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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BIOLOGY-EDUCATION
WITH SEYS MINOR
The following information is provided by the
Department of Biology
of Queens College.
If you are interested in entering the Biology-Secondary Education Program,
you must consult with the Biology-Education Advisor
(Dr. Jon Sperling) and file an approved concentration
plan with the Biology department.
REQUIRED BIOLOGY CORE
(14 cr.)*
Bio 107 – General Biology: Life Forms and Ecosystems (4 cr.)
Bio 108 – General Biology: Physiology and Cell Biology (4 cr.)
Bio 285 – Principles of Genetics (3 cr.)
Bio 286 – Principles of Cell Biology (3 cr.)
BIOLOGY ELECTIVES
(16 cr. total, of which at least 2 must be
300-level courses and 3 must be laboratory courses)*. It is recommended that
these be chosen so that one or more courses are taken in each of the
following 4 categories:
- Bio 210 – Lower Plants
Bio 212 – Higher Plants
Bio 213 – Field Botany
- Bio 220 – Invertebrate Zoology
Bio 226 – Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
Bio 321 – Entomology
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- Bio 340 – General Ecology
Bio 343 – Plant Ecology
Bio 345 – Animal Behavior
Bio 346 – Limnology
- Bio 365 – Development
Bio 372 – Vertebrate Physiology
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COGNATE SCIENCES
(16 cr. total, to include one year of Chemistry
& Math 141 or 151)
Chem 019 – Basic Chemistry (4 cr.)
Chem 159 – Basic Organic Chemistry (4 cr.)
Math 141 or 151 – Calculus (3 or 4 cr.)
It is recommended that the remaining 4 - 5 credits be
chosen from among the following courses: Chem 179; Environmental Sciences
111, 112; Family, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences 263, 264; Geology 100, 102;
Math 152; Physics 121, 122, or equivalents.
SECONDARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
(24 cr.)
SEYS 201 – Historical, Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education
(3 cr.)
SEYS 221 – Development and Learning in Education (3 cr.)
SEYS 340 – Language, Literacy, and Culture in Education (3 cr.)
Fall Semester Only:
SEYS 350 – Cognition, Technology & Instruction for Diverse Learners
(3 cr.)
SEYS 362 – Science Methods (3 cr.)
SEYS 372.2 (Co-req: SEYS 350 & 362) — Practicum in Science
– MS/JHS (2 cr.)
Spring Semester Only:
SEYS 372.4 – Student Teaching (4 cr.)**
SEYS 382 (Co-req: SEYS 372.4)
— Curriculum and Assessment in Science Teaching (3 cr.)
* Students may not have a biology course with a
grade below C- credited toward their departmental major
requirements.
** The pre-requisite for SEYS 372 is: "A grade of 2.75 in the major
and a 3.0 average in SEYS 201, 221, 340, and 350, and completion of all
incompletes in the major and in education courses."
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