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Program checklist · B.S.

Biology with Secondary Certification, B.S.

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
26.0101
Credits (computed from items)
73-82
Catalog edition
2025-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216010
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216010_fa4948ff
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Credit Requirements*

4 items
  1. General Education: 47 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Major Requirements: 80-83 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Free Electives: 0 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Total Credits to Graduate: 127-130 credits
    Not resolved to a course

Biology Core Courses (21 crs.)

7 items
  1. BIOL 162
    Principles of Biology: Organismal Diversity Credits: 4
    As published: “Principles of Biology: Organismal Diversity”
    4
  2. BIOL 208
    Field Biology Credits: 3
    As published: “Field Biology”
    3
  3. BIOL 242
    Ecology Credits: 3
    As published: “Ecology”
    3
  4. BIOL 260
    Genetics Credits: 4
    As published: “Genetics”
    4
  5. BIOL 385
    Cell Biology Credits: 3
    As published: “Cell Biology”
    3
  6. BIOL 430
    Principles of Evolution Credits: 3
    As published: “Principles of Evolution”
    3
  7. BIOL 499
    Capstone Seminar in Biology Credits: 1
    As published: “Capstone Seminar in Biology”
    1

Physiology Elective (4 crs.)

1 item
  1. BIOL 350
    Human Physiology Credits: 4
    As published: “Human Physiology”
    or: BIOL 351 - Animal Physiology
    4

Additional Biology Electives (9 crs.)

0 items

    Allied Fields (13-16 crs.)

    0 items

      Chemistry

      7 items
      1. CHEM 125
        Laboratory IB-Stoichiometry and Reactions Credits: 1
        As published: “Laboratory IB-Stoichiometry and Reactions”
        or: CHEM 123 - Laboratory IA-Chemical Systems
        1
      2. CHEM 122
        Chemical Dynamics Credits: 3
        As published: “Chemical Dynamics”
        3
      3. and
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CHEM 126
        Laboratory IIB-Equilibrium and Instrumentation Credits: 1
        As published: “Laboratory IIB-Equilibrium and Instrumentation”
        or: CHEM 124 - Laboratory IIA-Experimental Quantitative Analysis
        1
      5. CHEM 221
        Modern Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3
        As published: “Modern Organic Chemistry I”
        3
      6. and
        Not resolved to a course
      7. CHEM 225
        Laboratory IIIB-Basic Organic Techniques Credits: 1
        As published: “Laboratory IIIB-Basic Organic Techniques”
        or: CHEM 223 - Laboratory IIIA-Experimental Organic Techniques
        1

      Mathematics

      1 item
      1. MATH 117
        Applied Statistics Credits: 3
        As published: “Applied Statistics”
        or: MATH 217 - Statistics I
        3

      Physics

      1 item
      1. PHYS 123
        Physics Ia Laboratory Credits: 1
        As published: “Physics Ia Laboratory”
        1

      Note

      0 items

        (Not required but strongly recommended)

        3 items
        1. PHYS 122
          Introductory Physics II - Lecture Credits: 3
          As published: “Introductory Physics II - Lecture”
          3
        2. PHYS 125
          Physics IIa Laboratory Credits: 1
          As published: “Physics IIa Laboratory”
          1
        3. CHEM 227
          Introduction to Biochemistry Credits: 4
          As published: “Introduction to Biochemistry”
          4

        Professional Education Requirements (33 crs.)

        9 items
        1. TEED 207
          Organizational and Psychological Foundations in Secondary Education Credits: 3
          As published: “Organizational and Psychological Foundations in Secondary Education”
          3
        2. EDFN 440
          Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools Credits: 3
          As published: “Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools”
          3
        3. EDFN 441
          Curriculum and Evaluation in the Secondary Science Classroom Credits: 3
          As published: “Curriculum and Evaluation in the Secondary Science Classroom”
          3
        4. SPEE 273
          Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners Credits: 3
          As published: “Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners”
          3
        5. SPEE 423
          Effective Instructional Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities Credits: 3
          As published: “Effective Instructional Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities”
          3
        6. SPEE 483
          Assessing Children with Exceptionalities for Curricular Decision-Making Credits: 3
          As published: “Assessing Children with Exceptionalities for Curricular Decision-Making”
          3
        7. READ 413
          Teaching Reading to English Language Learners Credits: 3
          As published: “Teaching Reading to English Language Learners”
          3
        8. EDFN 495
          Student Teaching Credits: 6-15
          As published: “Student Teaching”
          6-15
        9. (Biology Secondary Certification Students will take 12 crs. of EDFN 495 )
          Not resolved to a course

        General Education

        5 items
        1. General Education Program (45 crs.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Quantitative (Q): MATH 211
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Natural World (N): BIOL 161 grade of C or better required
          Not resolved to a course
        4. Natural World (N):PHYS 121 or PHYS 205
          Not resolved to a course
        5. Natural World (N): CHEM 121
          Not resolved to a course

        Advising Notes

        5 items
        1. Students should begin their math sequence in their 1st year.
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Semester I: BIOL 161, CHEM 121, CHEM 125
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Semester II: BIOL 162, CHEM 122, CHEM 126
          Not resolved to a course
        4. Physics is normally taken in the junior year.
          Not resolved to a course
        5. Students lacking strong chemistry/math backgrounds should consider taking CHEM 105 before CHEM 121.
          Not resolved to a course
        Source. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2025-2027 — https://catalog.ship.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=24&poid=4498. Captured page pages/0042.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.