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Biology Education with add-on certification in Broad Science, B.S.

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The Secondary Biology education with add-on certification in broad science program is designed to prepare teacher candidates to teach biology education, 9-12, as well as meet the requirements to teach all high school science areas. The curriculum content includes biology lab courses aligned to science standards taught in the respective grade levels, along with secondary education pedagogy and field experience course work. Secondary Biology with add-on certification in broad science education teacher candidates also complete requirements to achieve recommendation for South Carolina initial teacher certification.

Graduation Requirements

2.75 GPA (In adherence with SC state requirements, courses approved for Read to Succeed endorsement require a grade of “C” or higher. These courses include EDU 370, EDU 470; Completion of Benchmarks I,II,III

Degree Requirements (134 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (41 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (Traditional) Specified Course Requirements: Intercultural Inquiry: FOR LANG 112 or higher Quantitative Literacy: MAT 108 Scientific Inquiry: BIO 110 Social Inquiry: PSY 101

Biology Course Requirements (26 Cr. Hrs.)

BIO 111 - Principles of Biology 2 4 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 4 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 202 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 4 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 212 - Principles of Biology 3 4 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 214 - Genetics 4 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 220 - Ecology 4 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 251 - Scientific Communication 1 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 492 - Current Topics in Biology 1 Cr. Hrs.

Education Course Requirements (46 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 110 - Essentials of Teacher Candidacy 1 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 111 - Foundations of Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 206 - The Nature of the Exceptional Child 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 217 - Best Practices for the Secondary Classroom/Field Experience I 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 220 - Technology for the 21st Century Classroom 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 310 - Secondary Classroom Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 317 - Best Practices for the Secondary Classroom/Field Experience II 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 337 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Science 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 370 - Literacy Development for All Secondary Students 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 443 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 470 - Literacy Development Across the Curriculum and Across Secondary Grade Levels 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 490 - Clinical Experience 12 Cr. Hrs.

Cognates (21 Cr. Hrs.)

MAT 107 - College Trigonometry 3 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 111 - General Chemistry 1 5 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 113 - General Chemistry 1 Lab 0 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 112 - General Chemistry 2 5 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 114 - General Chemistry 2 Lab 0 Cr. Hrs.
PHY 151 - General Physics 1 4 Cr. Hrs.
PHY 153 - General Physics 1 Lab 0 Cr. Hrs.
PHY 152 - General Physics 2 4 Cr. Hrs.
PHY 154 - General Physics 2 Lab 0 Cr. Hrs.

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

First Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 110 - Essentials of Teacher Candidacy 1 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 111 - Foundations of Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 101 - Composition and Communication I 3 Cr. Hrs.
AU 101 - Transitions and Expectations 1 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 110 - Principles of Biology 1 4 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 111 - General Chemistry 1 5 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 113 - General Chemistry 1 Lab 0 Cr. Hrs.

Second Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition and Communication II 3 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 111 - Principles of Biology 2 4 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 112 - General Chemistry 2 5 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 114 - General Chemistry 2 Lab 0 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 220 - Technology for the 21st Century Classroom 3 Cr. Hrs.

Third Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 217 - Best Practices for the Secondary Classroom/Field Experience I 3 Cr. Hrs.
MAT 108 - Finite Probability and Statistics 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 212 - Principles of Biology 3 4 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 251 - Scientific Communication 1 Cr. Hrs.
CHR 105 - Introduction to the Bible 3 Cr. Hrs.
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fourth Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 206 - The Nature of the Exceptional Child 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 370 - Literacy Development for All Secondary Students 3 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 220 - Ecology 4 Cr. Hrs.
MAT 107 - College Trigonometry 3 Cr. Hrs.
PHI 210 - Philosophical Foundations & Moral Reasoning 3 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 492 - Current Topics in Biology 1 Cr. Hrs.

Fifth Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 317 - Best Practices for the Secondary Classroom/Field Experience II 3 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 4 Cr. Hrs.
PHY 151 - General Physics 1 4 Cr. Hrs.
PHY 153 - General Physics 1 Lab 0 Cr. Hrs.
CHR 305 - Christian Worldview and Contemporary Application 3 Cr. Hrs.
Intercultural Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.

Sixth Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 470 - Literacy Development Across the Curriculum and Across Secondary Grade Levels 3 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 202 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 4 Cr. Hrs.
PHY 152 - General Physics 2 4 Cr. Hrs.
PHY 154 - General Physics 2 Lab 0 Cr. Hrs.
CON 3** - Connections 3 Cr. Hrs.
Historical Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.

Seventh Semester (19 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 337 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Science 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 443 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience 3 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 214 - Genetics 4 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 310 - Secondary Classroom Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
CTI 4** - Contemporary Issues 3 Cr. Hrs.
Creative Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.

Eighth Semester (12 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 490 - Clinical Experience 12 Cr. Hrs.

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