2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology, B.A.: Teacher Certification Option

Students choosing this (P-12) option must make a formal application for admission to the Middle and Secondary Education (MSE) Department. Prior to taking education courses, all prerequisites must be met. See the description under the College of Education.

General Education and Additional Liberal Arts Requirements 72

General Education 48

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 35

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

Foreign Languages

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

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

Major/GE Capstone 3

BIO 4970SEMINAR INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY

3

Additional Requirements 25

Additional Requirements 25

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

PHYS 2092GENERAL PHYSICS II

4

CHEM 2180PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEM

4

PSY 2110PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

3

ES 1000OBSERVING THE EARTH

3

ID 2955DISABLED PERSON IN AMERICAN SOCIETY

3

Major Requirements 32

Required Courses in Biology 24

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 30

Sophomore Level

EMSE 2801CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12

3

Junior Level

EDUC 3000CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER

3

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

3

EMSE 3122TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

3

EMSE 3230SCIENCE EDUCATION K-12 - WE

3

EMSE 3801CLINICAL PRACTICE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION, P -12

2

EMSE 3903ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS

1

Senior Level

EMSE 4811CLINICAL PRACTICE III IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION, P-12

9

Professional/GE Capstone

EDUC 4000TEACHER AND CLASSROOM

3

Total Credit Hours: 133