Biology (B.S.) Secondary Education 4-Year Plan

Fall 1st Year:

• BIOL 12000 - Biology Resource Seminar Cr. 1.
• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
• EDU 10100 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0.
• EDU 20000 - Examining Self As A Teacher Cr. 3.
• ENGL 13100 - Reading, Writing, And Inquiry I Cr. 3.
• MA 22900 - Calculus For The Managerial, Social, And Biological Sciences I Cr. 3.
• Civics Literacy Proficiency requirement  Cr. 0-3.  (movable)

Spring 1st Year:

• BIOL 11900 - Principles Of Structure And Function Cr. 4.
• CHM 11600 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
• ENGL 23301 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.
• STAT 24000 - Statistical Methods For Biology Cr. 3.

Summer 1st Year:

• BIOL 11700 - Principles Of Ecology And Evolution Cr. 4.

Fall 2nd Year:

• BIOL 21700 - Intermediate Ecology Cr. 3.
• BIOL 21900 - Principles Of Functional Biology Cr. 4.
• CHM 25400 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Cr. 1.
• CHM 25500 - Organic Chemistry For The Life Sciences I Cr. 3.
• EDU 34001 - Education And American Culture Cr. 3.
• STAT 34000 - Elementary Statistical Methods II Cr. 3.

Spring 2nd Year:

• BIOL 21800 - Genetics And Molecular Biology Cr. 4.
• CHM 25600 - Organic Chemistry For The Life Sciences II Cr. 3.
• CHM 25800 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Cr. 1.
• Biology Elective with Lab  Cr. 4.
• First Semester Foreign Language  Cr. 3.

Summer 2nd Year:

• Second Semester Foreign Language  Cr. 3.

Fall 3rd Year:

• CHM 53300 - Introductory Biochemistry Cr. 3.   (if pursuing Genetics concentration)
• EDU 20100 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0-3.   (Cr. 0.)
• EDU 25000 - General Educational Psychology Cr. 1-4.   (Cr. 3.)
• EDU 30600 - Teaching Students With Special Needs In Secondary Classrooms Cr. 3.
• PHYS 22000 - General Physics Cr. 4.
• Biology Elective with Lab  Cr. 4.

Spring 3rd Year:

• EDU 30100 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0-3.   (Cr. 0.)
• EDU 40500 - The Middle And Junior High School Cr. 3.
• EDU 47500 - Adolescent Development And Classroom Management Cr. 3.
• PHYS 22100 - General Physics Cr. 4.
• Biology Elective  Cr. 3.
• Gen Ed B6 Humanities  Cr. 3.

Summer 3rd Year:

• Gen Ed  A or B Elective  Cr. 3.

Fall 4th Year:

• BIOL 49100 - Senior Biology Seminar Cr. 1 or 3.   (Cr. 3.)
• EDU 40100 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0-3.   (Cr. 0.)
• EDU 40101 - Critical Reading In The Content Area Cr. 1-3.   (Cr. 3.)
• EDU 44900 - Methods Of Teaching Science In The Secondary Schools Cr. 3.
• Biology Elective  Cr. 3.
• Biology Elective  Cr. 3.

Spring 4th Year:

• EDU 40100 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0-3.   (Cr. 0.)
• EDU 48000 - Student Teaching In The Secondary School Cr. 1-16.   (Cr. 12.)

Total Credits: 130-133