Biology (BIOL) Major - Secondary Education Specialization

Requirements for Biology Major - Secondary Education Specialization

System General Education Requirements*: 33-35

• Goal #1 Written Communication:
  ENGL 101
    and
  ENGL 201
    Credits: 6
• Goal #2 Oral Communication:
  SPCM 101
    Credits: 3
• Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity :
  SOC 100
    and/or
  PSYC 101
    Credits: 6
• Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity  Credits: 6
• Goal #5 Mathematics Credits: 4-6
  
  MATH 102
    and
  MATH 120
   
  or
  MATH 115
   
  or
  MATH 121-121L
   
  or
  MATH 123
   
  (123L)
   
• Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
  BIOL 151-151L
    and
  BIOL 153-153L
    Credits: 8

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5

• Goal #1 First Year Experience:
  BIOL 109-109L
    Credits: 2
• Goal #2 Cultural Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility  (Suggested
  AIS/ANTH 421
    or
  AIS/HIST 368
   ) Credits: 3

Major Requirements: 28

• BIOL 202-202L - Genetics and Organismal Biology and Lab
    Credits: 3, 1
• BIOL 204-204L - Genetics and Cellular Biology and Lab
    Credits: 3, 1 
• MICR 231-231L - General Microbiology and Lab (COM)
    Credits: 3, 1
• CHEM 106-106L - Chemistry Survey and Lab* (COM)
    Credits: 4
• CHEM 108-108L - Organic and Biochemistry and Lab* (COM)
    Credits: 5
• PHYS 101-101L - Survey of Physics * (COM) and Lab
    Credits: 4
• ENGL 379 - Technical Communication (COM) (AW)
    Credits: 3

Specialization Requirements: 20-22

Secondary Education Specialization Core: 13

• BOT 201-201L - General Botany and Lab* (COM)
    Credits: 3
• BIOL 221-221L - Human Anatomy and Lab (COM)
    Credits: 4
• BIOL 373 - Evolution (COM)
    Credits: 3
• NRM 311 - Principles of Ecology (COM)
    Credits: 3

Secondary Education Specialization Electives: 7-8
Select two courses from the following list.

• BIOL 200-200L - Animal Diversity and Lab*
    Credits: 4
• BIOL 325-325L - Physiology and Lab (COM)
    Credits: 4
• BIOL/PHIL - 383 Bioethics** (G)
    Credits: 4
• PHIL/REL 454-554 - Environmental Ethics ** (COM)
    Credits: 3
• WL 302 - Animal Behavior (COM)
    Credits: 3

Teaching Specialization Requirements

Total Required Credits: 120

Curriculum Notes

For secondary education majors that may teach in a rural school or apply to graduate school, speak to an advisor about taking additional chemistry, physics, and math classes.

Curriculum Notes

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has a 5 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.