6/08					         GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
B.S. 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)			
	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)			
	Global Understanding(3)2,4*			
N/A	Information Technology (satisfied by completion of major requirements) 			
	ENGL 302 (C or better) (3)			
	Synthesis(6) EDCI 490 STUDENT TEACHING( taken in spring semester senior year)			
*See reverse for a listing of courses that satisfy these requirements.     								
                   MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: BIOLOGY (27)_________________ 

	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/Lab  (Prerequisite: BIOL 213)                          			
	BIOL 307 (4)Ecology (Prerequisites: BIOL 303 and 304)                			
	BIOL 311 (4)General Genetics (Students must complete BIOL 213,303,304 and 305/306 with no more than one D to enroll in this course)               			
	BIOL 425 (3) Human Physiology (Prerequisite: BIOL 303)			

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: BIOLOGY ELECTIVES (11)_(no more than 8 credits of 100-200 level coursework)______
Courses chosen from BIOL: (List choices below) 	
A. BIOL	B. BIOL	C. BIOL	

                   MAJOR SUPPORTING REQUIREMENTS (33-41)____________
		CHEM 211, 212 (8) General Chemistry			
	CHEM 313, 315 (5) Organic Chemistry I			
	CHEM 314, 318 (5) or GEOL 101, 102 (8) or CHEM 300-400 (not 314) (3)			
		PHYS 243, 244 and 245, 246 (8)               			
		MATH 110, 111, 113, 114 or STAT 250 (6-8)			
	IT 103 (3)               			

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 (8) (List courses)	
			
MINIMUM HOURS TO GRADUATE: 120	
UPPER DIVISION CREDITS (300+ level)(minimum 45): 	
MINIMUM GPA: (OVERALL: 2.00, MAJOR: 2.50, MAJOR 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.