6/08					         GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
B.A. DEGREE IN BIOLOGY- CONCENTRATION IN EDUCATION WITH LICENSURE
 (3005 D. King Hall, 703-993-1050)
2009-2010 CATALOG 

Completed GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (30)____________         Course       Grade                                                                                                              
	ENGL 101 (100) (3)			
	COMM (3) 			
N/A	Quantitative Reasoning (satisfied by completion of major requirements)	XXXXX	XXXXX	
	Literature(3)*			
	Fine Arts(3)*			
	Western Civilization HIST 100 or HIST 125 (3)			
	Social & Behavioral Science (3) EDUC 372 Human Development and Learning			
N/A	Natural Science Sequence (satisfied by completion of major requirements)	XXXXX	XXXXX	
	Global Understanding(3)2,4*			
N/A	Information Technology (satisfied by completion of major requirements) 	XXXXX	XXXXX	
	ENGL 302 (C or better) (3)			
	Synthesis(6) EDCI 490 STUDENT TEACHING( taken in spring semester senior year)			
*A listing of courses satisfying many of the general education requirements can be found on the reverse side of this sheet

	     COLLEGE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS (9-21)______________
	Foreign Language, Elementary level (0-6)			
	Foreign Language, Intermediate level (0-6)			
	Philosophy or Religious Studies (3)1,2,3*			
	Additional Social & Behavioral Science (3) 4,5*
(ADJ, ECON, GEOG (not 102,309), GOVT, ANTH, PSYC, SOCI)			
	Non-Western Culture (3)3,5*			
 *1,2,3,4,5 Requirements with matching numbers can use specific single course to fulfill both requirements   								
                MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: BIOLOGY (32)________________
	BIOL 213 (4) Cell Biology (C or Better)        			
	BIOL 303 (4)  Animal Biology  (Prerequisite: BIOL 213)              			
	BIOL 304 (4)  Plant Biology     (Prerequisite: BIOL 213)          			
	BIOL 305/306 (3/1) Microbiology / Microbiology Lab (Prerequisite: BIOL 213)               			
	BIOL 307 (4)  Ecology (Prerequisite: BIOL 303 and BIOL 304)                			
	BIOL 311 (4)   Genetics 
(Students must have completed 213,303,304,305,306 with no more than one D in order to register for this course)                         			
	BIOL 124/125 (8) Human Anatomy & Physiology OR			
	BIOL 425 (3) Human Physiology AND BIOLOGY ELECTIVE (5)			

                MAJOR SUPPORTING REQUIREMENTS (20-24)__________
	CHEM 103, 104 (8) or CHEM 211, 212 (8) Intro/General Chemistry			
	STAT 250 (3)			
	IT 103 (3)			
	2 Courses chosen from the following: ASTR 103, 111, 113; GEOL 101, 102; PHYS 243, 245 (6-8) 			

TEACHER LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS (12)
      N/A	EDUC 372 (3) Human Development and Learning  (satisfied by general education requirement)			
	EDUC 422 (3) Introduction to Secondary Education               			
	EDUC 473 (3) Teaching Science in Secondary School              			
	EDUC 483 (3) Advanced Methods of Teaching Science in Secondary School              			
	EDRD 419 (3) Literacy in Content Areas (to be taken concurrently with EDUC 490)             			
       N/A	EDUC 490 (3) Student Teaching (satisfied by general education requirement)			

                GENERAL ELECTIVES (1-17) (List courses)	
						
MINIMUM HOURS TO GRADUATE: 120	
UPPER DIVISION CREDITS (300+ level) (minimum 45): 	
MINIMUM GPA: (OVERALL: 2.00, MAJOR: 2.50, SUPPORTING : 2.00)	
Students interested in Licensure should plan to apply to CEHD at the end of their sophomore year. 
Minimum GPA requirements to apply to CEHD are a minimum Overall GPA of 3.0 and a minimum Biology GPA of 2.5.
This planning form is intended to be used in consultation with your academic advisor; the Undergraduate Catalog is the official reference for program information.