The Bachelor of Science in Education Program for biology prepares the pre-service teacher to earn an endorsement to teach biology in grades 5-12 in the state of Washington.
Before starting the BS program, contact Bo Idsardi, PhD at ridsardi@ewu.edu to ensure that this is the right endorsement option for you.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Biology - Secondary Education Major, Bachelor of Science (BS)
This major satisfies the endorsement requirements for grades 5–12.
Admission: This Program requires admission into the School of Education.
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. Education Grade Requirements
| 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 310 | FUNDAMENTALS OF GENETICS | 5 |
| BIOL 340 | BIOETHICS | 2 |
| BIOL 423 | EVOLUTION | 5 |
| BIOL 440 | ECOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL 441 | ECOLOGY LAB | 2 |
| BIOL 490 & 490L | SENIOR CAPSTONE and SENIOR CAPSTONE LAB | 5 |
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| MICROBIOLOGY and MICROBIOLOGY LAB | ||
| BOTANY and BOTANY LAB | ||
| INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY and INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY LAB | ||
| VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY and VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY LAB | ||
| Choose one of the following | 4 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| DATA ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGISTS | ||
| ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS MATH II | ||
| Required Supporting Courses | ||
| CHEM 171 & 171L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | 5 |
| CHEM 172 & 172L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II | 5 |
| CHEM 173 & 173L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III | 5 |
| PHYS 115 | INVESTIGATING PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 5 |
| Required Education Courses | ||
| SCED 186 | SCIENCE TEACHING THROUGH INQUIRY | 2 |
| EDUC 231 | FOUNDATIONS OF INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 232 | FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND CULTURE | 3 |
| EDUC 233 | FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND MOTIVATION IN SCHOOL CONTEXTS | 4 |
| EDUC 234 | UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION IN THE US | 3 |
| SOST 300 | PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | 5 |
| EDUC 331 | SECONDARY APPLIED INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT | 4 |
| EDUC 332 | PRACTICES OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND CULTURE IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS | 4 |
| SCED 390 | SCIENCE TEACHING METHODS | 5 |
| EDUC 431 | DESIGNING EQUITABLE LEARNING IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS | 4 |
| EDUC 434 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS | 3 |
| EDUC 386A | FIELD EXPERIENCE 1 | 2 |
| EDUC 386B | FIELD EXPERIENCE 2 | 2 |
| EDUC 386C | FIELD EXPERIENCE 3 | 5 |
| SCED 490A | SCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 3 |
| SCED 490B | SCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE FIELD APPLICATION | 2 |
| EDUC 423 | FULL-TIME STUDENT TEACHING | 15 |
| SCED 423 | REFLECTIONS ON SCIENCE TEACHING | 1 |
| Total Credits | 145 | |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| BIOL 171 & 171L (Natural Science BACR 1) | 5 | BIOL 172 & 172L (Natural Science BACR 2) | 5 | BIOL 173 & 173L | 5 |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | BIOL 270 & 270L | 3 | CHEM 171 & 171L | 5 |
| MATH 141 | 5 | EDUC 233 (Social Science BACR 1) | 4 | EDUC 231 | 3 |
| ENGL 201 | 5 | SCED 186 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 17 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| BIOL 380, MATH 380, or MATH 142 | 5 | BIOL 340 | 2 | BIOL 310 | 5 |
| CHEM 172 & 172L | 5 | CHEM 173 & 173L | 5 | PHYS 115 | 5 |
| EDUC 232 | 3 | EDUC 234 | 3 | SOST 300 (Diversity - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| BIOL 440 | 4 | BIOL 423 | 5 | BIOL 351, 352, or 353 | 4 |
| BIOL 441 | 2 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | EDUC 331 | 4 |
| SCED 390 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | EDUC 332 | 4 |
| Biology Elective2 | 5 | EDUC 386A | 2 | ||
| 16 | 15 | 14 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| BIOL 490 & 490L (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | EDUC 386C | 5 | EDUC 423 | 15 |
| EDUC 386B | 2 | EDUC 434 | 3 | SCED 423 | 1 |
| EDUC 431 | 4 | SCED 490A & SCED 490B | 5 | ||
| Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | ||||
| 16 | 13 | 16 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
Biology Elective - choose five credits from the approved list.
