Biology B.S. – Concentration: Secondary Education
Coordinator: Professor Kathleen Brunkard
Program Features
56 credits
Required courses:
a minimum of 14 additional semester hours in Biological Sciences except for:
Co-requisite courses:
| CHEM 121 | GN: General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 123 | GN: General Chemistry I Lab | 1 credit |
| CHEM 124 | GE: General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 126 | GE: General Chemistry II Lab | 1 credit |
| CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 235 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 credit |
| PHYS 131 | GN: Fundamental Physics I | 4 credits |
two courses in Mathematics:
one must be:
Required professional education courses:
| PSED 150 | Introduction to Teaching All Students | 6 credits |
| PSED 250 | The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities | 3 credits |
| PSED 420 | Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies | 3 credits |
| PSED 421 | Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom | 3 credits |
| PSED 446 | Teaching of Science in the Secondary Schools | 3 credits |
| PSED 430 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Middle School/Junior High School | 6 credits |
| PSED 431 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School | 6 credits |
| SPED 350 | Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities | 3 credits |
| REED 350 | Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners | 3 credits |
Required quality point average:
2.50 or greater for courses in Biological Sciences.
Additional requirements:
4 Year Curriculum Program Plan
Junior Year
Fall
| BIOL 331 | Genetics | 3 credits |
| MATH 110 | GN: General Statistics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 131 | GN: Fundamental Physics I | 4 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group A) | 3 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group C) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring
| BIOL ____ | Biology Elective | 4 credits |
| PSED 420 | Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies | 3 credits |
| REED 350 | Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners | 3 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group A) | 3 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group C) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Senior Year
Fall
| BIOL 340 | Animal Physiology | 4 credits |
| OR | | |
| BIOL 422 | Plant Physiology | 4 credits |
| | | |
| BIOL ___ | Biology Elective | 3 credits |
| BIOL 495 | Seminar I | 1 credit |
| PSED 421 | Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom | 3 credits |
| PSED 446 | Teaching of Science in the Secondary Schools | 3 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group A) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Spring
| PSED 430 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Middle School/Junior High School | 6 credits |
| PSED 431 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School | 6 credits |
| BIOL 499 | Student Teaching Internships | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Freshman Year
Fall
| BIOL 114 | GN: Introductory Biology I | 4 credits |
| CHEM 121 | GN: General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 123 | GN: General Chemistry I Lab | 1 credit |
| PSED 150 | Introduction to Teaching All Students | 6 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring
| BIOL 115 | GE: Introductory Biology II | 4 credits |
| CHEM 124 | GE: General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 126 | GE: General Chemistry II Lab | 1 credit |
| FYE 100 | University Studies | 3 credits |
| ENGL 103 | English Composition | 3 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education (Group A or C) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Sophomore Year
Fall
| BIOL 200 | General Ecology | 3 credits |
| CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 235 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 credit |
| PSED 250 | The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities | 3 credits |
| HPLW 105 | Health Promotion and Lifetime Wellness | 3 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education (Group A or C) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring
| MATH 135 | GN: Pre-Calculus | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| MATH 140 | GN: Calculus I | 4 credits |
| | | |
| SPED 350 | Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities | 3 credits |
| BIOL ___ | Biology Elective | 3 credits |
| BIOL ____ | Biology Elective | 4 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education (Group A or C) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 120