Secondary Education: Biology, B.S.

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Curriculum Guide

Freshman Year

First Semester

BIOL 101 - Concepts of Biology I 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 105 - Biology Orientation 1 Credit(s)
CHEM 106 - General Chemistry VI 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 116 - General Chemistry VI Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
EDPR 102 - Introduction to Teacher Education I 2 Credit(s)
ENGL 100 - Ideas and Their Expression I 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 14

Second Semester

BIOL 102 - Concepts of Biology II 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry VII 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry VII Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
EDPR 110 - Ethics of Teaching 2 Credit(s)
ENGL 101 - Ideas and Their Expression II 3 Credit(s)
MATH 110 - Pre-Calculus for Engineers and Scientists 4 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 17

Sophomore Year

First Semester

BIOL 221 - General Microbiology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 210 - Writing in Biology 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 223 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
SPED 250 - Introduction to Exceptional Children 3 Credit(s)
EDPR 215 - Curriculum Design and Instructional Planning 2 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 16

Second Semester

BIOL 200 - Introduction to Research 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 366 - Principles of Genetics (formerly BIOL 466) 3 Credit(s)
MATH 224 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 Credit(s)
Social & Behavioral Sciences 3 Credit(s) ¹
EDPR 210 - Culturally Relevant Pedagogy 2 Credit(s)
EDPR 310 - Assessement and Technology for P-12 Student Learning 2 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 16

Junior Year

First Semester

BIOL 301 - Molecular Biology (formerly BIOL 401) 4 Credit(s)
EDPR 410 - Differentiated Instruction 2 Credit(s)
EDPR 455 - Educational Psychology and Classroom Management 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 225 - College Physics I 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 235 - College Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
Know. of AA Culture and History 3 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 16

Second Semester

BIOL 305 - Cell Biology (formerly BIOL 405) 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 325 - Evolutionary Biology (formerly BIOL 425) 3 Credit(s)
EDPR 420 - Content Area Literacy 3 Credit(s)
SPED 448 - Diagnostic Assessment and IEP Development 3 Credit(s)
Humanities & Fine Arts 3 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 16

Senior Year

First Semester

BIOL 410 - Ecology (formerly BIOL 310) 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 496 - Senior Project (formerly BIOL 501) 3 Credit(s)
EDPR 487 - Clinical Practice I in P-12 Schools 3 Credit(s)
Global Awareness 3 Credit(s) ¹
Free Elective 3 Credit(s) ²

Semester Total: 13

Second Semester

EDPR 498 - Student Teaching 12 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 12

Total Credit Hours: 120

¹See the list of courses which may be taken as Social & Behavioral Sciences, Knowledge of African American Culture and History, Humanities/Fine Arts, and Global Awareness electives.
²Free elective encompasses any course offered at the university.

Major Program Requirements

Students must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in BIOL courses.