General Education		Semester Hours
ACAD 101	Principles of the Learning Academy	1
Shared Skills and Proficiencies
Writing and Critical Thinking
WRIT 101	Composition	3
HMXP 102	Human Experience	3
CRTW 201	Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing	3
Oral Communication	Met in major with BIOL 480	0
Technology	Met in major with BIOL 300 & 480	0
Intensive Writing	Met in major with BIOL 300	0
Constitution Requirement	See approved list; may be met with another requirement	0-3
Physical Activity	See approved list;	1
Thinking Critically Across Disciplines
Global Perspectives	See approved list;	3
Historical Perspectives	See approved list;	3
Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives
Social Science	See approved list; must include 2 designators	3
	3 hours met in Education Sequence with EDUC 200
Humanities and Arts	See approved list; must include 2 designators	6
Quantitative Skills and Natural Science	(3 courses)
Quantitative Skills	See approved list	3-4
Natural Science	Met in major with BIOL 220/222 or 220/270 & CHEM 105	0
Subtotal		29-33
Requirements in Major (A minimum of 44 hours of BIOL is required.)		64-66
BIOL 202	Freshman Symposium in Biology	0
BIOL 220/222 or 220/270	Principles of Cell & Molecular Biol & Lab or SEA PHAGES lab	4-5
BIOL 221/223 or 221/271	Principles in Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiv & lab or SEA PHAGES Bioinfo	4-5
BIOL 300	Scientific Process in Biology	4
BIOL 307	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL 308	Human Physiology	4
BIOL 315	Cell biology	4
BIOL 316 or 317	Principles of Human Genetics, Genetics	3-4
BIOL 480	Integration of Biological Principles	3
BIOL 390, 490	Departmental Seminars	1
BIOL 513	Organic Evolution	3
BIOL 301, 302, 314, 323, 340, 403, 405, 407, 507, 542, 551, 552A or B		3-4
BIOL 303, 304, 305, 306, 309, 505, 508, 510, 511, 518, 524, 525		3-4
BIOL electives to total 44		0-3

CHEM 105 and 108	General Chemistry	6
MATH 101, 105, 141, 150, 151, 201, 341, or any MATH course with 201 as the pre-requisite		3-4
(The MATH course used to satisfy the Quantitative Skills area may not be counted here.) Must be MATH 141 if MATH 150 not taken.)
PHYS 201 & 202	General Physics I & II	8
GEOL 110/113 OR 210	Physical Geology & lab OR Historical Geology	3-4
Mathematics and Science Electives (to total 13 hours in combination with PHYS and GEOL courses above.) Must be chosen from: MATH 101, 105, 141, 150, 151, 201, 341, or any MATH course with 201 as the pre-requisite.(The MATH course used to satisfy the Quantitative Skills area may not be counted here.) ; CHEM (104 or any course above 199 except 461-463); PHYS (except 101/102); GEOL; GEOG 305, 308, 320, or 501 (only one may be applied toward credit in the major); and QMTH 205 (if MATH 141 not selected).		1-2

Professional Education Sequence		38
EDCO 101**	Developing Observation and Analysis Skills	1
EDCO 200**	Developmental Sciences and the Context of Poverty	3
EDCO 201**	Supporting the ENGL as Second Lang Student in the Gen Ed Classroom	2
EDCO 202**	Supporting Exceptional 7 Gifted Learners in the General Ed Classroom	2
EDCO 220**	Assessment to Meet Diverse Needs	2
EDCO 305**	Technology in the Classroom	2
EDCO 350**	Acad & Social Strategies for Establishing Inclusive Classroom Climate	3
EDCO 401	Internship I: Understanding Contextual Factors	1
EDCO 402	Internship II: Assessment and Instruction	9
EDCO 410**	Education in a Democracy	2
SCIE 390, 391 & 393	Intro to Teaching Science, Principles of Teaching Science, Seminar in Secondary Sci	5
READ 331, 346	Foundations of Literacy, Content Area Read/Write	6

Foreign Language Requirement		3-8^
Total		134-144

^This requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized examination or by passing any foreign language course numbered 102 or any course with 102 as a prerequisite.

**A grade of C or better is required and may not be taken on the S/U basis.

In addition to the requirements for their major, students must meet requirements for the Teacher Education Program, which include the requirements for Admission to Teacher Education, Entry to the Professional Stage, and Program Completion. For information on these requirements, consult the Student Academic Services in the College of Education.

Passage of the PRAXIS II Series content area examinations is required prior to entry into the professional stage for all candidates in the teacher education program. For the most current PRAXIS information required for test(s) in your content area, visit the South Carolina Department of Education website.

The student must attain a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 or better in courses taken at Winthrop and a minimum of a 2.0 in the 60-64 hours of the required program. The student must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of BIOL courses in residence at Winthrop University. No more than 3 semester hours of credit may be awarded toward a degree in Biology for a student completing any combination of BIOL 461 and 463.

BS-BIOL-CSST - Bachelor of Science in Biology- Teacher Certification

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