Bachelor of Science in Education - Secondary Science Education - Biology

For general degree requirements, see the College of Education and the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area A Essential Skills                                                 Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better) 
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses: 
MATH 1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options                                       Required Hours: 4
COMM 1110 
Select one of the following courses: 
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755/ LEAD 1705/LIBR 1105
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective. 

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts                                      Required Hours: 6 
Select one of the following humanities courses: 
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105 
Select one of the following fine arts courses: ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100 
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology                             Required Hours: 11 
Select two science courses with a lab: 
ASTR 1105/1305; ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325; PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above: 
CPSC 1105/MATH 1112/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1127/MATH 1165/PHIL 2105 
Note: MATH 1127 recommended.

Area E Social Sciences                                                Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112 
Take the following course:
POLS 1101 
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101 
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST 2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156 

Wellness Requirement                                                Required Hours: 3
PELM 1205 
Select any one PEDS course. 

Area F Courses Related to Major                               Required Hours: 18 
("C" or better required in each course)
EDUF 2116 Human Dev, Motivation, Learning 
EDUF 2215 The American Educ Experience 
BIOL 2285 Research Methods in Biology
ITDS 2749 Ethics/Legal Issues in the Prof
Select one of the following groups:
GRP1: CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry 1 
CHEM 1211L Principles of Chem 1 Lab 
CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry 2
CHEM 1212L Principles of Chem 2 Lab 
GRP2: PHYS 1111 Introductory Physics 1
PHYS 1111L Introductory Phys 1 Lab
PHYS 1112 Introductory Physics 2
PHYS 1112L Introductory Phys 2 Lab

Area G Program Requirements                                  Required Hours: 51 
("C" or better required in each course)
BIOL 3215 Cell Biology 
BIOL 3216 Genetics 
BIOL 3217 Ecology 
BIOL 3218 Systematics and Biodiversity 
BIOL 4795 Capstone Senior Seminar 
BIOL 5515 Sel. Topics: Cell/Molecular Biol
BIOL 5525 Sel. Topics: Organ Biol (take twice)
BIOL 5535 Sel. Topics: Ecol/Evol Biology
EDCI 4455 Practicum 2 or Mid Grds/Sec Educ
EDSE 4135 Curr/Methods in Sec Science 
SPED 3256 Introduction to the Exceptional Learner in General Education 
Student Teaching Experience:
EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
EDUF 4205 Integrating Technology for Student Teachers

Area H General Electives                                             Required Hours: 9

Total Hours Required: 123