Biology with Childhood Certification (gr. 1-6)

As our world increases in technological complexity, it is becoming more imperative that we educate our youth to be able to function in such a society. The program in biology education at Mount Saint Mary College is designed to prepare teachers to present modern scientific concepts in an exciting and dynamic way while also equipping their students with the ability to make educated judgments when the appropriate data is presented. In attempting to do this, the program is designed to give the successful graduate a broad and balanced background that addresses the standards of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). All students, after successfully completing this program, will have been exposed to topics that constitute the core competencies, advanced competencies and supporting competencies recommended for teachers by the NSTA. Students will follow a program of courses similar to a biology major, without the calculus requirement but including two semesters of earth science and one semester of statistics.

Biology Major with Childhood Education* Certification required courses

Required Biology Courses

BIO 1130BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES I

4

BIO 1140BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES II

4

BIO 2040GENETICS

4

BIO 2080PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

4

BIO 4080ECOLOGY

4

BIO 3910/CHM 3910/EXS 3910NATURAL SCIENCE SEMINAR I

1

BIO 3920/CHM 3920/EXS 3920NATURAL SCIENCE SEMINAR II

2

BIO 4900/CHM 4900/EXS 4900NATURAL SCIENCE SEMINAR III

1

Elective Biology Course (3000/4000 level)

4

Elective Biology Course (3000/4000 level)

4

Elective Biology Course (3000/4000 level)

3/4

One elective biology course must be an Organismal Biology course

One elective biology course must be a Cell/Molecular Biology course

*Only one Biology course can be at 3 credits and count toward the Major.

Support Courses

MTH 2070ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

3

Or

MTH 2510ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY- CALCULUS I

4

CHM 1510CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES I

4

CHM 1520CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES II

4

CHM 2010ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

4

CHM 2020ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

4

ERS 1030/SCI 1003INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE I

3

ERS 1040/SCI 1004INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE II

3

PHY 1010/SCI 1010INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I

4

PHY 1020/SCI 1020INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS II

4

Required Education Related Courses

ED 2051ORIENTATION TO TEACHING

1

ED 2110METHODS IN MATHEMATICS- CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

3

ED 2120LITERACY, TEACHING, AND LEARNING FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS

4

ED 2510LANGUAGE ARTS METHODS FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

3

ED 2520SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY METHODS FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

3

ED 3120SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

3

ED 4011STUDENT TEACHING: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

9

ED 4240INTEGRATIVE FIELDWORK

3

ED 4650USING ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING - RTI, MATH and READING

3

PSY 3010CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3401PSYCHOLOGY OF EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS

3

PSY 3301MANAGING BEHAVIOR IN SPECIAL EDUCATION OR MAINSTREAMED SETTINGS

3

PSY 3700EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION

3

Childhood Certification Requirements

Please see School of Education requirements for certification in Childhood Education

Note *This sequence is extremely rigorous and will necessitate course work during the summers or extra semesters to complete.