Education, Secondary Life Sciences, B.A.

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Effective Fall 2021, program has entered a teachout phase and is no longer accepting new students.

Description, Learning Outcomes, and Teacher Preparation Requirements

Credits Required: 122

With careful planning, students may be able to complete the degree in less than 122 credits. A minimum of 120 credits is required to receive a Bachelor’s degree.

Education Core

ED 1000 (OE 1000) - Introduction to Education Credits: 4 with a B- or better required to apply to the major.
ED 1020 - Psychology of Learning and Classroom/School Environment Credits: 4
ED 1030 - Introduction to the K-12 Exceptional Learner Credits: 4
ED 2010 - Curriculum Design, Planning, Instruction, and Assessment Across the Curriculum Credits: 4
ED 2040 - Mental Health and Wellness for Educators and Students Credits: 4
ED 3040 - Assessment & Data-Driven Decision-Making Credits: 4
ED 4000 - Methods of Teaching and Learning Credits: 4
ED 4905 - Student Teaching Credits: 12

Content Courses

BI 1120 - General Biology II Credits: 4
BI 2050 - Zoology Credits: 4
BI 3030 - Genetics Credits: 4
BI 3210 - Microbiology Credits: 4
CH 2110 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CH 2120 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
MT 1600 - Algebra and Trigonometry Credits: 4
MT 2310 - Statistics Credits: 4
PH 2210 - General Physics I Credits: 4

General Education Courses

LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning Credits: 2
WR 1010 - Composition Credits: 4
or approved LAS Writing course.
MT 1100 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 4
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World Credits: 4
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values Credits: 4
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts Credits: 4
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences Credits: 4
BI 1110 - General Biology I Credits: 4
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities Credits: 4
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives Credits: 4
LAS Elective - Select an additional course from the categories above or choose 4 credits of approved LAS Electives.