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Biology - Secondary Education Major, Bachelor of Science (BS)

This major satisfies the endorsement requirements for grades 5–12.

Secondary Education Program Prerequisites
All prerequisite courses must have been completed within the last 6 years.
A grade ≥B- in all prerequisite courses is required for admission to the Education program.
CMST 201PUBLIC SPEAKING5
or CMST 340 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
EDUC 201INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION3
ENGL 201COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION (or approved equivalent)5
SOST 300PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST5
SPED 363INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION4
PSYC 204EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY5
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning proficiency*5
Total Credits32

Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning courses

Grade Requirements: A cumulative GPA ≥2.8 for all courses, ≥C in each required biology course and required supporting course, ≥B- in each required education course.

Required Biology Courses
BIOL 171
171L
BIOLOGY I
and BIOLOGY I LAB
5
BIOL 172
172L
BIOLOGY II
and BIOLOGY II LAB
5
BIOL 173
173L
BIOLOGY III
and BIOLOGY III LAB
5
BIOL 270
270L
BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
and BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION LAB
3
BIOL 310FUNDAMENTALS OF GENETICS5
BIOL 340BIOETHICS2
BIOL 423EVOLUTION5
BIOL 440ECOLOGY4
BIOL 441ECOLOGY LAB2
BIOL 490
490L
SENIOR CAPSTONE
and SENIOR CAPSTONE LAB
5
Choose one of the following5
MICROBIOLOGY
and MICROBIOLOGY LAB
BOTANY
and BOTANY LAB
INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
and INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY LAB
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
and VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY LAB
Choose one of the following4
PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
Choose one of the following5
DATA ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGISTS
ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
PRECALCULUS MATH II
Required Supporting Courses
CHEM 171GENERAL CHEMISTRY I4
CHEM 171LGENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I1
CHEM 172GENERAL CHEMISTRY II4
CHEM 172LGENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II1
CHEM 173GENERAL CHEMISTRY III4
CHEM 173LGENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III1
PHYS 115INVESTIGATING PHYSICAL SCIENCE5
Required Education Courses
EDUC 303FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT3
EDUC 309FOUNDATIONS OF SECONDARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT3
EDUC 341SECONDARY STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT3
EDUC 386AFIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM3
EDUC 386BFIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM3
EDUC 413CONTENT AREA LITERACY: MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION CANDIDATES3
EDUC 426SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING 5-1212
EDUC 427GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-123-15
SCED 390SCIENCE TEACHING METHODS5
Required Senior Capstone
SCED 490ASCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE SEMINAR3
SCED 490BSCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE FIELD APPLICATION2
Total Credits118-130
University Competencies and Proficiencies

English 
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance 
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB


General Education Requirements (GER)
  • Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours 
    • 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
    • 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0

Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)

Humanities and Arts 
Natural Sciences 
Social Sciences


University Graduation Requirements (UGR)

Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List


Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).

Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.

  1. The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
  2. The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.

Students who earn a BS in Biology - Secondary Education from EWU should be able to:​​

  • demonstrate understanding of core concepts in biology;
  • show evidence of integrating the three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards;
  • apply best practices to teach biology that are outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards;
  • demonstrate effective strategies for teaching biology to a community of diverse students;
  • describe the procedures for responding to potential safety hazards in the laboratory, classroom, and field.