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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S.Ed. in Science, Biology Concentration
Major Program Guide For: B.S.Ed. in Science
Concentration: Biology
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
- Total Hours of Pre-requisites: 29 (see notes below)
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| 190 Series | First Year Seminar | 3 | P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| C4 | Wellness | 3 | P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| BIOL | 140 | Principles of Biology I | 4 | BIOL | 141 | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
| ENGL | 101 | Composition I | 3 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| MATH | 130 | College Algebra | 3 | MATH | 140 | Introductory Calculus | 5 |
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| BIOL | 240 | Genetics | 4 | BIOL | 241 | Ecology and Evolution | 4 |
| CHEM | 133 | Survey of Chemistry II | 4 | CHEM | 140 | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| CMHC | 201 | Intro to Speech Communication | 3 | P5 | Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | |
| P3 | History | 3 | Elective | 3-4 | |||
| P4 | Humanities | 3 | Elective | 3-4 | |||
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Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. | |||||||
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Junior Year | |||||||
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| EDCI | 231 | Historical, Social, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 | EDSE | 322 | Principles and Methods of Teaching | 2 |
| SPED | 335 | Teaching Exceptional Children | 2 | PSY | 320 or 322 | Child and Adolescent Development / Adolescent Development: Problems and Achievements | 3 |
| PHYS | 130 | Introductory Physics I | 4 | PHYS | 131 | Introductory Physics II | 4 |
| GEOL | 150 | Methods in Geology | 4 | BIOL | 333 | Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| P6 | World Cultures | 3 | GEOL | 155 | Historical Geology | 4 | |
| Graduation Fee: After earning ninety hours, the student must file an application form with the Dean after paying a $30 graduation fee to the University Cashier. | |||||||
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Senior Year | |||||||
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| PSY | 321 | Educational Psychology | 3 | EDSE | 490 | Supervised Student Teaching | 6 |
| SCI | 422 | Principles and Methods of Science Education | 3 | SCI | 491 | Supervised Student Teaching in the Sciences, 9-12 | 3 |
| BIOL | Jr-Sr Elective | 4 | EDSE | 495 | Seminar | 3 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | ||||||
| Elective | 3-4 | ||||||
NOTES:
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
- Total Hours of Pre-requisites: 29
- Prerequisites:
1. Prerequisite for BIOL 141 is BIOL 140.
2. Prerequisites for BIOL 240 are BIOL 140 and BIOL 141.
3. Prerequisite for PHYS 131 is PHYS 130.
4. One perspective course must be an upper level perspective course (300/400 level).
5. Prerequisites for BIOL 241 are BIOL 140, 141, and 240.
6. Prerequisites for Jr.-Sr. Biology courses are all or some of the core: BIOL 140, 141, 240, and 241.
7. Prerequisite for MATH 140 is MATH 130
8. Prerequisite for Admission to the Education Program is EDCI 231
9. Prerequisite for PSY 321 is PSY 320 or PSY 322 - Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.