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Adolescence Education: Biology, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map


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First Year

Fall Credit   Spring  
BIOL 1002 - Cellular Perspectives in Biology   3   BIOL 1006 - Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives in Biology     3
Elective  3   CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II   4
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I   4   STAT 1010 - Introduction to Statistics      3
EDUC 1060 - Issues, Philosophy, and Foundations of Education   3   BIOL 1001 - Investigative Biology Laboratory   2
World Language I 3   World Language II  3
         
TOTAL 16   TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
General Education Elective   3   EPSY 2075 - Psychological Foundations of Education: Learning and Motivation   3
EPSY 2050 - Adolescent Growth and Development    3   BIOL 2002  OR BIOL 2004  OR BIOL 2000  OR BIOL 2006   4
CHEM 2212  OR CHEM 2262   4   EDUC 2046 - Development of Language and Adolescent Literacies   3
EDUC 2054 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum: Middle and High School   3   General Education Elective   3
BIOL 2002  OR BIOL 2004  OR BIOL 2000  OR BIOL 2006 ​  4   General Education Elective 3
TOTAL 17   TOTAL 16

Third Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
EPSY 3029 - Survey of Exceptional Children   3   PHYS 1030  OR PHYS 2030    4
EDUC 2001 - Equitable Teaching and Learning   3   EDUC 3013 - Education Law Requirements   1
EDUC 3046 - Teaching Reading in Content Areas    3   SCIN 3015 - Technologies in General Science  2
BIOL Upper Division Elective 4   BIOL Upper Division Elective  4
BIOL Upper Division Elective 3   BIOL Upper Division Elective 3
         
TOTAL 16   TOTAL 14

Fourth Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
SCIN 3098 - Interdisciplinary Science Capstone   3   SCED 4096 - Student Teaching in Secondary Science   6
SCED 4092 - Research, Theory, and Practice in Middle and High School Science Education   4   SCED 4096 - Student Teaching in Secondary Science   6
PHIL 3220 - Environmental Ethics   3   SCED 4098 - Seminar in Middle and High School Science Education   3
BIOL Upper Division Elective 3      
BIOL Upper Division Elective 3      
TOTAL 16   TOTAL 15

 

Elective Key


Dragon Academy Elective: a course carrying one or more General Education area attribute(s): Oral Communication (OCOM), Written Communication (WCOM), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (DESJ), Quantitative Reasoning (MAT), Scientific Reasoning (NSCI), Humanities (HUMA), Social Sciences (SOSC), Arts (ARTS), US History & Civic Engagement (UHCE), World History & Global Awareness (WHGA), World Languages (WLAN), Critical Thinking and Reasoning (CTR), Information Literacy (IL), and Global Literacy (GL). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements  vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course numbered 3000 and above. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course numbered 3000 and above that carries an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

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