4+1 Biology BA/Adolescence 7-12, Teaching Students with Disabilities(All Grades) MSEd
Curriculum
The 4+1 Program offers a BA in Biology as well as a MSEd in Teaching Students with Disabilities All Grades. This program leads to Initial Adolescence Certification in Biology as well as Initial Certification in SWD (All Grades: PreK-Grade 12). Since it leads to two teaching certificates, candidates must meet the content requirements for both over the course of their curriculum. In most cases, the content area major covers those requirements. In some instances New York State has additional requirements. Please note, this 4+1 program can be completed in as little as 5 years if one summer is included.
An Ignatian Foundation
All undergraduate students must complete either the Canisius Core Curriculum or the All-College Honors Curriculum. Many schools refer to their college-wide undergraduate requirements as "general education" requirements. We believe that the core curriculum and the honors curriculum are more than a series of required classes; they provide the basis for a Jesuit education both with content and with required knowledge and skills attributes that are central to our mission.
Free Electives
Students may graduate with a bachelor's degree with more but not less than 120 credit hours. Free electives are courses in addition to the Canisius Core Curriculum or All-College Honors Curriculum and major requirements sufficient to reach the minimum number of credits required for graduation. The number of credits required to complete a bachelor's degree may vary depending on the student's major(s) and minor(s).
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 111 & 111L | Introductory Biology I and Introductory Biology Laboratory I | 4 |
| BIO 112 & 112L | Introductory Biology II and Introductory Biology Laboratory II | 4 |
| or BIO 113 & BIO 112L | Introductory Biology II: Organismal Biology and Introductory Biology Laboratory II | |
| BIO 211 & 211L | Biochemistry and Cell Biology I and Biochemistry and Cell Biology Lab I | 4 |
| BIO 212 & 212L | Biochemistry and Cell Biology II and Biochemistry and Cell Biology Lab II | 4 |
| CHM 111 & 111L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHM 112 & 112L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| CHM 227 & 227L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| or PHY 201 & 201L | College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | |
| Select three Biology 300- or 400-level Electives with associated Lab One course must be at the 400 level with its associated lab. | 12 | |
| One Biology Elective at 300 or 400 Level | 3 | |
| MAT 111 | Calculus I | 4 |
| or MAT 141 | Inferential Statistics and Computers for Science | |
| BIO 351 | Biology Seminar I | 1 |
| BIO 353 | Biology Seminar II | 1 |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
Please note, 6 credits of math, 6 credits of science, 6 credits of English, and 6 credits of social studies (including history) are needed for SWD certification.
Education Course List:
The education curriculum is provided below for the MSEd portion of the 4+1 programs. Notice that several foundation courses are taken at the undergraduate level intermingled with other undergraduate requirements. The graduate courses begin at the 500 level and continue until completion.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Requirements | ||
| EDS 101 | Human Growth and Social Development: Adolescence | 3 |
| EDS 223 | Foundations of Adolescent Literacy (20 hours of field experience required) | 3 |
| EDS 360 | Evaluation and Teaching Strategies (30 hours of field experience required) | 3 |
| EDU 250 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDU 356 | Assessment for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| SPE 341 | Inclusive Strategies | 3 |
| Please select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Methods of Teaching English: Adolescence (30 hours of field experience required) | ||
or EDS 403 | Methods of Teaching Mathematics: Adolescence | |
or EDS 405 | Methods of Teaching Science: Adolescence | |
or EDS 406 | Methods of Teaching Social Studies: Adolescence | |
| Graduate Requirements | ||
| EDU 595 | Child Abuse Workshop | 0 |
| EDU 596 | Prevention of School Violence Workshop | 0 |
| EDU 597 | Dignity for All Students Workshop | 0 |
| EDU 615 | Research Methods | 3 |
| SPE 580 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| SPE 631 | Reading and Writing Process for Students with Learning and Behavioral Disorders (25 hours of field experience required) | 3 |
| SPE 640 | Learning and Behavioral Disabilities (LBD); Etiology and Research Based Interventions | 3 |
| SPE 644 | Collaborative Practices on a Transdisciplinary Team | 3 |
| SPE 649 | Transition for Adolescents with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPE 650 | Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Etiology & Educational Needs | 3 |
| SPE 652 | Functional Curriculum for Students with Severe Disabilities and ASD (25 hours of field experience required) | 3 |
| SPE 698 | Seminar in Teaching and Assessment (50 hours of field experience required) | 3 |
| SPE 693 | Student Teaching | 9 |
| SPE 697 | Student Teaching Seminar | 0 |
| Total Credits | 57 | |
Roadmap
| Freshman | |
|---|---|
| Fall | Spring |
| BIO 111 & 111L | BIO 112 & 112L |
| CHM 111 & 111L1 | CHM 112 & 112L1 |
| MAT (Calculus or Statistics) | MAT (Calculus or Statistics) |
| HIS Course | |
| Sophomore | |
| Fall | Spring |
| BIO 211 & 211L | BIO 212 & 212L |
| select one of the following: | BIO 351 |
| BIO Elective | |
| SPE 341 | |
| EDS 101 | |
| EDU 250 | |
| Junior | |
| Fall | Spring |
| BIO Elective with Lab | BIO Elective |
| EDS 223 | BIO Elective with lab |
| EDS 360 | EDS 405 |
| HIS Course | |
| Senior | |
| Fall | Spring |
| BIO Elective with lab | EDU 615 |
| BIO 353 | SPE 649 |
| EDU 356 | Core Capstone |
| SPE 644 | |
| Fifth Year | |
| Fall | Spring |
| SPE 580 | EDU 595 |
| SPE 631 | EDU 596 |
| SPE 640 | EDU 597 |
| SPE 698 | SPE 693 |
| SPE 697 | |
