Middle Grades Science Minor

Advisor: Eric Pyle
Email: pyleej@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-7115
Website: https://www.jmu.edu/academics/undergraduate/minors/middle-grades-science.shtml

Students in the Middle Grades Science minor will complete requirements at the introductory and intermediate level in each of three content areas: earth and planetary science, physical science, and life sciences. Within each area, multiple options are available, allowing students to apply previously earned credit, such as AP, dual enrollment and/or JMU courses earned prior to declaring the minor. In each area, there is a single course that serves as the preferred option for students with no previous coursework in the area. These courses are denoted with an asterisk.

Earth and Planetary Science: 3-4 Credit Hours

ISCI 171. Earth and Planetary Science for Teachers [C3NS] Credits: 3.00 *
or
GEOL 102. Environment: Earth [C3NS] Credits: 3.00
or
GEOL 110. Physical Geology [C3NS] Credits: 3.00 and
GEOL 110L. Physical Geology Laboratory [C3L] Credits: 1.00

Introductory Level: Middle Grades Science Minor: 9-16 Credit Hours

Choose one from each area.

Physical Science: 3-8 Credit Hours

Choose one of the options below:

Option 1: 3 Credit Hours

ISCI 172. Physical Science for Teachers [C3PP] Credits: 3.00 *

Option 2: 8 Credit Hours

Select one set of physics courses and the chemistry courses below:

PHYS 140. College Physics I [C3PP] Credits: 3.00 and
PHYS 140L. General Physics Laboratory [C3L] Credits: 1.00
or
PHYS 240. University Physics I [C3PP] Credits: 3.00 and
PHYS 240L. University Physics Laboratory I [C3L] Credits: 1.00
CHEM 131. General Chemistry I [C3PP] Credits: 3.00 and
CHEM 131L. General Chemistry Laboratory [C3L] Credits: 1.00

Life Science: 3-4 Credit Hours

BIO 140. Foundations of Biology I [C3NS] Credits: 3.00 and
BIO 140L. Foundations of Biology I Laboratory [C3L] Credits: 1.00
or
ISCI 173. Life and Environmental Science for Teachers [C3L] Credits: 3.00 *

Intermediate Level: Middle Grades Science Minor: 10-11 Credit Hours

Choose one from each area.

Footnote

* In each area, there is a single course that serves as the preferred option for students with no previous coursework in the area.

Middle Grades Science Minor

Earth and Planetary Science: 3-4 Credit Hours

Introductory Level: Middle Grades Science Minor: 9-16 Credit Hours

Physical Science: 3-8 Credit Hours

Option 1: 3 Credit Hours

Option 2: 8 Credit Hours

Life Science: 3-4 Credit Hours

Intermediate Level: Middle Grades Science Minor: 10-11 Credit Hours

Earth and Planetary Science: 3 Credit Hours

Physical Science: 3-4 Credit Hours

Life Science: 4 Credit Hours

Footnote

Total: 19-27 Credit Hours