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 161G	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 229 or ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 233G	Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Literature World Literature English Literature American Literature Introduction to African 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	Teaching Residency	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	Teaching Residency Capstone	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.