University Catalog

Curriculum in Biological Science
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Biology Education Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 101G	Freshman Composition	3	hours
††MATH 151 or MATH 161G	College Algebra with Fundamentals  College Algebra	3	hours
††GBIO 151G	General Biology I	3	hours
††BIOL 152	General Biology Laboratory I	1	hour
PSYC 101G	General Psychology I	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††ENGL 102G	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
††MATH 162G	Plane 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
††COMM 210G	Communicating in the Classroom	3	hour
	Total:	17	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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 202	Introduction to Education	3	hours
	Total:	17	hours

 

Second Semester

††GBIO 312	Genetics	3	hours
CHEM 261	Survey of Organic Chemistry	3	hours
††GBIO 241	The Profession of Biology or Getting What You Came For	1	hour
††GBIO 395	General Ecology	3	hours
††GBIO 397	General Ecology Laboratory	2	hours
*SPED 200	Introduction to Diverse Learners	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

HIST 417G	History of Science and Technology	3	hours
††ZOO 302	Comprative Anatomy of the Vertebrates	4	hours
CHEM 281	Survey of Biochemistry	3	hours
*EDUC 407	Tests and Measures	3	hours
††GBIO 341	Professional Aspects of Biology	1	hour
*EDUC 316	Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers	3	hours
	Total:	17	hours

 

Second Semester

††GBIO 405	Evolutionary Biology	4	hours
††GBIO 441	Biology Seminar	1	hour
††ZOO 392	Animal Physiology	4	hours
Arts ElectiveG		3	hours
*EDUC 472	Teaching Reading in the Content Areas	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††GBIO 498	Biological Science for Teachers	3	hours
*EDUC 453	Student Teaching I in the PK-12 Schools	6	hours
*EDUC 485	Special Methods in High School Subjects	3	hours
Social Science Elective1,G		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

EDUC 486	Student Teaching II: 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

*Requires a grade of “C” or better.
**Requires a grade of “B” or better.
^††A grade of “C” or above must be earned in these major courses.

¹One course (3 hrs) selected from ECON, GEOG, ANTH, CJ, POLI, PSYC, or SOC.