通识科学是科学领域广泛的知识基础，并为中学阶段的教学做准备。学生学习来自不同科学领域的一系列入门课程，包括生物学，化学，物理学和地质学。西方的科学，数学和技术教育计划（SMATE）是一个富有远见和实践的计划，旨在丰富K-12职前教师以及通过他们的学生的培训和教育。通过学科，化学，地质学，生物学，物理/天文学，数学和工程学的合作，SMATE为教师和未来的教师提供了机会，以在所选学科中获得特定技能。
The Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Program is a visionary and practical program designed to enrich the training and education of K-12 pre-service teachers and, through them, their students. From a collaboration of the disciplines of Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Physics/ Astronomy, Mathematics, and Computer Science, the Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Program (SMATE) offers an opportunity for teachers and future teachers to gain specific skills and broaden talents within their chosen discipline.<br><br>This major satisfies the academic major requirement for teacher certification with an endorsement in elementary education and leads to a middle level science endorsement. It must be accompanied by the professional preparation program in elementary education or secondary education.