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Associate Provost for Academic Programs
Anthony Hall, Suite 220
1265 Lincoln Drive - MC 4305
SIU Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
(618) 453-2121
webmaster@siu.edu
Main Content
- SCI123 - Foundations of Scientific Inquiry
- SCI201 - Career Preparation Seminar for Health Professions
- SCI210A - Integrated Science I
- SCI210B - Integrated Science II
- SCI257 - Concurrent Work Experience Credit
- SCI258 - Work Experience Credit
- SCI259 - Vocational Education Credit
- SCI300 - Internship
- SCI388 - Study Abroad
This seminar-style course is designed to promote an understanding of the value and expectations of higher education and to explore the resources available to science majors. Students will learn study skills, time management, and explore strategies for success in classes. The nature and process of scientific investigation will be presented by SIUC and regional scientists who solved local and global problems and contribute to the science knowledge-base. Students will be exposed to the excitement of inquiry-based discovery and will explore the methods by which practicing scientists guide their work. Classroom activities will enhance communication skills and assist students in networking and integrating into the scientific community at SIUC.
Credit Hours: 3
Preprofessional information and experience for preparation to enter schools of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, podiatry, optometry and veterinary medicine. Classroom and off-campus experience. Graded Pass/Fail. Prerequisite: MATH 108 and 109, or 111, BIOL 200A or BIOL 211 and BIOL 200B or BIOL 212 or BIOL 213 and CHEM 200, 201. Minimum 3.0 overall GPA.
Credit Hours: 1
(University Core Curriculum course) An integrated, inquiry-based science course based on topics delineated in national and state science education standards. This course is designed to help prepare teachers to teach science. Content focus is on physics, earth/space sciences, and science inquiry. Satisfies University Core Curriculum Science Group I requirement. Prerequisite: Mathematics 120 or Curriculum and Instruction 120. Restricted to elementary education, child and family services and preschool-primary only. Lab fee: $10.
Credit Hours: 3
(University Core Curriculum course) An integrated, inquiry-based science course based on topics delineated in national and state science education standards. This course is designed to help prepare teachers to teach science. Contents focus is on chemistry, biological sciences, and science inquiry. Satisfies University Core Curriculum Science Group II requirement. Prerequisite: Mathematics 120 or Curriculum and Instruction 120. Restricted to elementary education, child and family services and preschool-primary majors only. Lab fee: $10.
Credit Hours: 3
Practical experience in a laboratory or other work directly related to course work in a College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences program and to the student's educational objectives might be used as a basis for granting credit in the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences. Credit is given when specific program credit cannot be granted and is usable for elective credit only. Credit for ongoing work experience is sought by petition and must be approved by the dean and the executive officer of the student's major program before registration. Mandatory Pass/Fail.
Credit Hours: 2-8
Practical experience in a laboratory or other work directly related to course work in a College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences program and to the student's educational objectives might be used as a basis for granting credit in the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences. Credit is given when specific program credit cannot be granted and is usable for elective credit only. Credit for past work experience is sought by petition and must be approved by the dean and the executive officer of the student's major program. No grade for past work experience.
Credit Hours: 2-8
Formal, postsecondary, educational credit earned in a military service or other vocational, technical, or occupational program and directly related to the student's educational objectives may be used as a basis for granting credit in the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences. Credit is given when specific program credit cannot be granted and is usable for elective credit only. Credit is sought by petition and must be approved by the dean and the executive officer of the student's major program.
Credit Hours: 2-24
Supervised training in a formalized internship program of a scientific nature. May not be used for credit in a science major. Mandatory Pass/Fail. Restricted to science major. Special approval needed from the sponsoring agency and the department.
Credit Hours: 1-12
Provides credit toward the undergraduate degree for study at accredited foreign institutions or approved overseas programs. Final determination of credit is made on the student's completion of the work. Zero to eighteen credits per semester, zero to nine for summer session. Prerequisite: one year of residence at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, good academic standing, and prior approval of the course of study by the major department and the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences.
Credit Hours: 1-36