4+1 Biology BS/Adolescence 7-12, Teaching Students with Disabilities(All Grades) MSEd
The 4+1 Program offers a BS 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
The Biology curriculum fulfills all requirements and prepares students well for graduate programs in the biological sciences, and for schools of allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and several allied health programs including, but not limited to, chiropractic, optometry, physician’s assistant, and podiatry.
Biology Major Course 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 |
| BIO 351 | Biology Seminar I | 1 |
| BIO 353 | Biology Seminar II | 1 |
| 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 |
| CHM 228 & 228L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| PHY 201 & 201L | College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHY 202 & 202L | College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory | 4 |
| Select one of the following mathematics electives options: | 8 | |
| Option 1: | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Inferential Statistics and Computers for Science | ||
or PSY 201 | Basic Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | |
| Option 2: | ||
| Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
| Option 3: | ||
One year of statistics for sciences | ||
| Biology Major Electives (6 courses as described below) | 22 | |
| Total Credits | 72 | |
Major Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select six 300- or 400-level lecture courses, four with associated laboratories | ||
| Area 1 Elective and Lab | 4 | |
| Area 2 Elective and Lab | 4 | |
| Area 3 Elective and Lab | 4 | |
| Biology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Biology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Biology Elective and Lab 2 | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 22 | |
- 1
The remaining three biology electives may come from within the three areas or from any other 300- or 400-level elective courses in biology listed below.
- 2
At least one elective course must taken with a laboratory. A student enrolled in three semesters of BIO 301 Research Methods would fulfill this fourth laboratory requirement
ARea 1: Ecology and Evolution
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 305 & 305L | Medical Microbiology and its Ecological Basis and Medical Microbiology and its Ecological Basis Lab 1 | 4 |
| BIO 320 & 320L | Field Ecology and Field Ecology Lab | 4 |
| BIO 357 & 357L | Evolution and Evolution Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 375 & 375L | Community Ecology and Community Ecology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 377 & 377L | Freshwater Biology and Freshwater Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 378 & 378L | Wetlands and Wetlands Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 406 & 406L | Population and Conservation Genetics and Population and Conservation Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 412 & 412L | Evolution & Development and Evolution & Development Lab | 4 |
- 1
If BIO 305 taken in Area 1, then BIO 307 cannot be taken for Area 2.
AREA 2: Organismal Biology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 307 & 307L | Microbiology and Microbiology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 324 & 324L | Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab | 4 |
| BIO 335 & 335L | Plant Biology and Plant Biology Lab | 4 |
| BIO 340 & 340L | Physiology and Physiology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 343 & 343L | Entomology and Entomology Lab | 4 |
| BIO 366 & 366L | Ornithology and Ornithology Laboratory | 4 |
Area 3: molecular and cellular biology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 404 & 404L | Genetics and Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 419 & 419L | Cell Biology and Cell Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 425 & 425L | Cellular Neurobiology and Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 426 & 426L | Immunochemistry and Immunochemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 430 & 430L | Advanced Cellular Biochemistry and Metabolism and Advanced Cellular Biochemistry and Metabolism Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 432 & 432L | Developmental Biology and Developmental Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 435 & 435L | Developmental Neurobiology and Develop Neurobiology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 450 & 450L | Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 4 |
Biology Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 312 | Primatology | 3 |
| BIO 317 | Sex, Evolution and Behavior | 3 |
| BIO 322 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| BIO 345 | Functional Neuroanatomy | 3 |
| BIO 357 | Evolution | 3 |
| BIO 360 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| BIO 364 | Zoology: Diversity of Animal Life | 3 |
| BIO 424 | Epigenetics and Disease | 3 |
| BIO 441 | Neurobiology of Nervous System Disorders | 3 |
| BIO 444 | Cancer Biology | 3 |
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 |
| CHM 227 & 227L | BIO 351 |
| EDS 101 | CHM 228 & 228L |
| EDU 250 | BIO Elective |
| SPE 341 | |
| Junior | |
| Fall | Spring |
| BIO 307 or 307L | BIO Elective |
| PHY 201 & 201L | BIO Elective with lab |
| EDS 223 | PHY 202 & 202L |
| EDS 360 | EDS 405 |
| HIS Course | |
| Senior | |
| Fall | Spring |
| BIO Elective with lab | BIO Elective with lab |
| 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 | |
