours: 29


* Requires field experience hours.
^ Required for TEP Application.

Specialization STEM Content Course Work


Choose your content area below. This will serve as your secondary major. All content courses require a C or better and at least a 2.75 GPA.

Biology Major


Biology Electives (15 hours minimum)

Fifteen hours to be chosen from 300+ level BIO courses. A maximum of 6 credits of BIO 395  may be used as electives in this section. These could include BIO 300 - GENERAL ENTOMOLOGY , BIO 302 - INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE , BIO 308 - GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY , BIO 351 - PLANT KINGDOM , BIO 375 - BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY  with other options.

Biology Premajor and Major hours: 60

Chemistry Major


Additional Major Requirements

Chemistry Electives

  • Minimum of 5 hours of upper-division electives (300-599 level CHE courses) Credit(s): 5
Outside Electives

Minimum of 10 hours of 300-500 level courses with a prefix of: ANA, BCH, BIO, CME, CS, EES, MA, MI, MSE, PAT, PGY, PHA, PHR, PHY, PM, RM, or STA. Credit will not be given for both:

Chemistry Premajor and Major hours: 62


Eligible to meet a UK Core requirement.
^ Required for TEP Application.

Computer Science Major


Leads to Initial Rank III Mathematics (grades 8-12) and endorsement in Computer Science (grades 8-12):
Computer Science Electives

Complete 15 hours of electives, with at least one course from each group below:
at least one of the following courses: 3

Additional course needed to gain certification in in Mathematics (grades 8-12):

Computer Science Premajor and Major hours: 67-70

Eligible to meet a UK Core requirement.
^ Required for TEP Application.

Computer Science Electives

Complete 15 hours of electives, with at least one course from each group below:
Computer Science Endorsement hours: 46

Eligible to meet a UK Core requirement.

Earth Science Major hours: 54


Eligible to meet a UK Core requirement.
^ Required for TEP Application.

Mathematics Major


Mathematics Sequence


Choose one. May substitute a different sequence with prior faculty approval (6 hours minimum):

Required Mathematics Electives


Courses at the 300 level or above with exception of MA 241 ; 12 hours minimum:

Optional Courses

Mathematics Major hours: 39


Eligible to meet a UK Core requirement.
^ Required for TEP Application.

Physics Major hours: 48


Eligible to meet a UK Core requirement.
^ Required for TEP Application.

Free Elective


Select 3 hours of your choice. You may not double count these courses with your major content course requirements or UK Core requirements or your STEM content support courses. All courses should be approved by advisor prior to taking.

STEM Content Support Courses


Take up to 120 hours required for graduation. Select from each area of interest - you must choose at least 3 hours from Engineering unless you are a computer science major. You may not double count these courses with your major content course requirements or UK Core requirements. This list is not inclusive. All courses should be approved by advisor prior to taking. SEM 575  is required for mathematics and computer science majors. It is highly encouraged for other majors.

Engineering


**The subtitle for this course must directly relate to STEM content. Check with your advisor for verification prior to taking the course.

Total Hours: 120


Minimum 120 credit hours required for graduation and Rank III certification.

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