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Bachelor of Science in Education with a comprehensive major in Biology (Life Science Licensure) Grades 7-12


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Course Number and Title

Hrs.

Prerequisites

BIO 201 Molec. & Cellular Basis of Life

4

None

BIO 202 Organisms, Adapt. & Divers

4

None

BIO 205 General Zoology

4

BIO 202

BIO 207 General Botany

4

BIO 202

BIO 301 Professional Preparation

1

Major, So. Status

BIO 303 Genetics

4

BIO 201 & 6 BIO hrs

BIO 325 Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIO 201

BIO 326 Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIO 325

BIO 495 Biology Senior Seminar

1

Major, Sr. Status

CHEM 103 General Chemistry I

4

H.S. Chem.; 3 yrs. H.S. math

CHEM 104 General Chemistry II

4

CHEM 103

MATH 108 Introductory Statistics

3

MATH 100 or ACT 18 or SAT 480

PHYS 201 General Physics

4

H.S. Alg. and Geom.

Choose one course from:

3-4

 

BIO 305 Evolution

(3)

BIO 303

BIO 310 Ecology

(4)

BIO 202

BIO 411 Limnology

(4)

BIO 202

Choose one course from:

4

 

BIO 340 Microbiology

(4)

BIO 201 and CHEM 104

BIO 424 Cell Biology

(4)

BIO 303

BIO 428 Molecular Biology

(4)

BIO 303

Choose one course from:

3-4

 

BIO 493 Internship

(3)

12 hrs. Res. Cred, Jr. or Sr. status, perm.

BIO 497 Directed Lab/Field Research

(3)

 

GEOL 101 Physical Geology

(4)

 

MATH elective

(3)

 

 

55-57 hrs.

 

Education Requirements:

 

 

EDFN 130 Intro to Teaching

3

None

EDFN 202 Teaching and Learn. Process

3

EDFN 130

EDIS 250 Intro. Educational Intervention

3

None

EDCI 232 Instructional Design & Educational Tech for Teaming

3

EDFN 130, EDFN 202

EDCI 230SEC AYA (7-12) Field Exp. I`

1

Concurrent with EDCI 232

PSYC 218 Psyc. Of Adolescence

3

None

EDCI 318 Tch. 21st Cent. Adol. Science

3

EDCI 230SEC or 236

EDCI 330SEC AYA (7-12) Field Exp. II

3

EDCI 230, 232; PSYC 218; concurrent with EDCI 318

EDCI 392 Content Area Reading

3

None

EDFN 402 Social and Prof. Issues

2

Sr. Status; concurrent with EDCI 461

EDCI 461 Student Int. Gr. 7-12

10

All Student Internship Req.; concurrent with EDFN 402

Total Hours

92-94 hrs.

 

Institutional Core Requirements:

Communication Course

3

Critical Cultural Inquiry (CCI) 

3

Math/Logic course

3

Religion course

3

Historical Reasoning course

3

Composition

6

Natural Science

6

Humanities

6

Social Sciences

6

Aesthetics

6

Total Core Hours

45 hrs.

*Biology electives must include at least 3 hours at the 300 level or above. They may not include BIO 493 and may include no more than 3 hours of BIO 497 and 498 combined.

**To earn an Bachelor's degree through Ashland University, a student must earn at least 120 hours.

Courses and Descriptions

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