Biology Education

Associate in Science

This is a two-year associates degree program designed to meet the lower level (freshman and sophomore) course requirements of a four-year University for students majoring in Biology Education. Students enrolled in this program plan to transfer into a Teacher Education Program at a university to teach Biology secondary education.

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Modes of Instruction
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Program Details

000AS 0087

View Program Guide for Associate in Science in Biology Education

FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

SCI 100 or ORI 100	STEM Fundamentals or College 101	1
BIO 101	Biological Sciences I	4
CHM 151	Chemical Principles	5
MAT 109, 111, or 131	Trigonometry, Precalculus, or Calculus I	3-5
PSY 132 or Social Science	PSY 132 or Social Science Elective	3
	Total	16-18

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

BIO 102	Biological Sciences II	4
CHM 152	Chemical Principles with Qualitative Analysis	5
ENG 101	English Composition I	3
Fine Arts	Fine Arts Elective	3
	Total	15

FIRST YEAR – SUMMER SEMESTER

COM 115	Speech	3
MAT 120 or 282	Elementary Statistics or Statistics	3
		6

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ENG 102	English Composition II	3
PHY 155	College Physics I	5
EDC 202	Human Growth, Development, and Learning	3
Humanities	Humanities Elective	3
	Total	14

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

PHY 156	College Physics II	5
EDC 203	Schooling in a Diverse Society	3
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
BIO 205, 226, or Elective	Anatomy and Physiology I, Microbiology, or General Education Elective	3-4
	Total	14-15

Total Hours for Degree

The Biology Education – AS Program is a minimum of 63 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools. Students can order textbooks online from the Official John A. Logan Bookstore Apparel, Merchandise & Gifts.

John A Logan offers a seamless transfer to the next step in your educational journey for many of our programs. Our academic programs prepare you for what you will need to transfer to a four-year college or university. When you have selected the college where you would like to transfer, it is important to review their specific admission and course requirements. John A Logan College has many articulation agreements with various colleges.

To view articulation agreements for Biology Education, see our Transfer Planning – John A. Logan College (jalc.edu) page.

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Scientific Inquiry: understand and be able to apply the scientific method in a biological context.
Scientific ethics: Understand and apply ethical biological principles in real-world scenarios.
Interdisciplinary knowledge: Integrate biological concepts with knowledge from other disciplines such as chemistry, physics and mathematics, to solve biological problems.