Secondary Education/Biology Education (B.S.Ed.)

Departmental Requirements (11 hours)

• BIOL 151 - General Biology I (C) 4
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab (C)
• BIOL 153 - General Biology II (C) 4
• BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab (C)
• BIOL 420 - Introduction to Biostatistics & Computational Biology 3

Departmental Electives (18-19 hours)

• Select one of the following physiology courses (including lab if co-requisite):

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• BIOL 425 - Cellular Physiology
• BIOL 428 - Comparative Physiology
• BIOL 428L - Comparative Physiology Laboratory
• BIOL 456 - Mammalian Physiology
• BIOL 481 - Vertebrate Anatomy & Embryology
• BIOL 481L - Vertebrate Anatomy & Embryology Laboratory

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• Select one of the following evolution courses:

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• BIOL 416 - Evolution of Disease
• BIOL 435 - Animal Diversity & Evolution
• BIOL 436 - Biogeography
• BIOL 438 - Molecular Ecology and Evolution
• BIOL 473 - Evolution

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• Select 12 credit hours from the Biodiversity and the Conservation and Ecology Course Groups in the Biology major. See Biology (B.S.)  for information about these elective course requirements.

Allied Requirements (8 hours)

• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I (C)
• CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Laboratory (C)
• CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II (C)
• CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Laboratory (C)

Nondepartmental Requirements (45 hours)

• To be taken before admission to Teacher Education

• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education (C) 2
• TET 200 - Technology to Improve Learning 2

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• SEED 296 - Field Experience (C) (Paraprofessional) 1

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• SPED 296 - Field Experience for Special Education /Secondary Education Double Majors 1

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• Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program to enroll in following courses and earn C or better before admission to Student Teaching

• EPSY 200 - Child/Adolescent Development and Learning 3
• INED 211 - South Dakota American Indian Culture and Education 3 (fulfills 3 cr Social Science Gen Ed)
• SEED 394 - Internship (C) 1
• SEED 400 - Methods and Media in Middle/High School 2
• SEED 413 - 7-12 Science Methods (C) 3
• SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students With Disabilities (C) 3
• EDFN 475 - Human Relations (C) 3 *

•       Note: INED 211, SPED 405, and EPSY 200 may be taken prior to being admitted to       Teacher Education Program

   

• To be taken during residency year:

• EDFN 440 - Classroom Management (C) 2
• SEED 450 - Reading and Content Literacy (C) 3 *
• EDER 415 - Educational Assessment (C) 2
• SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching (C) 12
• TET 400 - Methods in Educational Technology & Media 2
• SEED 498 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship (C) 1

• * courses may be taken prior to residency

Notes:

Students must have a CGPA of 2.6 to co-register for EDFN 338 and SEED 296 and to be admitted to Teacher Education.

Students are not required to have an Academic Teaching Minor, but may choose to do so.