BS in Education: Biology - Curriculum Requirements

BS Education: Biology Degree Audit

B.A. Education: Biology
University Core Requirements (28/40 Credits)
Academic Foundations (8 credits)
[Dept]	1105	Broad, Enduring Interest	4CR.
EDU	1205	Nature of Work: The Other Side of the Teacher's Desk	2CR.
LAS	1305	Wellness	2CR.
Communications (12 credits)
WRI	1002	Comp. & Rhet. II	4CR
WRI	2012	Advanced Comp.	4CR
EDU	4050	Clinical Internship			See EDU
STEM Engagement (8 credits)
MTH	1600/2151	Precalculus or Calculus	4CR
BIO	1301/1101	General Biology I/Lab	4CR
Culture & Society
EDU	2000	Foundations in Education			See EDU
[Dept]		Cultural Understanding in a Global Context
[Dept]		Creative Expression & Creative Self
Biology Requirements (40 Credits) Pre-requisites are in parenthesis
BIO	1301 & 1101	General Biology I/Lab (no pre-req.)	4CR
BIO	1302 & 1102	General Biology II/Lab (Bio I)	4CR
BIO	2302 & 2102	Anatomy Physiology I/Lab (Bio I & II)	4CR
BIO	2303 & 2103	Anatomy Physiology II/Lab (Bio 2302)	4CR
BIO	3301 & 3101	Genetics/Lab (BIO1301, BIO1302, MTH1501)	4CR
BIO	3302 & 3102	Comp. Vert. Anatomy/Lab (no pre-req)	4CR
BIO	3303 & 3103	Animal Physio & Behavior/Lab (no pre-req)	4CR
BIO	3306 & 3106	Cell & Mol. Bio/Lab (no pre-req)	4CR
BIO	3304 & 3104	Microbiology/Lab (BIO1150, BIO1160, CHM1100)	4CR
BIO	4301 & 4101	Ecology/Lab (no pre-req)	4CR
(12 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level to meet state certification)
Related Requirements (4 Credits)
CHM	1302 & 1102	General Chem I/Lab	4CR
CHM	1303 & 1103	General Chem II/Lab	4CR
CHM	2300 & 2100	Organic Chem I/Lab	4CR
CHM	2301 & 2101	Organic Chem II/Lab	4CR
MTH	1501	Statistics I	3CR
Education (32 Credits)
All Education courses below must have a grade B- or better
EDU	2000	Foundations in Education	4CR
EDU	2004	Found. Of Education: Teaching in the Content Area	4CR
Courses below may only be taken after admission to the Education Department
EDU	3054	Literacy in the Content Areas	4CR
EDU	3058	Biology Curriculum & Instruction	4CR
EDU	3080	Clinical Experience: Teaching Practicum & Assessing Outcomes	4CR
EDU	4024	Applications in Literacy	2CR
EDU	4050	Clinical Internship: Student Teaching	10CR
Related Education Requirement (4CR)
EDP	2001	Pre-School & School Aged Dev. (3-18 years)	4CR
Teacher of Students with Disabilities (21 Credits)
EDP	3013	Psychology of High & Low Incidence Except.	4CR
EDU	3000	Assistive Technology	1CR
EDU	3031	Spec. Ed. Learner’s Perspect.	4CR
EDU	3033	Lang. Development, Comm. & Lit. in Spec. Ed.	4CR
EDU	3034	Spec. Ed. Methods & Materials	4CR
EDU	3038	Classroom Management for Challenging Behaviors	4CR
Optional
EST	2015	Intro to Equine Assisted Activities & Therapy		2CR
SLN	1003	Sign Language 1		2CR
SLN	1004	Sign Language 2

Total number of credits: 145

Notes:

1. To earn a Bachelor degree, all graduates must successfully complete a minimum of 145 credit hours. At least 16 credits can be taken in summers and at community colleges to complete the certification in four years.
2. Minimum of 32 credits must be taken at Centenary University.
3. New Jersey requires that candidates for certification achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
4. Graduates must have a minimum of an overall 3.0 GPA.
5. Courses that are special topic listed in the title, typically ending with a 99, are repeatable. Courses are counted multiple times and do not replace grades of the previous special topic course.
6. Credits can only be shared between the core and the major or core and minor requirements. Shared credits within the core requirements is not allowed.
7. Please continue seeing your advisor for advisement as requirements may change due to changes in NJDOE code and regulations.

BS-Education-Biology-Recommended-Four-Year-Sequence

Centenary University B.A. in Education: Biology Recommended Four-Year Sequence 2023-2024 All Education courses below must have a grade of B- or better Content courses have been recommended based on Praxis Core and Praxis II content. Course substitutions may affect your ability to pass required Praxis tests.
YEAR 1 (Fall)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
LAS 1305	Wellness	2
EDU 1205	Nature of Work: The Other Side of the Teacher's Desk	2
WRI 1002	Comp. Rhet. II	4
BIO 1301 & BIO 1101	General Biology I/Lab	4
MTH 1600 or MTH 2151	Precalculus (Stem) or Calculus	4
YEAR 1 (Spring)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
EDU 2000	Foundations of Education (Community Responsibility)	4
WRI 2012	Advanced Comp.	4
MTH 150I	Statistics I	4
BIO 1302 & BIO 1102	General Biology II/Lab	4
Core	*See Below	4
YEAR 2 (FALL)
EDP 2001	Preschool & School Age Development	4
EDU 2004	Foundations of Educ.: Teaching in the Content Area	4
BIO 2302 & 2102	Anatomy & Physiology I/Lab	4
CHM 1302 & 1102	General Chemistry I/Lab	4
Core	*See Below
YEAR 2 (Spring)
EDP 3013	Psych of High and Low Incidence Exceptionalities	4
EDU 3038	Classroom Management for Challenging Behaviors	4
BIO 2303 & 2103	Anatomy & Physiology II/Lab	4
CHM 1303 & 1103	General Chemistry II/Lab	4
YEAR 3 (FALL)
EDU 3058	Biology Curriculum & Instruction	4
BIO 3302 & 3102	Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy/Lab	4
BIO 3304 & 3104	Microbiology/Lab	4
CHM 2300 & 2100	Organic Chemistry I/Lab	4
Core	*See Below	4
YEAR 3 (Spring)
EDU 3054	Literacy in the Content Areas	4
BIO 3301 & 3101	Genetics/Lab	4
BIO 3303 & 3103	Animal Physiology and Behavior/Lab	4
CHM 2301 & 2101	Organic Chemistry II/Lab	4
BIO 3306 & 3106	Cellular & Molecular Biology/Lab	4
YEAR 4 (Fall)
EDU 3080	Clinical Experience: Teaching Practicum	4
EDU 3034	Special Education Methods & Materials	4
EDU 3031	Special Education: Learner’s Perspective	4
EDU 3000	Assistive Technology	1
BIO 4301 & 4101	Ecology/Lab	4
YEAR 4 (Spring)
EDU 3033	Language Development, Comm. & Literacy	4
EDU 4024	Applications in Literacy	2
EDU 4050	Clinical Internship: Student Teaching (Public Speaking)	10
	Total Credits	145

* One course from each of the following Core categories: Creative Expression*, Global Culture*, Broad Enduring Interest.
**20 credits may be taken in summers at Centenary and county colleges.