The five year BS/MS Biology-Education program is designed for students who wish to become certified middle or secondary school science teachers.  This program incorporates the four year BS degree in Biology with additional work during the summer and in a fifth year to complete a MS in Secondary Education and to become certified.  Given the numerous course requirements for the dual degrees and the certification, it is important that students talk with their advisors about this program early in their careers to ensure that they are taking appropriate courses.  The curriculum listed below is meant as a guide; each student’s course of study may vary somewhat from this. Students interested in this program should speak with Dr. Paul Tefft, advisor for the five-year program in Biology Education. You can reach him via phone at (610)660-1820 or by e-mail at ptefft@sju.edu

Freshman Year Fall Semester Spring Semester BIO 1011     Bio I:  Cells BIO 1021      Bio II:  Genetics CHM 1011   General Chemistry CHM 1021    General Chemistry CHM 1112   Gen. Chem. Lab CHM 1122    Gen. Chem. Lab MAT 1281    Applied Statistics MAT 1251    Applied Calculus I ENG 1011    Craft of Language ENG 1021     Texts and Contexts  Foreign Language Foreign Language Sophomore Year Fall Semester Spring Semester BIO 1031     Bio III: Organismal Bio Elective CHM 2311   Organic Chemistry CHM 2321    Organic Chemistry CHM 2312   Organic Chem. Lab CHM 2322    Organic Chem. Lab HIS 1011      IntroWestern Civ. HIS 1021       Intro Western Civ. PSY 1001     Intro Psychology THE 1500      Second Level Theo THE 1000     First Level Theo. Free Elective BIO 2281     Biology Seminar BIO 2281     Biology Seminar  Junior Year Fall Semester Spring Semester Biology  Elective Biology  Elective PHL 1011     The Human Person PHL 1031      Moral Philosophy PHY 1051    General Physics I PHY 1061     General Physics II PHY 1052    Gen. Physics Lab PHY 1062     Gen. Physics Lab SOC. SCI. THE 2000      Second Level Theo Free Elective Free Elective BIO 2281     Biology Seminar BIO 2281     Biology Seminar Senior Year Fall Semester Spring Semester Biology  Elective Biology  Elective Biology  Elective Biology  Elective BIO 2281     Biology Seminar BIO 2281     Biology Seminar EDU 4015/4016    American Education and Lab ART/LIT PHL 2000     Third Lev. Phl. PSY/EDU 2031/2032 Educational Psychology and Lab Free Elective SPE 4805      Ed. of Spl.l Learner Fifth Year Summer Semester   BIO 4075/4085 Grad. Research   6 Credits   Fall Semester Spring Semester Biology  Graduate Elective Education Graduate Elective Biology  Graduate Elective EDU 4225  Secondary Fieldwork 6 credits EDU 4165/4166 Practical Issues in Secondary Science and Lab   EDU 4105    Reading in Content   EDU 5315  Technology Applications for the Classroom   Total of 33 credits in Year Five (Summer + Fall + Spring) Bio electives during first four years may include up to two semesters of research, BIO 2951/2961.  Two semesters of graduate research (BIO 4075/4085) are taken in the summer of year five.