Secondary Education - Biology
Effective Fall 2010
Students seeking Secondary Education Certification in Biology must declare majors in both Biology (BA) and Secondary Education (Biology) and complete the full Biology (BA) course sequence as well as the Secondary Education Professional Course and Certification requirements. Students must consult their advisers in both departments each semester regarding course selection and other certification requirements.
A total of 127 credits are required to earn a Bachelor of Science in Education degree with specialization in Biology. Required courses include:
Biology Courses (26 Credits)
BIOLOGY.114 Concepts in Biology I
BIOLOGY.115 Concepts in Biology II
BIOLOGY.242 Biology of Microorganisms
BIOLOGY.271 Cell Biology
BIOLOGY.332 Genetics
BIOLOGY.351 Ecology
Physiology Requirement (3 Credits) – choose one of the following five (5) courses:
- BIOLOGY.472 Animal Cell Physiology
- BIOLOGY.474 Vertebrate Systems Physiology
- BIOLOGY.477 Plant Physiology
- BIOLOGY.478 Microbial Physiology
- BIOLOGY.480 Comparative Animal Physiology
Other Science Requirements (8 credits)
CHEM.230 Fund Organic Chemistry
PHYSICS.111 Intro Physics I
Electives 9 Credits from Biology:
- Choose One Biology Field Course from:
- BIOLOGY.200 Dendrology
- BIOLOGY.252 Field Zoology
- BIOLOGY.253 Freshwater Biology
- BIOLOGY.263 Field Botany
- BIOLOGY.452 Limnology
- BIOLOGY.457 Entomology
- BIOLOGY.459 Ornithology
Choose one of the following two courses:
- BIOLOGY.333 Molecular Biology or
- CHEM.341 Biochemistry I
- Students should select remaining credits from approved list of biology electives:
- BIOLOGY.430 Evolution is strongly recommended
Secondary Education (38 Credits)
EDFOUND.206 Teachers, Schools and Society
EDFOUND.251 Psychological Foundations of Education.
EDFOUND.291 Principles of Teaching
*EDFOUND.311 Classroom Measurement and Assessment
EDFOUND.406 Multicultural Education
EDFOUND.497 Teaching in Education: First Experience
EDFOUND.498 Teaching in Education: Second Experience
*SECED.453 Teaching of Science
SPECED.275 Linking Assessment
SPECED.358 Methods of Instruction
*PROFSTUD.320 Field-Based Inclusion Practicum (6 cr) can substitute for EDFOUND.311 and SECED.453
Choose one of the following three courses:
- EDFOUND.204 Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning
- EDFOUND.350 Instructional Design Systems
- EDFOUND.351 Virtual Learning Communities
General Education
Among 50 credits of general education courses, the following are required:
AUDSLP.415 ELL: Basics of Language and Communications or
PROFSTUD.494 ELL: Strategies and Methods
BIOLOGY.290 Writing in Biology
ENGLISH.101 Composition I
MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics
PSYCH.101 General Psychology
PSYCH.212 Adolescent Psychology
SOC.211 Principles of Sociology
SPECED.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals
Choose one of the following two courses
- COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking
- COMMSTUD.104 Interpersonal Communication
Among courses chosen to meet humanities requirement, three departments must be represented from Art and Art History, Communication Studies and Theatre Arts, English, Languages and Cultures, Music History, and Philosophy, including one of the following:
| CHINESE.102 Chinese 2 | ITALIAN.102 Italian 2 |
| FRENCH.101 French 1 | LATIN.102 Latin 2 |
| FRENCH.102 French 2 | RUSSIAN.102 Russian 2 |
| FRENCH.203 French 3 | RUSSIAN.103 Russian 3 |
| FRENCH.204 French 4 | RUSSIAN.104 Russian 4 |
| GERMAN.101 German 1 | SPANISH.101 Spanish 1 |
| GERMAN.102 German 2 | SPANISH.102 Spanish 2 |
| GERMAN.203 German 3 | SPANISH.203 Spanish 3 |
| GERMAN.204 German 4 | SPANISH.204 Spanish 4 |
BIOLOGY.479 Physiology Lab CHEM.115 Chem for the Sciences I
CHEM.116 Chem for the Sciences II
GEOSCI.100 Environmental Geology
GEOSCI.101 Physical Geology
GEOSCI.255 Meteorology
GEOSCI.259 Oceanography