Biology B.S. – Concentration: Secondary Education
Coordinator: Professor Tracy Whitford
ESU's programs provide an opportunity to gain the scientific and educational background needed for Secondary Education certification in Biology. The requirements for certification include successful completion of science coursework in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math; along with a number of courses taken through the College of Education, and a culminating semester-long student teaching experience.
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 Laboratory | 1 credit |
| CHEM 124 | GE: General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 126 | GE: General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 credit |
| CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 235 | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 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 and 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
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 Laboratory | 1 credit |
| PSED 150 | Introduction to Teaching All Students | 6 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring
| BIOL 115 | Introductory Biology II | 4 credits |
| CHEM 124 | GE: General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 126 | GE: General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 credit |
| FYE 100 | University Studies | 3 credits |
| ENGL 103 | English Composition | 3 credits |
| GN: ____ | 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 Laboratory | 1 credit |
| PSED 250 | The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities | 3 credits |
| HPLW 105 | Health Promotion and Lifetime Wellness | 3 credits |
| GN: ____ | 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 |
| GN: ____ | General Education (Group A or C) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Junior Year
Fall
| BIOL 331 | Genetics | 3 credits |
| MATH 110/MATH 111 | GN: General Statistics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 131 | GN: Fundamental Physics I | 4 credits |
| GN ____ | General Education Elective (Group A) | 3 credits |
| GN ____ | 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 |
| GN ____ | General Education Elective (Group A) | 3 credits |
| GN ____ | General Education Elective (Group C) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Senior Year
Fall
| BIOL 340 | Animal Physiology | 4 credits |
| OR | | |
| BIOL 422/BIOL 522 | 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 |
| GN ____ | General Education Elective (Group A) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Spring
| PSED 430 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education | Middle and Junior High School | 6 credits |
| PSED 431 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School | 6 credits |
| BIOL 499 | Student Teaching Internship | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Total Credit Hours: 120