Purpose: This curriculum is designed for persons who plan to complete an Associate of Arts Degree at Southwestern Illinois College and then transfer to Southeast Missouri State University to complete a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in secondary education.  The Associate of Arts 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 on the certificate.

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

SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE

FIRST YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
ENG 101 Rhetoric & Composition I         3
PSYC 151 General Psychology              3
MATH 119 Finite Math for Bus & Soc Sci   4
POLS 150 Intro to American Government    3
BIOL 101 Prin. of Biology I              4
                                        17

FIRST YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
ENG 102 Rhetoric & Composition II        3
BIOL 102 Principles of Biology II        4
PSYC 251 Adolescent Development          3
HLTH 151 Health                          2
MATH 114 Trigonometry                    3
                                        15

SECOND YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
CHEM 105 Inorganic Chemistry I           5
HIST     U.S. History                    3
SPCH 151 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
SWIC     Humanities                      3
SWIC     Literature                      3
                                        17

SECOND YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
CHEM 106 Inorganic Chemistry II          5
BIOL 204 Vertebrate Zoology              4
BIOL 250 Microbiology                    4
SWIC     Humanities                      3
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(SWIC - Consult Southwestern Illinois College advisor for courses that meet these area requirements)

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

THIRD YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
BO 200 Plant Biology                      3
BI 225 Research Methods in Biology        3
PH 120 Intro to Physics I                 5
UI 3XX University Studies                 3
BS 113 Anatomy & Physiology I             3
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THIRD YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
BI 300 Evolution                          3
BS 114 Anatomy & Physiology II            3
PH 121 Intro to Physics II                5
WP 003 75 Hour Writing Exam               0
EM 102 Tech. & Teacher’s Role             1
SE 222 Sec. Block I Field Exp.            1
UI 3XX University Studies                 3
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FOURTH YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
SE 270 Secondary Block II Field Exp.      3
SE 271 Theories of Learning and Mgt.      2
SE 272 Teaching Reading Sec. School       2
SE 273 Fund. of High School Educ.         3
BI 332 General Ecology                    3
GO 110 Physical Geology                   3
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FOURTH YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
EX 390 Psych. & Educational Child         3
SE 320 Techniques of Teaching Science     3
SE 370 Sec. Block III Field Exp.          1
GO 220 Meteorology                        3
UI 422 Philosophy of Science              3
PS 220 Missouri Government                1
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FIFTH YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
BI 487 Biology Seminar                    1
GO 320 Oceanography                       3
BI/BO/ZO Elective (300+ level)            3
       Any EC, SO, GG course              3
                                         10

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 transferred from Southwestern Illinois College: 65
Total Southeast hours needed to complete Bachelor of Science in Education Degree in Biology: 86

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

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