Biology/Secondary Education Major
Major requirements total 91 hours. This includes 27 hours of required Biology courses, 4 hours of Biology electives, 20 hours of supplemental courses, and 40 hours of professional education courses.
Required Biology Courses (27 hrs): |
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BIO 111 General Biology |
4 hrs |
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BIO 112 Biology: the Plant and Animal Kingdoms |
4 hrs |
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BIO 210 Ecology and Field Biology |
4 hrs |
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BIO 220 General Botany |
4 hrs |
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BIO 310 Microbiology |
4 hrs |
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BIO 420 Cell and Molecular Biology |
4 hrs |
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CH 320 Biochemistry |
3 hrs |
Elective Biology Courses (4 hrs): |
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BIO 315 Genetics |
4 hrs |
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BIO 330 Animal Physiology |
4 hrs |
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BIO 340 Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
4 hrs |
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BIO 341 Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
4 hrs |
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BIO 430 Developmental Biology |
4 hrs |
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BIO 460 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy |
4 hrs |
Supplemental Required Courses (20 hrs): |
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CH 111 General Chemistry I |
4 hrs |
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CH 112 General Chemistry II |
4 hrs |
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CH 203 Essentials of Organic Biochemistry |
4 hrs |
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PHY 111 Physics I |
4 hrs |
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MA 285X Statistics |
4 hrs |
Professional Education Courses (40 hrs): |
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ED 100 Introduction to Teaching |
3 hrs |
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ED 110 Technology for Teachers |
2 hrs |
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ED 240 Foundations of Education |
2 hrs |
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ED 260X Educational Psychology/Human Development |
3 hrs |
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ED 306 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum |
3 hrs |
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ED 330 Introduction to Special Education |
3 hrs |
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ED 360 Fundamentals of Secondary and Middle School Methods |
3 hrs |
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ED 361 Teaching Biology in the Secondary and Middle School |
2 hrs |
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ED 385 Multicultural Field Experience |
1 hr |
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ED 413 Clinical Practice in the Secondary School |
10 hrs |
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ED 421 Classroom Management |
1 hr |
| ED 422 Advanced Seminar in Education | 4 hrs |
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PSY 337 Psychology of Adolescence |
3 hrs |
Additional Certification Requirements:
Candidates must pass the Illinois Test of Basic Skills and all appropriate certification tests in order to complete their program. Students are required to comply with all state certification requirements that are in place at the time of application for certification. Consult specific general education requirements listed in the School of Education.
