Adolescent Education Biology BS, Four-Year Plan

School of Education

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • ETAP 201 Exploring Teaching as a Profession
  • Languages Other than English (LANG)
  • Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
  • ACHM 115 General Chemistry I and Lab (4 Credits) (DP-NATSCI)
  • ABIO 130 General Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
     
Year One: Spring
  • EPSY 200 Introduction to Educational Psychology (DP-SOCSCI)
  • ECPY 360 Psychology, Cultural Diversity, & Social Justice (DEISJ)
  • Arts General Education Course (DP-ARTS)
  • ACHM 116 General Chemistry II and Lab (4 Credits)
  • ABIO 131 General Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology
     
Year One: Summer
  • Consider coursework
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
  • Request to declare the major

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • EPSY 400 The Psychology of Instruction and Learning
  • EEPL 300 Social Foundations of Education
  • ABIO 117 Nutrition
  • Mathematics General Education Course (Recommending EPSY 330) (MATH)
  • US History General Education Course (CH-USHIS)
  • ABIO 201 Biological Laboratory Investigations I (1 Credit)
     
Year Two: Spring
  • ESPE 350 Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment for All Students
  • EPSY 440 Introduction to Assessment & Measurement
  • ESPE 460 Introduction to Human Exceptionality
  • ABIO 212Y Introductory Genetics (4 Credits)
  • ABIO 202Z (1 Credit)
  • World History and International Perspectives General Education Course (INTLPER)
     
Year Two: Summer
  • Consider study abroad options
  • Look for research opportunities
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • EPSY 422 Adolescent Development
  • ETAP 452X Methods of Secondary Teaching  
  • ETAP 430 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
  • ABIO 301 Molecular Cell Biology
  • Humanities General Education Course (DP-HUM)
Year Three: Spring
  • ELTL 400 Language Acquisition for All Learners
  • ETAP 479 Fieldwork: Healthy and Successful Students (6 Credits)
  • ABIO 330 Principles of Ecology and Evolution
  • ABIO 300+ Concentration Course
     
Year Three: Summer
  • Summer research

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • ETAP 480 Student Teaching: Adolescent Education (12 Credits)
  • ABIO 300+ Concentration Course
Year Four: Spring
  • ABIO 300+ Concentration Course
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Notes

Options for Upper Division Concentration Courses

  • ABIO 303 Developmental Biology
  • ABIO 314 Microbiology
  • ABIO 318 Human Population Genetics
  • ABIO 329 Genetics of Human Disease
  • ABIO 343 Evolutionary Biology and Human Health
  • ABIO 365 Biological Chemistry I
  • ABIO 375 Principles of Human Disease
  • ABIO 401 (formerly A BIO 320) Ecology
  • ABIO 402 Evolution
  • ABIO 410 Human Physiology
  • ABIO 454 Introduction to the Biomanufacturing of Pharmaceutical

General Education Requirements for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

  • MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
  • WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
  • AR Arts
  • HU Humanities
  • NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
  • SS Social Sciences
  • US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
  • IP World History and International Perspectives
  • LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
  • DEISJ Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice

Credit bearing Professional Development Options

  • RSSW 290, 291 and 390 – Community Service
  • Research within major
  • University internship
  • Departmental Internship
  • Community Engaged Coursework
  • Study Abroad
  • Tutoring opportunities

This is a suggested course sequence