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 151/161G	College Algebra with Fundamentals / 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
^HHonors students to take Honors course option:
ENGL 101 or 121H or 123H
ENGL 102 or 122H or 124H
ENGL 230 or 231 or 232 or 210H or 291H or 292H
HIST 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or 101H or 102H or 201H or 202H
COMM 211 or 211H
GBIO 106 or 151H
GBIO 151 or 151H
Art Elective or HONR 191 

^††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.