Purpose: This curriculum is designed for persons who plan to complete an Associate of Science Degree at Rend Lake College and then transfer to Southeast Missouri State University to complete a Bachelor of Science in Education - Secondary Education (Biology major).  The Associate of Science Degree fulfills the lower division University Studies requirement.  The curriculum shown here will satisfy the State of Missouri Unified Science Certification Requirements.  In addition, this specific curriculum will provide a Biology Endorsement of the certification.

Special Note: Students must be admitted to Teacher Education prior to entry into Block 2 of the junior year.

REND LAKE COLLEGE

FIRST YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
BIO  1101 College Biology               5
ENGL 1101 Rhetoric & Composition I      3
HEA  1101 Health Education              2
MATH 1108 College Algebra               3
RLC       Elective - Humanities         3
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FIRST YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
BOT  1101 General Botany                5
ENGL 1102 Rhetoric & Composition II     3
ZOO  1101 General Zoology               4
RLC       Elective-Fine Arts/Humanities 3
RLC       Elective-Social Science       3
                                       18

SECOND YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
BIO  1102 Environmental Ecology         4
CHE  1103 Inorganic Chemistry           5
MATH 1111 Statistics                    3
RLC       Elective-Fine Arts/Humanities 3
HIST 2101 American History I            3
                                       18

SECOND YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
CHE  1104 Inorganic Chem. & Qual. Anal. 5
SPCH 1101 Prin. of Effective Speaking   3
MICR 1111 Microbiology                  5
RLC       Elective-Fine Arts/Humanities 3
POLI 2101 American Government           3
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(RLC - Consult Rend Lake College advisor for courses that meet these area requirements)

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

THIRD YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
BI 225 Research Methods in Biology          3
PH 120 Intro. Physics I                     5
SE 222 Secondary Block I Field Experience   1
PY 222 Psychology of Adolescence            3
EM 102 Technology & Teacher’s Role          1
BS 113 Anatomy & Physiology I               3
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THIRD YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
BS 114 Anatomy & Physiology II              3
GO 110 Physical Geology                     3
PH 121 Intro. Physics II                    5
PS 220 Missouri Government                  2
WP 003 75-hour writing exam                 0
UI 3xx University Studies                   3
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FOURTH YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
SE 270 Secondary Block II Field Experience  3
SE 271 Theories of Learning and Mgt.        2
SE 272 Teaching Reading Sec. School         2
SE 273 Instructional Competencies/ H. S.    3
EF 200 Schooling in America                 2
UI 3xx University Studies                   3
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FOURTH YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
EX 390 Psych. & Educ. of the Excpt. Child   3
SE 320 Techniques of Teaching Science       3
SE 370 Secondary Block III Field Experience 1
GO 220 Meteorology                          3
BI/BO/ZO Elective (300+ level)              3
UI 422 Philosophy of Science                3
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FIFTH YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
BI 487 Biology Seminar                      1
GO 320 Oceanography                         3
BI 300 Evolution                            3
MA 133 Plane Trigonometry                   2
LI     Literature course                    3
                                           12

FIFTH YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
SE 463 Student Teaching Experience I        6
SE 464 Student Teaching Experience II       6
EF 400 Seminar-Educ. Issues Student Tchg.   1
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 Total hours needed from Rend Lake College:  71
 Total hours needed to complete the Bachelor of Science in Education Degree in Biology:  88

· Advising Information:  Dr. C. T. Train
· Telephone:  (573) 651-2171/2170
· e-mail:  ctrain@biology.semo.edu
· web site:  http://biology.semo.edu

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