Natural Science- Secondary Education in the life sciences Dual Major

Teaching secondary level life science requires competency across the natural sciences, advanced work in biology, and core work in educational theory. Students double major in Natural Science and Secondary Education. Note that this is a track within the Natural Science major, rather than a separate major.

Major Requirements include:

Students majoring in Natural Science for Secondary Education are required to take:
BI 103 - General Biology I
BI 104 - General Biology II
CH 130 - General Chemistry
CH 150 - Structure and Reactivity
PS 121 - General Physics I or
PS 131 - Calculus-Based Physics I
PS 122 - General Physics II or
PS 132 - Calculus-Based Physics II

Additional requirements include:

The student is also required to complete successfully six additional courses from the Departments of Biology and Psychology.

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. To meet these requirements, students should take:
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
BI 345 - Biostatistics
These five classes, combined with PY230, form the six major electives for the Natural Science Majors. Classes with asterisks* run alternate years.