Dec 21, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013 ARCHIVED 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013 ARCHIVED [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, B.S.E.


Students majoring in this program follow the guidelines of the National Science Teachers Association take a biology core and supporting science, computer and mathematics courses. Students majoring in this program will be prepared to teach Biology and a selected minor at the secondary level.

System-wide General Education Requirement (30 Credits)


Majors must take EPSY 210  , INED 211 BIOL 151 , BIOL 165 , and MATH 102  as part of the System-wide GeneralEducation Requirement.

Institutional Graduation Requirement (11 Credits)


Majors must take CIS 130  as part of the Institutional Graduation Requirement.

Note


Students should complete professional education coursework concurrently with general education and content major coursework.

Select 12 credits from the following (12 Credits)


 

Note


* May be repeated provided student does not enroll in the same topics courses. One credit Biology special topics offering may not be combined to substitute for a required or elective three-or-four credit Biology course.

Chemistry Component (8 Credits)


 

Professional Education Courses (28 Credits)


All Professional Education Courses must be completed with a “C” or better.

1 No grade less than a “C” and must be completed prior to admission to Teacher Education

2 Requires field experience.

Pre-Professional Block


 

Note


Admission to the Teacher Education Program is required for the remaining courses. See Requirements for Admission  in the College of Education section.

Early Professional Block


 

Advanced Professional Block


 

Student Teaching Semester


Admission to Student Teaching is required for enrollment in SEED 488 . See Approval for Student Teaching  in College of Education section. SEED 401  is are taught in a compressed format during the first four weeks of the semester and are usually taken in the same semester as student teaching.

Students planning to teach outside South Dakota are encouraged to take


 

Elective (6 Credits)


 

Minor/Endorsement Programs


(Minors leading to South Dakota certification)

See Education Endorsement Programs  in College of Education section for a list of all available minor/endorsement programs for K-12 and Secondary Education majors.