Bachelor of Science in Education Degree - Biology Education

This program prepares students to become middle-school and high-school biology teachers.

Degree Requirements:

General Education Courses

Major Courses

Secondary Professional Education Sequence

Student Learning Outcomes

A student successfully completing the above major will be able to:

1. Integrate scientific knowledge from biology, chemistry, and physics. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II,VI and VII.)
2. Design experiments and analyze data. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I,II, VI and VII.)
3. Communicate through writing and communicate orally successfully. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes III and VII.)
4. Comprehend the scientific method. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, and VI.)

• Requirements
• Secondary Professional Education Sequence

Requirements

Biology Education Major Courses Secondary Education

In order to graduate, a grade of “C” or better is required in courses taken in fulfillment of a natural sciences degree or minor as well as ENGL 110, ENGL 120 and COMM 110.

BIOL 150	General Biology I	3
BIOL 150L	General Biology I Lab	1
BIOL 151	General Biology II	3
BIOL 151L	General Biology II Lab	1
BIOL 170	General Zoology	3
BIOL 170L	General Zoology Lab	1
BIOL 220	Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab	4
BIOL 254	Introduction to Botany	4
BIOL 305	General Microbiology	4
BIOL 315	Genetics	4
BIOL 375	Environmental Economics, Law and Public Policy	3
BIOL 415	Ecology	4
BIOL 459	Evolution	3
BIOL 480	Lab Practicum	1-2
	One Credit Required
SCNC 389	Scientific Writings and Readings	2
SEED 490S	Secondary Education Science Methods	3

Required in other areas:

CHEM 121	General Chemistry I	4
CHEM 121L	General Chemistry Lab I	1
CHEM 122	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 122L	General Chemistry Lab II	1
GEOL 105	Physical Geology	3
	And
GEOL 105L	Physical Geology Lab	1
	Or
GEOL 106	The Earth Through Time	3
	And
GEOL 106L	The Earth Through Time Lab	1
PHYS 211	College Physics I	3
	And
PHYS 211L	College Physics I Lab	1
	Or
PHYS 251	University Physics I	4
	And
PHYS 251L	University Physics I Lab	1
PHYS 212	College Physics II	3
	And
PHYS 212L	College Physics II Lab	1
	Or
PHYS 252	University Physics II	4
	And
PHYS 252L	University Physics II Lab	1
MATH 107	Pre-Calculus	4
MATH 305	Probability and Statistics	4
Total Credit Hours:		74-76

Secondary Professional Education Sequence

A grade of “C” or better is required in all professional education courses graded on an “A” through “F” letter basis, and a grade of “S”’ is required in all professional education courses graded on an “S/U” letter basis.

Pre-Professional Courses

EDUC 250	Introduction to Education with Field Experience	4
PSYC 353	Adolescent Psychology	3

Professional Courses in Secondary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):

SEED 366	Learning and Literacy in the Secondary School	4
SEED 398B	Secondary Methods Block Field Experience I	1
	Or
SEED 398C	Secondary Methods Block Field Experience II	1

Professional Courses in Disciplinary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):

SEED 398C	Secondary Methods Block Field Experience II	1
	Or
SEED 398B	Secondary Methods Block Field Experience I	1

Disciplinary Courses

In addition to the professional courses in the secondary methods block, each discipline requires its own methods course to teach pedagogical techniques particular to that discipline. As a co-requisite of SEED 398B or SEED 398C, each student with a major or minor in a secondary education discipline is required to take the appropriate methods course(s) from this list (and must check with an advisor in that department to determine additional requirements particular to the discipline):

Additional Professional Courses:

EDUC 280	Education of Exceptional Learners	3
EDUC 300	Teaching For Diversity with Field Experience	2
EDUC 360	Managing the Learning Environment	3
EDUC 405	Educational Psychology	2
EDUC 406	Instructional Design, Technology and Assessment	3

EDUC 280 and EDUC 300 must be taken the same semester.

EDUC 406 must be taken the first semester the student has been admitted into the teacher education program.

Student Teaching Semester:

SEED 498	Teaching in the Secondary School	15
Total Credit Hours:		41

All professional courses have a prerequisite of admission to Teacher Education.

Professional Course Electives

EDUC 305	Philosophy and Curriculum of Middle School	2
EDUC 310	Methods of Teaching in Middle School	2
EDUC 350	Portfolio Preparation	1
SEED 370	Reading in the Content Areas	3
Total Credit Hours:		41-49

EDUC 350 is taken the semester prior to student-teaching.

EDUC 305, EDUC 310, SEED 370 are required courses for the Middle School pedagogical endorsement.

Total Credit Hours: 115-125