2019-2020 Catalog

Secondary Education Biology Major

Students electing a major in Biology apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 2.50 in their content grade point average (GPA) and a minimum grade of C. Students must maintain the content GPA of 2.50 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain Biology certification:

Requirements

Biology

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 111Introductory Biology I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 112Introductory Biology II

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 213Plant and Animal Form and Function

4

Fall, Spring.
BIOL 314Genetics

4

Fall.
BIOL 318Ecology

4

Fall.
BIOL 320Cell and Molecular Biology

4

Spring.
BIOL 348Microbiology

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 491-494Research in Biology

1

Fall, Spring, Summer

Chemistry

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
CHEM 103General Chemistry I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 104General Chemistry II

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 205Organic Chemistry I

4

Fall, Summer.
CHEM 206Organic Chemistry II

4

Spring, Summer.

Mathematics

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
MATH 209Precalculus Mathematics

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 240Statistical Methods I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.

Physical Science

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
PSCI 212Introduction to Geology

4

Fall, Summer.
PSCI 357Historical and Contemporary Contexts of Science

3

As needed.

Physics

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
PHYS 101Physics for Science and Mathematics I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.

ONE COURSE from:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 321Invertebrate Zoology

4

As needed.
BIOL 324Vertebrate Zoology

4

As needed.
BIOL 329Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

4

As needed.
BIOL 330Developmental Biology of Animals

4

Alternate years.
BIOL 353The Plant Kingdom

4

As needed.
BIOL 354Plant Growth and Development

4

As needed.
Total Credit Hours:68

Total Credit Hours: 68