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Program checklist · B.S.Ed. in Biology

B.S.Ed. in Biology

West Chester University of Pennsylvania · West Chester, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
B.S.Ed. in Biology
Total credits (published)
128/129
Credits (computed from items)
162-180
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216764
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216764_492d2361
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

general education · 0 items

    Academic Foundations

    6 items
    1. First Year Experience requirement
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. English Composition requirement
      Not resolved to a course
      6-7
    3. Mathematics requirement
      Not resolved to a course
      3-4
    4. Interdisciplinary requirement
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. Diverse Communities requirement
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. Ethics requirement
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Distributed Disciplinary Foundations

    1 item
    1. Science requirement
      Not resolved to a course
      6-8

    Science requirements are met by CHE 103 and PHY 130

    3 items
    1. Behavioral & Social Science requirement
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    2. Humanities requirement 1
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    3. Arts requirement
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    ADDITIONAL BACCALAUREATE REQUIREMENTS

    0 items

      University Requirements

      2 items
      1. Writing Emphasis requirement
        Not resolved to a course
        9
      2. Speaking Emphasis requirement
        Not resolved to a course
        9

      Degree Requirements

      1 item
      1. Capstone requirement
        Not resolved to a course
        1-15

      MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

      major core · 0 items

        Education Requirements 2

        11 items
        1. EDF 300
          3
        2. EDP 280
          3
        3. EDA 103
          3
        4. EDA 304
          2
        5. EDR 347
          3
        6. LAN 382
          3
        7. ERM 355
          3
        8. SED 100
          An Exploration of Secondary Education
          As published: “An Exploration of Secondary Education 3”
          3
        9. SED 200
          Learning Environments and Field Experience in Secondary Schools
          As published: “Learning Environments and Field Experience in Secondary Schools 3”
          3
        10. SED 300
          Principles of Teaching and Technology in the Secondary Classroom
          As published: “Principles of Teaching and Technology in the Secondary Classroom 3”
          3
        11. SED 360
          Science Education in the Secondary School
          As published: “Science Education in the Secondary School 3”
          3

        Required Courses 4

        8 items
        1. BIO 110
          4
        2. BIO 111
          4
        3. BIO 210
          3
        4. BIO 210L
          1
        5. BIO 211
          4
        6. BIO 214
          4
        7. BIO 270
          3
        8. BIO 412
          3

        Biology Elective

        electives · 1 item
        1. Selected from courses at or above the 300 level, except BIO 469.
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Required Supporting Math & Science Coursework 4

        10 items
        1. MAT 121
          Introduction to Statistics I
          or: MAT 125 Introduction to Statistics and Probability
          3
        2. MAT 143
          Brief Calculus
          or: MAT 161 Calculus I
          3
        3. CHE 103
          3
        4. CRL 103
          1
        5. CHE 104
          3
        6. CRL 104
          1
        7. CHE 231
          4
        8. CRL 231
          2
        9. PHY 130
          4
        10. ESS 101
          3

        Capstone Requirement

        2 items
        1. SED 411
          Student Teaching Sec - 1st Half
          As published: “Student Teaching Sec - 1st Half 5”
          6
        2. SED 412
          Student Teaching Sec - 2nd Half
          As published: “Student Teaching Sec - 2nd Half 5”
          6
        Source. West Chester University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.wcupa.edu/undergraduate/education-social-work/secondary-education/biology-bsed/. Captured page pages/0457.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.