B.S.Ed. in Biology

Program Overview

This program prepares students to teach biology at the secondary level. It includes coursework in biology, education, and supporting math and science. Students will also complete a capstone experience in the form of student teaching.

Program Outline

Outline:

• General Education Requirements
• Academic Foundations
• First Year Experience requirement (4 credits)
• English Composition requirement (6-7 credits)
• Mathematics requirement (3-4 credits)
• Interdisciplinary requirement (3 credits)
• Diverse Communities requirement (3 credits)
• Ethics requirement (3 credits)
• Distributed Disciplinary Foundations
• Science requirement (6-8 credits)
• BIO 110 and PHY 130 meet this requirement
• Behavioral & Social Science requirement (6 credits)
• Humanities requirement (6 credits)
• Arts requirement (3 credits)
• Additional Baccalaureate Requirements
• University Requirements
• Writing Emphasis requirement (9 credits)
• Speaking Emphasis requirement (9 credits)
• Degree Requirements
• Capstone requirement (1-15 credits)
• Major Requirements
• Education Requirements
• EDF 300: Democracy and Education (3 credits)
• EDP 280: Developmental and Psychological Perspectives in Education (3 credits)
• EDA 103: Foundations of Special Education (3 credits)
• EDA 303: Special Ed: Processes/Procedures for General Educators (2 credits)
• EDR 347: Literacy Development and Secondary Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
• ENG/LAN 382: Teaching English Language Learners PK-12 (3 credits)
• ERM 355: Ethical and Effective Assessment for Learning 7-12 (3 credits)
• SED 100: An Exploration of Secondary Education (3 credits)
• SED 200: Learning Environments and Field Experience in Secondary Schools (3 credits)
• SED 300: Principles of Teaching and Technology in the Secondary Classroom (3 credits)
• SED 360: Science Education in the Secondary School (3 credits)
• Required Courses
• BIO 110: General Biology I (4 credits)
• BIO 111: General Biology II (4 credits)
• BIO 210: Genetics (3 credits)
• BIO 210L: Genetics Lab (1 credit)
• BIO 211: Cell Biology (4 credits)
• BIO 214: General Microbiology (4 credits)
• BIO 270: Ecology (3 credits)
• BIO 412: Organic Evolution (3 credits)
• BIO XXX: Biology Elective (3 credits)
• Required Supporting Math & Science Coursework
• MAT 121 or MAT 125: Introduction to Statistics I or Introduction to Statistics and Probability (3 credits)
• MAT 143 or MAT 161 may also be taken
• MAT 143: Brief Calculus (3 credits)
• MAT 145 or MAT 161 may also be taken
• CHE 103: General Chemistry I (3 credits)
• CRL 103: General Chemistry I Lab (1 credit)
• CHE 104: General Chemistry II (3 credits)
• CRL 104: General Chemistry II Lab (1 credit)
• CHE 231: Organic Chemistry I (4 credits)
• CRL 231: Organic Chemistry I Lab (2 credits)
• PHY 130: General Physics I (4 credits)
• ESS 101: Introduction to Geology (3 credits)
• Capstone Requirement
• SED 411: Student Teaching Sec - 1st Half (36 credits)
• SED 412: Student Teaching Sec - 2nd Half (36 credits)