Major Requirements (6 required):

• BI 103 - General Biology I
• BI 104 - General Biology II
• CH 130 - General Chemistry
• CH 150 - Structure and Reactivity
• PS 121 - Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences I OR
• PS 131 - Calculus-Based Physics I
• PS 122 - Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences II OR
• PS 132 - Calculus-Based Physics II

Science Electives (6 required):

Students must show competency in multiple topics within biology in order to qualify for certification (matrix available from your advisor). The goal of these courses is to give the student a deeper experience than Introductory Biology, given that they may later have to teach AP Biology.

• BI 327 - Genetics OR
• BI 333 - Cell Biology
• BI 320 - Ecology OR  
• BI 221 - Tropical Biology and 
• BI 222 - Field Studies in Tropical Biology
• BI 325 - Evolutionary Biology
• BI 332 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II OR
• BI 334 - Animal Physiology
• PY 203 - Adolescent Psychology (pre- or co-requisite for ED 322, required for Secondary Education Major, also counts as a Science Elective for Natural Science)

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• HS 225 - Health Statistics OR
• SO 212 - Social Statistics OR
• BI 345 - Biostatistics

Secondary Education Major requirements (7 required):

• PY 203 - Adolescent Psychology (pre-or co-requisite for ED 322, also counts as a Science Elective for Natural Science)
• ED 240 - Principles of Teaching and Learning
• ED 322 - Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity in Education
• ED 340 - Curriculum and Assessment in Teaching
• ED 432 - Clinical Capstone: Supervised Student Teaching (12 credits)
• ED 442 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Content: Science
• ED 490 - Clinical Capstone: NHTCAP Seminar for Secondary Majors (2 credits)

Senior Capstone (required):

• ED 432 - Clinical Capstone: Supervised Student Teaching and successful completion of the PRAXIS exam fulfills this requirement.

Natural Science - Secondary Education Dual Major Course Sequence Outline