AREA A  - Essential Skills-must have “C” or above

9

Grade

AREA E – Social Sciences

12

ENGL 1101 English Composition I 

3

HIST 2111 or 2112  United States History

3

ENGL 1102 English Composition II 

3

POLS 1101 American Government 

3

MATH 1113* Precalculus

3

* (Prerequisite: MATH 1111, or one year of high school math above Algebra II) MATH 2253 may be used if the student meets the prerequisites.  The additional area of credit will be applied to the upper level curriculum courses

ANTH 1103, ECON 2105, 2106, GEOG 1100, 1111, 1101, HIST 1111, 1112, 2111, 2112, PHIL 1101, 1102, 1103, POLS 2101, 2201, 2301, 2401, PSYC 1101,  2101, 2204, 2250, SOCI 1101, 1160

6

AREA B – Institutional Options

4-6

AREA F – Major Related

18

COMM 1110 Fundamentals of Speech

3

BIOL 1107K Principles of Biology I*

4

Elective: BIOL 1001, COMM 1120, ENGL 1105, 1110, HIST 1050, 1051, HUMN 1000, 1100, PHED 1030, SOCI 1000

1

BIOL 1108K Principles of Biology II*

*Must be passed with C or above

4

AREA C – Humanities/Fine Arts

6

CHEM 2211K Organic Chemistry I

4

ENGL 1201, 2111, 2112, 2120, 2121, 2130, 2131; HUMN 1201, MUSC 1100 or THEA 1100

6

CHEM 2212K Organic Chemistry II

4

3

BIOL 2270 Ethical Issues in Science

2

AREA D – Science/Mathematics

12

MATH 2253 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

4

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

CHEM 1211K Principles of Chemistry I

4

PHED   Activity Elective

1

CHEM 1212K Principles of Chemistry II

4

Completion of Area A with C or above, Regents’ Exam & 30 academic hrs. are required prior to enrollment in EDUC 2110c, 2120, & 2130

Hrs

Prerequisites for Professional Education Courses – The following must be completed with grade of  C or above.

EDUC 2110c Investigating Critical & Contemporary Issues in Education (includes 10 hr. practicum)

EDUC 2120 Exploring Socio Cultural Perspectives on Diversity (includes 10 hr. practicum)

EDUC 2130 Exploring Teaching and Learning (includes 10 hr. practicum)

3

3

3

Professional Education Semester 1 ~ Completion of  8 credit hours of Biology, passed with grade of  C or above,  is required prior to enrollment in Semester 1 ~ EDUC 3902 and EDUC 3272 must be taken concurrently

EDUC 3902 Curriculum & Assessment  for Secondary Math/Science Teachers       

EDUC 3272 Classroom Management Seminar and Field Experience I                     

3

2

Professional Education Semester 2 ~ Completion of  12 credit hours of  Biology , passed with grade of C or above,  is required prior to enrollment in Semester 2 ~ EDUC 4901 and EDUC 3273 must be taken concurrently

EDUC 4901 Methods and Strategies for Secondary Teachers

EDUC 3273   Classroom Management Seminar and Field Experience II

3

2

Professional Education Semester 3 ~ Completion of  20 credit hours of  Biology , passed with grade of C or above,  is required prior to enrollment in Semester 3 ~ READ 3120 and EDUC 3274 must be taken concurrently

READ 3456 Reading & Writing Across the Curriculum

EDUC 3274  Classroom Management Seminar and Field Experience III

3

2

Professional Education Semester 4 ~ Completion of  24 credit hours of  Biology , passed with grade of C or above,  is required prior to enrollment in Semester 4 ~ EDUC 4951, EDUC 4953 and EDUC 3120 must be taken concurrently

EDUC 4951 Internship

EDUC 4953 Internship Seminar

EDUC 3120 Teaching At-Risk, Exceptional, Diverse

8

1

3

MAJOR CURRICULUM – All courses must be passed with grade of C or above

24

BIOL 3200K Cellular Biology

BIOL 3400K Genetics

BIOL 3500K Ecology

BIOL 4250 Evolution

BIOL 4000 Senior Seminar

BIOL 4410K Molecular Biology

MATH 2200 Introduction to Statistics

4

4

4

3

2

4

3

ELECTIVE CURRICULUM (choose two)

7-8

BIOL 3300 Developmental Biology,  BIOL 3340 General Microbiology,  BIOL 3510K Plant Biology,  BIOL 3520K Invertebrate Zoology,  BIOL 4360K Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vertebrates, BIOL 4500K Biotechnology

BIOL 4900 Special Topics in Biology, CHEM 3311K Quantative Analysis, CHEM 3500 Biochemistry, CHEM 4430 Advanced Organic Chemistry