Biology Major - Teaching B.BSED.BIOL

Required Core - 20 semester hours

• BIOL 151 - General Biology I 3 to 4 semester hours
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• BIOL 153 - General Biology II 3 to 4 semester hours
• BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• BIOL 371 - Genetics 3 to 4 semester hours
• BIOL 371L - Genetics Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• BIOL 373 - Evolution 2 to 3 semester hours
• BIOL 373L - Evolution Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 490 - Seminar 1 to 3 semester hours
• SEED 413 - 7-12 Science Methods 2 to 3 semester hours

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 1 semester hours
• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education 1 to 2 semester hours
• EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology 2 to 3 semester hours
• EPSY 428 - Child & Adolescent Development 2-3 semester hours
• INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies 3 semester hours
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 semester hours
• SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities 2 to 3 semester hours

Professional Secondary Ed Teaching Core - 24 semester hours

• EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning 2 to 3 semester hours
• MLED 480 - Middle Level Methods 2 to 4 semester hours
• SEED 408 - Planning, Managing & Assessing the 7-12 Diverse Classroom 3 semester hours
• SEED 450 - 7-12 Reading and Content Literacy 1-3 semester hours
• SEED 495 - Practicum 1 semester hours

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• EDFN 475 - Human Relations 3 semester hours
• SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching 1 to 16 semester hours

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.