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2014-2015 Graduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Natural Science Program


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Program Director: Miles Koppang, Ph.D.

Department of Chemistry
Churchill-Haines, Room 115B
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
Phone: (605) 677-5693

FACULTY

Professors:

Barbara E. Goodman, Ph.D., University of Minnesota. Specialization: Science and Health Education.
Miles Koppang, Ph.D., University of North Dakota. Specialization: Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry as applied to bioanalysis, Electron-Transfer Mechanism at Electrodes, and Chemical Education.
Christina Keller, Ph.D., North Dakota State University. Specialization: Condensed Matter Physics and Physics Education.
Dan D. Van Peursem, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Specialization: Applied Mathematics.

Associate Professor:

Cathy Ezrailson, Ph.D., Texas A&M University. Specialization: Science Education.

DEGREE

Master of Natural Science  

Program Description

This program differs from other science programs in that it has been designed specifically for middle and secondary education teachers. It is a summer program at the university so that individuals who are currently engaged in teaching during the school year can complete the program. Its purpose is to better equip science/math teachers whose teaching assignments differ from their primary area of expertise. This degree is offered in cooperation with South Dakota State University.

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

  • Applicant must have an undergraduate degree that has qualified the applicant for teaching in an area of science or math in a middle- or secondary-school setting.
  • Applicant must have an undergraduate GPA of 2.7 or graduate GPA of 3.0.
  • Applicant must have a Secondary Teacher Certificate.

- Subject to faculty approval, those who do not meet all of the criteria above may be admitted on a provisional basis.

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