Secondary Education Biology (BS)

Course Requirements

Content Area Courses

Biology Core: 28 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required

• BIO 191 GENERAL BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
• BIO 192 GENERAL BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
• BIO 193 GENERAL BIOLOGY III FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
• BIO 215 ECOLOGY
• BIO 250 CELL BIOLOGY
• BIO 260 GENETICS
• BIO 309 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  or BIO 310 VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY

Biology Electives: 12 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required

• BIO elective course
• BIO elective course with lab
• BIO elective course with lab 

Mathematics Core: 8 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required

• Choose one of the following:
• MAT 130 PRECALCULUS
• MAT 147 CALCULUS WITH INTEGRATED PRECALCULUS I (6 credit hours)
• MAT 150 CALCULUS I
• MAT 160 CALCULUS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE MAJORS I (5 credit hours)
• MAT 170 CALCULUS FOR LIFE SCIENCES I (5 credit hours)
• Choose one of the following:
• MAT 131 TRIGONOMETRY
• MAT 148 CALCULUS WITH INTEGRATED PRECALCULUS II (6 credit hours)
• MAT 151 CALCULUS II 
• MAT 161 CALCULUS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE MAJORS II (5 credit hours)
• MAT 171 CALCULUS FOR LIFE SCIENCES II (5 credit hours)

General Chemistry Core: 12 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required

• CHE 130 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (3 credit hours) and CHE 131 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (1 credit hour)
• CHE 132 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (3 credit hours) and CHE 133 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II (1 credit hour)
• CHE 134 GENERAL CHEMISTRY III (3 credit hours) and CHE 135 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III (1 credit hour)

Organic Chemistry or Physics Series Core: 12 quarter hours required, grade of C- or better required

• CHE 230 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (3 credit hours) and CHE 231 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I  (1 credit hour)
  or PHY 150 GENERAL PHYSICS I
• CHE 232 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II (3 credit hours) and CHE 233 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II  (1 credit hour)
  or PHY 151 GENERAL PHYSICS II
• CHE 234 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III (3 credit hours) and CHE 235 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III  (1 credit hour)
  or PHY 152 GENERAL PHYSICS III

Introductory Courses: 20 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required

• SCU 207 SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION
• SEC 364 METHODS: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS 
• SEC 314 THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
• SEC 324 INQUIRY & APPLICATION IN DEVELOPING SECONDARY SCIENCE PEDAGOGY
• SCU 336 ADOLESCENT AND ADULT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
  or SCU 337 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Advanced Courses: 28 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required

• SER 346 STRATEGIES FOR MAINSTREAMING AND INCLUSION      
• SEC 325 LITERACY IN THE CONTENT AREAS      
• SEC 374 TEACHING THE SCIENCES IN THE HIGH SCHOOL 1
• SEC 385 TEACHING THE SCIENCES IN THE HIGH SCHOOL 2
• SCU 351 DOING CRITICAL PRACTITIONER RESEARCH IN EDUCATION  (Taken in conjunction with SEC 385)
• SEC 395 ASSESSMENT ISSUES IN SECONDARY EDUCATION
• BBE 301 TEACHING ADOLESCENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND DIALECT SPEAKERS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM           

Student Teaching : 10 quarter hours required, grade of B- or better required

• SEC 390 SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING (10 credit hours)  
• EDU 95 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH (non-credit, non-tuition, PA grade required)

​​​​​​​​Licensure Tests

• Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) (test #400) - assesses knowledge of reading comprehension, language arts, writing, and math.    Test must be passed one quarter prior to Student Teaching.  *Check with your advisor about qualifying for a waiver with acceptable ACT or SAT test scores.
• Science: Biology Content Area Test (test #105) – assesses knowledge of both biological science and physical science.  Test is required before Student Teaching (deadlines apply).  ​​ 
• EdTPA - assessment conducted during the student teaching experience including video clips of instruction, lesson plans, student work samples, analysis of student learning and reflective commentaries. Students will submit an electronic portfolio to an outside agency for independent evaluation and a fee will be imposed by that agency as part of the assessment.
  

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