Biology Science Education Requirements (BSE)
| 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 | |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY METHODS I | ||
| ECOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS | ||
| Select one from: | 4 | |
| COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE ANATOMY | ||
| 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 | |
- 1
An approved minor is not required for this major.
- 2
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.
| 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 | ||
| SCIENCE PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL | ||
| SCIENCE STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL | ||
| Group B | ||
| SCIENCE PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL | ||
| SCIENCE STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL | ||
| Total Units | 41 | |
| 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 | |
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA and TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS | ||
| CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||
| APPLIED CALCULUS SURVEY FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||
| CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I | ||
| Select one from: | 3-4 | |
| BIOSTATISTICS | ||
| BASIC STATISTICAL METHODS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING AND ANALYSIS | ||
| Select one of the following sequences: | 10 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS I and PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I and PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS II | ||
| Total Units | 40-47 | |