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DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
 
 
 
Biology Education Curriculum
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(Certification – Biology)
Biology Education majors should note that certification requirements are established by the Louisiana Department of Education and are subject to change.  Students should consult their advisors each semester.  Education majors should consult the Division of Education section in this catalog for requirements to be formally admitted into Xavier's Teacher Education Program.

FRESHMAN YEAR
Semester Hours


 

 

 

1st

2nd

 

 

 

 

Semester

Semester

 

Biology 1230/1230L-

 

 

 

Biology 1240/1240L

4

4

General Biology I & II

Chemistry 1010/1010D/1011L

 

 

 

Chemistry 1020/1020D/1021L

 

 

 

Chemistry 1020H/1020D/1021L

4

4

General Chemistry  I & II

Education (EDUC) 1000

 

0

Teacher Prep

English 1010-1020

3

3

Comp & Rhet./Comp &  Lit

History 1030-1040

3

3

World Civilizations

Philosophy

3

 

Core Requirement

Physical Education

 

1

Core Requirement

Speech Communication 1010

 

3

Fundamentals of Public Speaking

 

17

18

 

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR


Biology 2000/2000L

4

 

Biodiversity

Biology 2010/2010L

 

4

Microbiology

Education (EDUC) 2044

 

3

Class. Org. & Management

Education (EDUC) 2005R

 

0

Praxis PPST Reading

Education (EDUC) 2005W

 

0

Praxis PPST Writing

Education (EDUC) 2005M

 

0

Praxis PPST Math

African American Studies

 

3

Core Requirement

Chemistry 2210/2210D/2230L

4

 

Organic Chemistry I

English 2010

3

 

World Literature I

Mathematics 1030

4

 

Pre calculus

Mathematics 1020

 

3

Basic Statistics I

Social Sciences

3

 

Core Requirement

Theology

 

3

Core Requirement

Free Electives

 

2

 

 

18

18

 


JUNIOR YEAR
All majors must have passed all parts of Praxis I and should have been accepted into the Teacher Education Program before taking junior-level Education and Psychology courses.

Biology 3110/3110L

4

 

Genetics

Biology Electives

 

4

 

Biology 4210

 

1

Introduction to Scientific Lit.

Education (EDUC) 3005L

 

0

Praxis II: Princ. of Lear. & Teach.

Education (EDSP) 2040

3

 

Intro. to Exceptional Children

Education (EDSC) 3023

3

 

Methods of Teaching Science

Education (EDSC) 3023B

 

3

Meth. For Preservice Biol. Teachers

Education (EDUC) 3040

3

 

Educational Psychology

Education (EDUC) 4090

 

3

Adolescent Psychology

Physics 2010/2010L-

 

 

 

Physics 2020/2020L

4

4

General Physics I & II

Theology

 

3

Core Requirement

 

17

18

 

SUMMER


Philosophy

3

 

Core Requirement

Theology

3

 

Core Requirement

 

6

 

 

SENIOR YEAR


Biology 4550

3

 

Advanced Reading in Biology

Biology Electives

5

 

Elective

Education (EDUC) 4005B

0

 

Praxis II: Biology

Education (EDSC) 4061T

 

9

Student Teaching

Education (EDSC) 4060S

 

0

Student Teaching Seminar

Education (EDSC) 4150

3

 

Teaching Reading in Content Area

Education (EDSC) 4200

 

3

Multicultural Education

Integrated Physical Science 2020

3

 

Earth Science

Fine Arts

3

 

Core Requirement

Free Elective

1

 

Core Requirement

 

18

12

 

 

SUMMARY
                                    Semester Hours                                              Semester Hours


African American Studies

3

 

Integrated Physical Science*

3

Biology

36

 

Mathematics

7

Chemistry*

12

 

Philosophy

6

Education

33

 

Physics*

8

English

9

 

Social Sciences

3

Fine Arts

3

 

Speech Communication

3

Physical Education

1

 

Theology

6

History

6

 

Free Electives

3

 

 

 

Total Semester Hours

142

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*These hours are to be used to fulfill the requirement for General Science, the secondary teaching area.

 
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