Beacon Secondary Biology Certification Minor

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Fifty-four semester hours of courses with an EDUC field code plus ANTH 270 or SOCI 270 . Minor is restricted to the following specific 57 hours of Professional Education coursework as well as 35 hours of Biology content courses. Students must complete at least half (29 hours) of the Professional Education coursework through Columbia College and maintain a 3.0 GPA with no grade lower than C in both Professional Education and Biology content area.

Content Area Requirements (35 sem. hrs, minimum)

Choose 3 hrs (History/Philosophy of Science and Technology) from the following:
HIST 303W - Science, Technology, and Humanity: A History 3 hours
BIOL 105 - Essentials of Science 3 hours or
CHEM 105 - Essentials of Science 3 hours or
ENVS 105 - Essentials of Science 3 hours
Twenty hrs in Biology coursework which must include Cell Biology, Plant Form and Function, Animal Form and Function, Genetics, and Evolution:
BIOL 345 - Principles of Cell Biology 3 hours
BIOL 343 - Botany 5 hours
BIOL 353 - Zoology 5 hours
BIOL 254 - Genetics 3 hours
BIOL 300 - Evolution 3 hours
Choose from courses below for complete 20 hr requirement:
BIOL 108 - Human Biology 3 hours
BIOL 110 - Principles of Biology I 3 hours
BIOL 112 - Principles of Biology II 3 hours
BIOL 221 - Clinical Microbiology 3 hours
BIOL 223 - Anatomy 3 hours
BIOL 224 - Statistics for the Behavioral and Natural Sciences 3 hours or
PSYC 224 - Statistics for the Behavioral and Natural Sciences 3 hours or
SOCI 224 - Statistics for the Behavioral and Natural Sciences 3 hours
BIOL 230 - Medical Terminology 3 hours
BIOL 309 - Animal Behavior 3 hours or
PSYC 309 - Animal Behavior 3 hours
BIOL 315 - Applied Microbiology 5 hours or
ENVS 315 - Applied Microbiology 5 hours
BIOL 319 - Soils 3 hours or
ENVS 319 - Soils 3 hours
BIOL 320 - Introduction to Ecology 3 hours or
ENVS 320 - Introduction to Ecology 3 hours
BIOL 326 - Physiology 3 hours
BIOL 330 - Exercise Physiology 3 hours
BIOL 360 - Kinesiology 3 hours
BIOL 371 - Neuroscience 3 hours or
PSYC 371 - Neuroscience 3 hours
BIOL 372 - Sensation and Perception 3 hours or
PSYC 372 - Sensation and Perception 3 hours
BIOL 380 - Developmental Biology 3 hours
BIOL 390 - Principles of Molecular Biology 5 hours
BIOL 395W - Research Design in the Sciences 3 hours or
ENVS 395W - Research Design in the Sciences 3 hours
BIOL 399 - Science Internship 1-3 hours
BIOL 409 - Molecular Biotechniques 5 hours
BIOL 415 - Immunology 3 hours
BIOL 420 - Biochemistry I 3 hours or
CHEM 420 - Biochemistry I 3 hours
BIOL 422 - Biochemistry II 3 hours or
CHEM 422 - Biochemistry II 3 hours
BIOL 472 - Psychopharmacology 3 hours or
PSYC 472 - Psychopharmacology 3 hours
BIOL 490 - Senior Seminar 1 hour or
ENVS 490 - Senior Seminar 1 hour
BIOL 499 - Advanced Science Internship 1-3 hours
Twelve hrs of additional Science coursework which must include Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science and Environmental Science:
CHEM 109 - Chemistry for Biological and Health-Related Sciences 3 hours or
CHEM 110 - Chemistry I 3 hours
PHYS 111 - College Physics I 3 hours
GEOL 111 - Applied Geology 4 hours
BIOL 115 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 hours or
ENVS 115 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 hours

Professional Education Requirements (57 sem. hrs)

Total Semester Hours: 92

Note(s):

¹Includes Field Experience

² Must be taken within first 9 hours of EDUC classes

³ Meets college Ethics requirement

⁴ Must receive a “B” or higher for certification: Two placements (Elementary and Secondary)