2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology, B.A.: Dual Certification for Teacher of Students with Disabilities and P-12 Biology Option

Students who wish to be certified in both Biology P-12 and Educator of Students with Disabilities should consult the Catalogue under Special Education programs for information on admissions and grade requirements for this dual certification program. Students choosing this option must make a formal application for admission to the Department of Special Education. Prior to taking Special Education courses, all prerequisites must be met.

General Education and Additional Liberal Arts Requirements 68

General Education

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 32

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course

Select two courses from different areas:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Music or Theatre

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

 

SOC 1000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

OR

ANTH 1800CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

3

HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course

Science and Mathematics 11

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

MATH 1054: Required Distribution Course

Health/Physical Education 3

ID 1225CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH

3

Additional Requirements 23

PSY 2110PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

3

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

PHYS 2092GENERAL PHYSICS II

4

ES 1000OBSERVING THE EARTH

3

ID2052HUMAN EXCEPTIONALITY

3

ID 3051COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN TODAY'S SOCIETY

3

ID 3163CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS

3

Academic Major: 32 S.H. (or more)

A minimum of 32 credits as a Bio Science major as outlined in the Kean University catalog. See Academic Advisor in that department for requirements. Note - No Major Capstone course required. All major courses require a grade of C or better.

Required Courses:

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

4

BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIV- ERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4

BIO 2500PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY

4

BIO 3400ZOOLOGY:FORM AND FUNCTION

4

BIO 3614PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY

4

BIO 3709GENETICS

4

Major Electives 8

Selected with departmental advisement at the 3000-4000 level.

Professional Education 32

Sophomore Level

SPED 2120INTRODUCTORY FIELD EXPERIENCE INýSPECIAL EDUCATION

3

SPED 2200THE MULTICULTURAL LEARNER IN DIVERSEýSETTINGS

3

Junior Level

EDUC 3000CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER

3

SPED 3000PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR THE CONTEMPORARY EDUCATOR

3

SPED 3001CLINCAL PRACTICE I FOR GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATORS

2

EMSE 3230SCIENCE EDUCATION K-12 - WE

3

EDUC 3401LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING

3

Senior Level

EDUC 4000TEACHER AND CLASSROOM

3

SPED 4135PROFESSIONAL FIELD EXPERINCE FORýEDUCATORS ACROSS SETTINGS

9

(SPED 4135 & EDUC 4000 must be taken concurrently)

Total Credit Hours: 132