The Bachelor of Arts 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 BAE 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 Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)
This major satisfies the endorsement requirements for grades 5–12.
Note:
Grade Requirements: a cumulative GPA ≥2.8 for all courses ≥C in each course in student’s curriculum in Biology.
| Secondary Education students must complete the required Secondary Education Core and the following courses. | ||
| Required Biology Courses | ||
| BIOL 171 | BIOLOGY I | 5 |
| BIOL 172 | BIOLOGY II | 5 |
| BIOL 173 | BIOLOGY III | 5 |
| BIOL 270 | BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION | 3 |
| BIOL 301 | MICROBIOLOGY | 5 |
| BIOL 302 | BOTANY | 5 |
| BIOL 310 | FUNDAMENTALS OF GENETICS | 5 |
| BIOL 340 | BIOETHICS | 2 |
| BIOL 423 | EVOLUTION | 5 |
| BIOL 440 | ECOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL 441 | ECOLOGY LAB | 2 |
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| Choose one of the following | 4-5 | |
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY III | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| Required Supporting Courses | ||
| CHEM 171 & 171L & CHEM 172 & CHEM 172L & CHEM 173 & CHEM 173L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III | 15 |
| SCED 390 | SCIENCE TEACHING METHODS | 5 |
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| DATA ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGISTS | ||
| PRECALCULUS MATH II | ||
| ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | ||
| Required Senior Capstones–must be taken concurrently | ||
| SCED 490A | SCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 3 |
| SCED 490B | SCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE FIELD APPLICATION | 2 |
| Total Credits | 85-86 | |
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 may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. 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 | 5 | BIOL 172 | 5 | BIOL 173 | 5 |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | BIOL 270 | 3 | CHEM 172 & 172L (Natural Science BACR 2) | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | CHEM 171 & 171L (Natural Science BACR 1) | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 |
| 15 | 13 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| CHEM 173 & 173L | 5 | BIOL 310 | 5 | BIOL 334, 351, 352, or 353 | 4-5 |
| CMST 200, 201, or 340 | 4-5 | BIOL 380 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| EDUC 201 | 3 | PSYC 204 | 5 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | ||||
| 17-18 | 15 | 14-15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| BIOL 301 | 5 | BIOL 302 | 5 | BIOL 303 or 304 | 5 |
| BIOL 440 | 4 | BIOL 423 | 5 | BIOL 340 | 2 |
| BIOL 441 | 2 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | EDUC 303 | 3 |
| SPED 363 | 4 | EDUC 413 | 3 | ||
| Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 18 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| EDUC 309 | 3 | EDUC 427 | 4 | EDUC 426 | 12 |
| EDUC 341 | 3 | EDUC 386B | 3 | ||
| EDUC 386A | 3 | SCED 490A (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 3 | ||
| SCED 390 | 5 | SCED 490B (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 2 | ||
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 2 | ||
| 17 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Total Credits 180-182 | |||||
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.