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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BS BIOLOGY MAJOR WITH SECONDARY ED CERTIFICATION

Required Courses

Biology courses:

• Bio 120/121 Intro Bio with labs
• Bio 230 Genetics
• Bio 232 Cell Structure & Function
• Bio 235 Ecology
• Bio 370-371 Lab courses (4 credits)
• Bio 210 Human Anatomy
• Bio 220 Human Physiology
• Bio 310 Molecular Genetics
• Bio 490-492 Biology seminar (3 credits)

Two additional biology courses:

Choose from Bio 110 (Environmental Science), Esci 110 (Geology), 111 (Climatology & Geomorphology), Bio 240 (Botany), Bio 250 (Microbiology), Bio 255 (Cancer Biology), Bio 260 (Limnology), Bio 315 (Biochemistry), Bio 340 (Marine Ecology), Bio 345 (Plant Anatomy & Physiology)

Chemistry courses:

• Chem 110/111 Inorganic Chemistry with labs
• Chem 210 Organic Chemistry I with lab

Mathematics:

• Math 150 Calculus with lab
• Math 130 Statistics

Upper-level religion:

Electives and prerequisites (30 credits):

Additional requirements for certification:

• Chem 211 Organic Chemistry II
• Physics 210/211 General Physics with lab
• Math 151 Calculus II with lab
• Writing 101 Expository Writing I
• Writing 102 Expository Writing II
• Speech 105
• History (United States)
• English Lit 200-level (245 recommended)

Education courses:

• Ed 301/501 Foundations of Education
• Ed 304 Structure & Growth of the Mind
• Ed 340 Education as Developmental Process
• Ed 311 Intro to Special Education
• Ed 401 General Methods & Management
• Ed 225 Seminar and field experience
• Ed 325 Seminar, differentiated learning
• Ed 245 Reading in the Content Area

Education courses taken at Holy Family:

• EDUS 331 General Secondary Education Methods
• EDUS 332 Secondary Education/Curriculum Content Area
• EDUS 402 Supervised field experience
• EDUS 404 Secondary Education seminar

As part of certification, students must pass national teaching exams (PRAXIS). Students must also earn an overall GPA of 3.0 in order to be certified.