Biology Science Education Requirements (BSE)

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Major Requirements - 32 units 1,2
BIOLOGY 141	INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I	5
BIOLOGY 142	INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II	5
BIOLOGY 251	INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS	4
BIOLOGY 257	INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY	3
At least one from:		2
BIOLOGY 254	BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY METHODS I
BIOLOGY 258	ECOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS
Select one from:		4
BIOLOGY 340	COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE ANATOMY
BIOLOGY 361	HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
Select electives above 250 except BIOLOGY 303, BIOLOGY 492 or BIOLOGY 493 to total 32 units in the major		9
Total Units		32

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An approved minor is not required for this major.

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GPA requirements:

• to graduate from the College of Education and Professional Studies, students in a BSE licensure major must have at least a combined GPA of 2.75; and
• students must achieve a grade of "C" (2.00) or better in all required courses with the prefixes EDFOUND, EDFNDPRC, ELEMMID, SECNDED, or SPECED before they can enroll in CIFLD 452 or CIFLD 454. Must pass the appropriate Praxis II content knowledge test by March 1 for a following fall semester student teaching placement, or October 1 for a following spring semester student teaching placement.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Licensure Requirements:
SPECED 205	INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION	3
BIOLOGY 257	INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY	3
EDFOUND 212	EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
EDFOUND 243	FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY	3
EDFNDPRC 210	INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION AND TEACHING	3
ELEMMID 324	TEACHING OF SCIENCE IN THE ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL	3
EDFOUND 425	MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL	3
SECNDED 429	METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE	3
SECNDED 466	LITERACY IN THE DISCIPLINES	3
Select one of the following Directed Teaching groups:		14
Group A
CIFLD 352	SCIENCE PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL
CIFLD 454	SCIENCE STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL
Group B
CIFLD 354	SCIENCE PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL
CIFLD 452	SCIENCE STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL
Total Units		41

Course List

Code	Title	Units
General Science and Other Unique Requirements:
ASTRONMY 101	EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE	3-5
or ASTRONMY 112	INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY
BIOLOGY 200	WRITING IN BIOLOGY	3
or PWP 371	WRITING IN THE SCIENCES
CHEM 102	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	5
CHEM 104	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II	5
CHEM 251	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I	3
GEOLGY 100	PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY	4-5
or GEOGRPY 210	PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
or GEOLGY 214	EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
Select one from:		4-7
MATH 142 & MATH 151	COLLEGE ALGEBRA and TRIGONOMETRY
MATH 152	PRECALCULUS
MATH 243	CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MATH 250	APPLIED CALCULUS SURVEY FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MATH 253	CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I
Select one from:		3-4
BIOLOGY 303	BIOSTATISTICS
PSYCH 215	BASIC STATISTICAL METHODS
STAT 230	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING AND ANALYSIS
Select one of the following sequences:		10
PHYSCS 140 & PHYSCS 141	PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS I and PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II
PHYSCS 180 & PHYSCS 181	PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I and PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS II
Total Units		40-47

First Year
Fall	Units	Spring	Units
ENGLISH 100 or 101	3-4	ENGLISH 102	3
CHEM 102	5	CHEM 104	5
MATH 142	4	MATH 151, 152, 243, 250, or 253	3-5
CORE 110	3	BIOLOGY 141	5
INTRAUNV 104	1
	16-17		16-18
Second Year
Fall	Units	Spring	Units
BIOLOGY 142	5	BIOLOGY 251	4
PHYSCS 140 or 180	5	PHYSCS 141 or 181	5
COMM 110	3	EDFOUND 212	3
PEGNRL 192	1	GEOLGY 100, 214, or GEOGRPY 210	4-5
General Education Elective	3
	17		16-17
Third Year
Fall	Units	Spring	Units
ASTRONMY 101 or 112	3-5	ELEMMID 3241	3
BIOLOGY 254 or 258	2	CORE 130	3
BIOLOGY 257	3	PSYCH 215, BIOLOGY 303, or STAT 230	3-4
EDFOUND 243	3	CORE 120 or 140	3
BIOLOGY 200 or PWP 371	3	CHEM 251	3
EDFNDPRC 210	3
	17-19		15-16
Fourth Year
Fall	Units	Spring	Units
EDFOUND 425	3	Biology Elective (300 or 400 Level)	3
SECNDED 4291	3	Biology Elective (300 or 400 Level)	3
SECNDED 4661	3	BIOLOGY 340 or 361	4
SPECED 205	3	CORE 390	3
CIFLD 352 or 3541	2
Biology Elective (300 or 400 Level)	3
	17		13
Fifth Year
Fall	Units
CIFLD 452 or 4541	12
	12
Total Units: 139-146

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Require Admission to Professional Education. You will not be allowed to register for these courses without applying, and being admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies. Eligibility requirements can be found at: https://www.uww.edu/coeps/advising-licensure#admissions

Biology BSE program completers will be licensed to teach Science in grades 4-12. This license authorizes candidates to teach coursework in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Students may be required to pass additional assessments prior to student teaching and licensure.