Secondary Biology Education Major

Secondary biology education majors are eligible to earn certification in biology for grades 6–12 upon program completion. Candidates also must meet the ESOL requirements of the state of Florida to teach in public schools. In doing so, biology education majors will earn an endorsement in ESOL. Biology education majors are required to take the secondary education courses listed in this section and the 32 credit hours of biology/science courses.

Degree Requirements

Requirements for education majors in the baccalaureate program

LIN 217	ESOL Foundations	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

LIN 217 fulfills a Humanities requirement.

Education Courses Required

EDU 200	Foundations of American Education	4
EDU 206	Human Development and Learning	4
EDU 207	Philosophy of Education and Teacher Learner Relationships	4
EDU 211	Pre-Education Practicum	2
EDU 212	Human Exceptionalities	4
EDU 306	Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas (ESOL-infused course)	4
EDU 309	Practicum (with Seminar) I (ESOL-infused course)	1
EDU 310	Teaching Science in the Secondary School (ESOL-infused course)	4
EDU 317	Diversity and Ethics (ESOL-infused course)	4
EDU 319	ESOL Practicum (with Seminar) II	1
EDU 325	Secondary Classroom Assessment	4
EDU 335	Secondary Classroom Management	4
EDU 345	Methods of Secondary Instruction	4
EDU 354	Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages I-Secondary (TESOL I)	3
EDU 403	Technology in Education II (ESOL-infused course)	2
EDU 409	Practicum (with Seminar) III	2-4
EDU 410	Final Internship Seminar IV	2
EDU 413	Final Internship Practicum IV	10
EDU 481	Comprehensive Subject Area Competency and Skills (SACS)	0
Total Credit Hours:		63-65

Required Courses

BIO 198	General Biology I	3
	and
BIO 198L	General Biology I Laboratory	1
BIO 199	General Biology II	3
	and
BIO 199L	General Biology II Laboratory	1
BIO 200	Genetics	4
	and
BIO 200L	General Genetics Laboratory	0
CHE 152	General Chemistry I	3
CHE 153L	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
CHE 154	General Chemistry II	3
CHE 155L	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		20

Requirements

Choose three from the list below (3 upper division biology department courses that are numbered above BIO 201, MAR 200, and ENS 200-level).

BIO 224	Invertebrate Zoology	4
BIO 225	Vertebrate Zoology	4
BIO 227	Ecological Physiology	4
BIO 228	Biology of Plants	4
BIO 250	Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy	4
BIO 307	Microbiology	4
	and
BIO 307L	Microbiology Laboratory	0
BIO 315	Virology	4
BIO 317	Parasitology	4
BIO 330	General Physiology	4
	and
BIO 330L	General Physiology Laboratory	0
BIO 350	Cell Biology	4
	and
BIO 350L	Cell Biology Laboratory	0
BIO 370	Molecular Biology	4
	and
BIO 370L	Molecular Biology Laboratory	0
BIO 380	Behavioral Biology	4
BIO 395	Disease Ecology	4
Total Credit Hours:		12

Total Credit Hours: 99-101