Example Four-Year Curriculum for the Biology/Secondary Education Degree
Use as a guide only. Talk with your advisor!
LL = Liberal Learning course
Assumes students enter Calculus-ready, do not need WRI 101/102, need two semesters of language, and fulfill the LL gender and global requirements in courses that also fulfill breadth distribution requirements. *
| Semester 1 | CU | Semester 2 | CU |
| Orientation Seminar, BIO 099 | 1 | Bio of the Eukaryotic Cell, BIO 211 | 1 |
| Foundations of Biological Inquiry, BIO 201 | 1 | General Chemistry II, CHE 202 | 1 |
| General Chemistry I, CHE 201 | 1 | School and Community, EFN 299 | 1 |
| Calculus A, MAT 127 | 1 | Sec Education Orientation Seminar SED 099 | 1 |
| FSP | 1 | Liberal Learning 1 of 3 ** | 1 |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
| Ecology and Field Biology, BIO 221 | 1 | Genetics, BIO 231 | 1 |
| Organic Chemistry I, CHE 331 | 1 | Organic Chemistry II, CHE 332 | 1 |
| Adolesc. Learning & Dev., SED 224 | 1 | Liberal Learning 2 of 3 | 1 |
| Calculus B, MAT 128, or Discrete Math, MAT 200, or Stat. Inference, STA 215 | 1 | Social & Legal Foundations of Special Education, SPE 103 | 1 |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 | ||
| Bio Option 1 of 4 (BIO 300-400) | 1 | Bio Option 3 of 4 | 1 |
| Bio Option 2 of 4 (BIO 300-400) | 1 | Pedagogy in Sec. Schools, SED 399 | 1 |
| Language 1 of 2 | 1 | Methods of Teaching Science, PHY 390 | 1 |
| Liberal Learning 3 of 3 | 1 | Reading in Secondary Education, RAL 328 | 1 |
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 | ||
| Student Teaching, BIO 490 | 1 | Bio Senior Capstone, BIO 498 | 1 |
| Education Capstone, SED 498 | 1 | Bio Option 4 of 4, BIO 300-400 | 1 |
| General Physics I, PHY 201 | 1 | ||
| Language 2 of 2 | 1 |
* If these assumptions are not met, students will need to take additional courses in the winter or summer in order to graduate in four years.