Nov 08, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 2020-2022 
    
Graduate Catalog 2020-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Adolescence Education: Biology, B.S/M.A.T.


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Admission Requirements

Candidates must apply for the program by the end of their Junior year. All candidates must have completed four lab science courses and show a GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.0 in courses required for the Biology B.S. degree. An interview is required. The GRE is mandatory for all applicants. It is used as part of a holistic review of the candidate’s application. Therefore, there is no minimum acceptable score. GRE scores will be evaluated along with other components of the candidate’s dossier.

Transfer students’ GPA must meet Old Westbury’s GPA requirements and transfer courses must be calculated along with Old Westbury grades for admission to this program.

Candidates must submit an application that includes

  • An essay
  • GRE scores
  • Two letters of reference from faculty
  • All college transcripts

Highly qualified candidates will complete the program in five years by accelerating undergraduate coursework, and moving on to graduate study in the fourth year. Candidates must maintain a GPA of 3.0 (overall and in the major) in each semester of study. Additionally, no grades of D are permitted for any required courses, and candidates must meet requirements of the Biology major (a minimum grade of C is required in all biology courses, and candidates may not repeat any Biology course more than once). Those whose GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on probation and will have one semester to bring up their grades. Candidates who fail to complete the five-year program will be administratively transferred into the Biological Sciences major, and will graduate with the B.S. degree

Curriculum Outline


Program 1 Courses Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences


  • BS 2400 - Basic Bio 1 lec/lab
  • BS 2401 - Basic Bio 1 lec/lab
  • BS 2410 - Basic Bio 2 lec/lab
  • BS 2411 - Basic Bio 2 lec/lab
  • CP 2120 - Prin Chem 1 lec/lab
  • CP 2121 - Prin Chem 1 lec/lab
  • CP 2130 - Prin Chem 2 lec/lab
  • CP 2131 - Prin Chem 2 lec/lab
  • CP 2220 - Physics 1 lec/lab
  • CP 2221 - Physics 1 lec/lab
  • CP 2230 - Physics 2 lec/lab
  • CP 2231 - Physics 2 lec/lab
  • CP 3300 - Organic Chem 1 lec/lab
  • CP 3301 - Organic Chem 1 lec/lab
  • CP 3310 - Organic Chem 2 lec/lab
  • CP 3311 - Organic Chem 2 lec/lab
  • MA 2310 - Calc 1
     
  • BS 4400 - Cell and Molecular
    OR
  • BS 4460 - Cell and Molecular
    OR
  • BS 4560 - Cell and Molecular
     
  • BS 3400 - Organismic
     
  • BS 3520 - Organismic
    OR
  • BS 4430 - Organismic
     
  • BS 4440 - Population
     
  • BS 4470 - Population
    OR
  • BS 4474 - Population

Bio Elective With Lab


  • BS 5410 - Senior Seminar 1
  • BS 5420 - Senior Seminar 2

Free Electives


  • FY 1000 - First Year Experience
  • CE 1000 - Community Engagement
  • EL 1XXX - English Comp 1
  • EL 22XX - English Comp 2

Creativity


  • CP 2050 - Western Traditions (Nature & Dev. Of Science)
  • American Experience
  • Major Cultures
  • Foreign Language

Humanities


  • ED 5925 - S Diver
  • PY 2010 - Intro Psych

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