Students who wish to pursue P-12 in Biological Science teacher certification must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Once admitted, students will be matriculated into the B.A. in Secondary Education program as a second major.
Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook. The course SASE 402 Methods of Teaching Science in Secondary Schools is a requirement.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Minimum Major GPA of 2.75 is required. Consult the Teacher Education Handbook for more information.
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 13 | |
| Major Requirements | 70 | |
| Teacher Education Program Requirements | 37 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Biology Courses | ||
| BIOL 112 | Principles of Biology: Introduction to the Cell | 4 |
| BIOL 113 | Principles of Biology: Organisms and Diversity | 4 |
| BIOL 213 | Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 230 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 380 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 417 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| Required Biology Electives | ||
| Select one course from each of the four areas below. | 14 | |
| Collateral Chemistry Courses | ||
| CHEM 120 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 230 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 232 | Experimental Organic Chemistry I | 2 |
| Collateral Physics Courses | ||
| Select one of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| University Physics I and University Physics II | ||
| College Physics I and College Physics II | ||
| Collateral Mathematics Courses | ||
| Select two of the following options: | 8 | |
| Data Science and Statistics and Data Science and Biostatistics | ||
| Applied Calculus A | ||
or MATH 122 | Calculus I | |
| Applied Calculus B | ||
or MATH 221 | Calculus II | |
| Collateral Earth Science Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Planet Earth | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Earth and the Environment | ||
| Earth System History | ||
| Total Credits | 70 | |
Biology Teacher Ed Major Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Cell and Molecular | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Microbiology | ||
| Toxicology | ||
| Population Genetics | ||
| Developmental Biology | ||
| Molecular Biology | ||
| Experimental Molecular Biology | ||
| Cell Physiology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Virology | ||
| Microbial Genetics | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Medical Genetics | ||
| Biology of Cancer | ||
| Research Community I: Molecular Biology | ||
| Research Community II: Molecular Biology | ||
| Statistical Genomics | ||
| Special Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Molecular Ecology | ||
| Genomics | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Marine Biology | ||
| Environmental Biology and Related Controversial Issues | ||
| Introduction to Animal Behavior | ||
| Introduction to Aquatic Ecology | ||
| Principles of Ecology | ||
| Population Genetics | ||
| Economic Botany | ||
| New Jersey Flora | ||
| Herpetology | ||
| Ornithology | ||
| Entomology | ||
| Phylogenetic Zoology | ||
| Comparative Animal Physiology | ||
| Biological Oceanography | ||
| Aquatic Ecology | ||
| Research Community I: Ecology | ||
| Research Community II: Ecology | ||
| Molecular Ecology | ||
| Organismal | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Toxicology | ||
| Elementary Plant Physiology | ||
| Medical Entomology | ||
| Developmental Biology | ||
| Biology of Animal Parasites | ||
| Gross Mammalian Anatomy | ||
| Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates | ||
| Human Physiology | ||
| Vertebrate Embryology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Fundamentals of Pharmacology | ||
| Medical Microbiology | ||
| Comparative Animal Physiology | ||
| Virology | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Biology of Cancer | ||
| Research Community I: Organism Biology | ||
| Research Community II: Organism Biology | ||
| Special Topics in Organismal Biology | ||
| Research | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Externship in Biological Research (Co-operative Education) | ||
| Biology Independent Research | ||
| Research Community I: Organism Biology | ||
| Research Community II: Organism Biology | ||
| Research Community I: Molecular Biology | ||
| Research Community II: Molecular Biology | ||
| Research Community I: Ecology | ||
| Research Community II: Ecology | ||
| Total Credits | 12-16 | |
Second Major in Secondary Education
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Fulfilled by mathematics collateral courses in the major. | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry I (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence. | ||
| Psychological Foundations of Education | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL 112 | 4 | BIOL 113 | 4 |
| WRIT 105 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| Math sequence course 1 | 4 | Math sequence course 2 | 4 |
| CHEM 120 | 4 | CHEM 121 | 4 |
| GNED 199 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL 230 | 4 | BIOL 213 | 4 |
| CHEM 230 | 3 | EDFD 200 | 3 |
| CHEM 232 | 2 | GENERAL EDUCATION (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| SASE 210 | 3 | BIOL 380 | 4 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Earth Science Collateral 1 | 4 | Biology Major elective (Cell & Molecular) | 3-4 |
| Earth Science Collateral 2 | 4 | Biology Major elective (Organismal) | 3-4 |
| PHYS 191 or 193 | 4 | Biology Major elective (Ecology) | 3-4 |
| SASE 320 | 3 | PHYS 192 or 194 | 4 |
| SASE 322 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 16-19 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL 417 | 3 | SASE 452 | 3 |
| Biology Major elective (Research) | 4 | SASE 453 | 9 |
| SASE 450 | 3 | ||
| SASE 451 | 3 | ||
| SASE 402 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120-123 | |||