University Catalog

Curriculum in Biological Science

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

Biology Education Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 101G	Freshman Composition	3	hours
††MATH 161G	College Algebra	3	hours
††GBIO 151G	General Biology I	3	hours
††BIOL 152	General Biology Laboratory I	1	hour
Social Science Elective1,G		3	hours
††LS 102	Introduction to Information Research	1	hour
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

††ENGL 102G	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
††MATH 162 or MATH 165G	Plane Trigonometry Pre-calculus with Trigonometry	3	hours
††GBIO 153G	General Biology II	3	hours
††BIOL 154	General Biology Laboratory II	1	hour
††CHEM 121G	General Chemistry I for Science Majors	3	hours
††CLAB 123	General Chemistry Laboratory I for Science Majors	1	hour
††GBIO 241	The Profession of Biology or Getting What You Came For	1	hour
	Total:	15	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
††GBIO 200	Cell Biology	3	hours
††MIC 205 or MIC 223	General Microbiology Medical Microbiology	3	hours
††MICL 207 or MICL 224	General Microbiology Laboratory Medical Microbiology Laboratory	1	hour
††CHEM 122	General Chemistry II for Science Majors	3	hours
††CLAB 124	General Chemistry Laboratory II for Science Majors	1	hour
†††EDUC 203	Foundations of Education	2	hours
†††EDUC 212 (take with EDUC 203)	Diversity in the Classroom	1	hour
	Total:	17	hours

 

Second Semester

††GBIO 312	Genetics	3	hours
††CHEM 261	Survey of Organic Chemistry	3	hours
††CLAB 263	Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1	hour
††GBIO 395	General Ecology	3	hours
††GBIO 397	General Ecology Laboratory	2	hours
††EPSY 311G	Adolescent Psychology	3	hours
††SPED 210	Characteristics of Individuals with Exceptionalities	2	hours
	Total:	17	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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First Semester

HIST 417G	History of Science and Technology	3	hours
††Concentration Elective2		4	hours
††CHEM 281	Survey of Biochemistry	3	hours
††CLAB 283	Survey of Biochemistry Laboratory	1	hour
††EDUC 407	Tests and Measures	3	hours
COMM 210G	Communicating in the Classroom	3	hours
	Total:	17	hours

 

Second Semester

††GBIO 405	Evolutionary Biology	4	hours
††Concentration Elective2		4	hours
††EPSY 315	Classroom Management and Motivation for Beginning Teachers	3	hours
††GBIO 498	Biological Science for Teachers	3	hours
††GBIO 341		1	hour
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

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First Semester

††GBIO 441	Biology Seminar	1	hour
Arts ElectiveG		3	hours
††EDUC 472	Teaching Reading in the Content Area	3	hours
††EDUC 475	Current Issues in Elementary/Secondary Education	1	hour
††EDUC 490	Special Methods in High School Subjects	6	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

 

Second Semester

EDUC 486	Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools	9	hours
	Total:	9	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

 

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses

^††A grade of "C" or above must be earned in these courses.
^†††A grade of "B" or above must be earned in this course.
¹One course (3 hrs) selected from ECON, GEOG, ANTH, CJ, POLI, PSYC, or SOC.
²Concentration Electives for Biology Education Concentration – 8 hours from the following with approval of advisor – ZOO 302, ZOO 392, PHYS 191, PHYS 192, PLAB 193, PLAB 194.