Bachelor of Science in Education Degree in Secondary Education - Biology
Additional Graduation Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Component: Biology | ||
| Area I (Written Composition) | 6 | |
| First-Year Composition I | ||
| First Year Composition II | ||
| Area II (Humanities and Fine Arts) | 12 | |
One Humanities or Fine Arts Elective | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech | ||
| Area III (Natural Sciences and Mathematics) | 11-12 | |
| Cellular Foundations of Biology | ||
| Organismal Foundations of Biology | ||
| College Algebra | ||
or MA 113 | College Trigonometry | |
or MA 115 | Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry | |
or MA 125 | Calculus I | |
| Area IV (History, Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 12 | |
| Human Growth and Development 1 | ||
| Area V | 11 | |
| General Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Professional Education Secondary: Biology (Grades 6-12) | ||
| Note: ASBI/FBI background clearance is a prerequisite for all Professional Education Courses. | ||
| ED 292 | Preprofessional Seminar and Laboratory Experience | 1 |
| ED 381 | Instructional Technology for the High School | 3 |
| ED 375 | Content Literacy | 3 |
| EEX 340 | Introduction to Students with Exceptional Learning Needs | 3 |
| ED 333W | Learning Theories and Student Development | 3 |
| ED 382 | Classroom Management for Diverse Learning Environments and Communities | 3 |
| ED 401 | Evaluation of Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| ED 477 | Curriculum and Teaching | 4 |
| ED 480 | Teaching Science in the Secondary Schools | 3 |
| ED 482 | High School Student Internship | 12 |
| Alabama State Board of Education Approved Teaching Field: Biology | ||
| BI 200W | Biological Literature | 2 |
| BI 241 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BI 242 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BI 306 | Genetics | 4 |
| BI 307 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BI 312 | Evolution | 3 |
| BI 375 | Cell Biology | 4 |
| BI 498 | Senior Assessment Seminar | 1 |
| Choose one (3-4) hour course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Non-Vascular Plants | ||
| Vascular Plants | ||
| Marine Botany | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
| Plant Taxonomy | ||
| Choose two (3-4) hour courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | ||
| Marine Biology | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Invertebrate Zoology | ||
| Natural History of the Vertebrates | ||
| Marine Invertebrate Zoology | ||
| Marine Vertebrate Zoology | ||
| Molecular Biology | ||
| Biostatistics | ||
| Embryology | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Entomology | ||
| Southeastern Fishes | ||
| Parasitology | ||
| Histology | ||
| Choose one (3-4 course) from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Microbial Ecology and Evolution | ||
| Coastal Wetlands Ecology | ||
| Marine Ecology | ||
| Marine Behavioral Ecology | ||
| Tropical Ecology | ||
| Field Experience: Exploration of an Education Abroad Site | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Aquatic Ecology | ||
| Total Hours | 123 | |
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The CLEP examination may be taken for this course
Notes:
- Candidates may take the following professional education courses prior to admission to TEP: Preprofessional Seminar and Laboratory Experience (ED 292), Content Literacy (ED 375), Instructional Technology for the High School (ED 381), Introduction to Students with Exceptional Learning Needs (EEX 340), and a content methods course.
- Courses that are taken to fulfill general education requirements which are also included in a teaching field may count in both areas.
- Candidates who plan to seek certification in another state should contact the State Department of Education in that state to find out whether or not a comparable certificate exists in that state.
- All requirements must be completed with a minimum of 120 credit hours.