Biology, B.A.: Dual Certification for Teacher of Students with Disabilities and P-12 Biology Option
Students who wish to be certified in both Biology P-12 and Educator of Students with Disabilities should consult the Catalogue under Special Education programs for information on admissions and grade requirements for this dual certification program. Students choosing this option must make a formal application for admission to the Department of Special Education. Prior to taking Special Education courses, all prerequisites must be met.
General Education and Additional Liberal Arts Requirements 68
General Education
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 32
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course
Select two courses from different areas:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course
Science and Mathematics 11
MATH 1054: Required Distribution Course
Health/Physical Education 3
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
Additional Requirements 23
Academic Major: 32 S.H. (or more)
A minimum of 32 credits as a Bio Science major as outlined in the Kean University catalog. See Academic Advisor in that department for requirements. Note - No Major Capstone course required. All major courses require a grade of C or better.
Required Courses:
Major Electives 8
Selected with departmental advisement at the 3000-4000 level.
Professional Education 32
Sophomore Level
| SPED 2120 | INTRODUCTORY FIELD EXPERIENCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| SPED 2200 | THE MULTICULTURAL LEARNER IN DIVERSE SETTINGS | 3 |
Junior Level
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
| SPED 3000 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR THE CONTEMPORARY EDUCATOR | 3 |
| SPED 3001 | PREPROFESSIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE ACROSS SETTINGS | 2 |
| EMSE 3230 | SCIENCE EDUCATION K-12 - WE | 3 |
| EDUC 3401 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING | 3 |
Senior Level
| EDUC 4000 | TEACHER AND CLASSROOM | 3 |
| SPED 4135 | PROFESSIONAL FIELD EXPERINCE FOR EDUCATORS ACROSS SETTINGS | 9 |
(SPED 4135 & EDUC 4000 must be taken concurrently)
Total Credit Hours: 132