Science Education A.B. - Biology

A Bachelor of Arts with a major in Science Education with Secondary Science Comprehensive Licensure and a concentration in Biology requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

BIOLOGY: 60 sh

BIO 111	INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY	3 sh
BIO 113	CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY	1 sh
BIO 131	BIODIVERSITY	4 sh
BIO 212	INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY	3 sh
BIO 214	POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY	1 sh
BIO 245	PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS	3 sh
BIO 246	GENETICS LABORATORY	1 sh
CHM 111	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	4 sh
CHM 112	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II	4 sh
CHM 211	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I	4 sh
PHY 110	ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT	4 sh
PHY 221	UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I	4 sh
PHY 222	UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II	4 sh

PHY 201 and PHY 202 may be substituted for PHY 221 and PHY 222.

Choose one course from the molecular/cellular biology category: 4 sh

BIO 325	HUMAN HISTOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 348	BIOTECHNOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 422	MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 445	TOPICS IN ADVANCED GENETICS	4 sh

Choose one course from the following: 4 sh

STS 110	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING	4 sh
STS 212	STATISTICS IN APPLICATION	4 sh

Choose one biology lab course 300-level or higher: 4 sh

Choose one course from the following: 4 sh

CHM 212	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II	4 sh
CHM 332	PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I	4 sh
CHM 341	INORGANIC CHEMISTRY	4 sh

Professional Courses: 39 sh

EDU 305	LEARNING & TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGIES	2 sh
PSY 321	EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	4 sh
SOC 243	SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION	4 sh
EDU 402	EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR I FOR MIDDLE, K-12, AND SECONDARY MAJORS	1 sh
EDU 403	EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II	2 sh
EDU 315	EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT	4 sh
EDU 355	TEACHING IN 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS	4 sh
EDU 424	METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SCIENCE	4 sh
EDU 450	TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS	4 sh
EDU 481	STUDENT TEACHING	10 sh