Biology Major - Teaching

Required Core - 20 semester hours

• BIOL 151 - General Biology I
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab
• BIOL 153 - General Biology II
• BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab
• BIOL 371 - Genetics
• BIOL 371L - Genetics Lab
• BIOL 373 - Evolution
• BIOL 373L - Evolution Lab
• BIOL 490 - Seminar
• SEED 413 - 7-12 Science Methods

Restricted Elective - 17 semester hours

Elective courses shall be taken from two emphases, with at least two courses from one emphasis and the remainder from the other.  Students must also take the corresponding lab if applicable.

Pre-Professional Teaching Core - 18 semester hours

• EDFN 295 - Practicum: Pre-Admission
• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education
• EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology
• EPSY 428 - Child & Adolescent Development
• INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology
• SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities

Professional Secondary Ed Teaching Core - 24 semester hours

• EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning
• MLED 480 - Middle Level Methods
• SEED 408 - Planning, Managing & Assessing the 7-12 Diverse Classroom
• SEED 450 - 7-12 Reading and Content Literacy
• SEED 495 - Practicum

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• EDFN 475 - Human Relations
• SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching

Gen Ed Requirements - 32 semester hours

• ENGL 101
• ENGL 201
• SPCM - Gen Ed - Speech (1class) - 3 semester hours
• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes) - 6 semester hours (See footnote * below)
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (4 classes) - 12 semester hours (See footnote * below) 
• WEL 100 & 100L

Notes

* Global Requirement:  depending on your selection, this requirement will satisfy 3 hours of either Social Science or Arts & Humanities requirements.  Take 1 course from AIS/HIST 257, ANTH 210, ARTH 211/212/251, ENGL 211/212, GEOG 210, HIST 121/122/153, HUM 100, MCOM 151, POLS 141/250.

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.