2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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Science and Technology, B.S.: Biology Option

General Education 34

Foundations Requirements 14

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1
OR
GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1
 
ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3
 
STME 2000MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL METHODS OF SCIENCE I

3
AND
STME 2099MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL METHODS OF SCIENCE I LAB

1
 
COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION 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).

ENG 1030, COMM 1402: Requires a grade of B- or better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 20

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

*ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select one GE Approved course from one area below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3
Philosophy or Religion

3
Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3
Music or Theatre

3
Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3
PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

*HIST 1062 & PSY 1000: GE Distribution Courses required of all students.

Science and Mathematics 8

STME 2100MATH/COMP METHODS II

3
AND
STME 2199MATH/COMP METHODS II LAB

1
 
STME 1000CHEMICAL SYSTEMS I

3
AND
STME 1099CHEMICAL SYSTEMS I LAB

1
 

Additional Required Courses 19

ES 1000OBSERVING THE EARTH

3
PSY 2110PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

3
 
STME 1700LIVING SYSTEMS I

3
AND
STME 1799LIVING SYSTEM I LAB

1
 
STME 2700PHYSICAL SYSTEMS I

3
AND
STME 2799PHYSICAL SYSTEMS I LAB

1
 
STME 2300PROBABILISTIC METHODS

3
AND
STME 2399PROBABILISTIC METHODS LAB

1
 
STME 1903RESEARCH METHODS RFI

1

Academic Major Requirements 64-68

A minimum major GPA of 2.75 and minimum grade of C is required in all major courses, except major capstone requires a grade of B- or better.

Program Core Requirements 8

STME 1100CHEMICAL SYSTEMS II

3
AND
STME 1199CHEMICAL SYSTEMS II LAB

1
 
STME 1800LIVING SYSTEMS II LIVING SYSTEMS II

3
AND
STME 1899LIVING SYSTEMS II LAB

1

Program Option Requirements 37-41

STME 2681ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HONORS I

3
STME 2683ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HONORS I LABORATORY

2
STME 2682ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HONORS II

3
BIO 2500PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY

4
 
BIO 3315PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

3
AND
BIO 3315LPRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

1
 
BIO 3400ZOOLOGY: FORM AND FUNCTION

4
BIO 3403ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I

4
BIO 3614PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY

4
BIO 3709GENETICS

4
 
STME 3100BIOCHEMISTRY HONORS I

3
AND
STME 3199BIOCHEMISTRY HONORS I LAB

1
 
STME 3610CURRENT ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1
OR
STME 2903RESEARCH EXPERIENCE-RFI

2
AND
STME 3903ADVANCED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE-RFI

3

BIO 3614: Writing Emphasis course.

STME 3610: Non-Research First Initiative (RFI) students only.

STME 2903 and STME 3903: Required for (RFI) students only - must complete with RFI sponsor faculty.

Major Capstone Course 3

STME 4610SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR

3

STME 4610: Writing Emphasis course required by major. Requires a grade of B- or higher.

Professional Education Requirements 16

Professional Education courses require a grade of B- or better.

Students must pass the Praxis I Core and have a 3.0 GPA or higher to be declared in the Education Major.

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

3
EMSE 3230SCIENCE EDUCATION K-12

3
EDUC 3000CURRICULUM, EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER

3
EMSE 3903ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS

1
EMSE 5315INTRO LANG ARTS&RDG TCH CONT

3
EMSE 5320COMPUTERS IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM

3

EMSE 5315 & EMSE 5320: Graduate Education courses require a grade of B or better. These two courses are applied towards Baccalaureate Degree.

Free Electives 0-3

(Select with advisement, at least 50% of free electives must be at 3000-4000 level)

Total Credit Hours: 120-124