Per WGU's published description, the Secondary Biology course offers a comprehensive understanding of biological principles and processes, starting from fundamental cellular structures and functions and running to the complexities of ecosystem dynamics. Students delve into genetics, evolution, and ecological interactions, gaining insights into the diversity of life and the interconnectedness of biological systems. The description emphasizes critical thinking and problem-solving through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application, with hands-on activities, scenarios, and case studies, and it closes on the impact of environmental changes on ecosystems, conservation, and sustainability, preparing learners to address biological challenges and pursue careers in biology education.
The placement is the end of the content core. On the B.S. Science Education (Secondary Biological Science) table D882 sits in term 8 beside D879 Genetics, D873 Laboratory Safety, D880 Evolutionary Biology, and D881 Advanced Zoology and Botany with Lab, the last biology row before the clinical and student-teaching terms that always stay with the student. The B.A. Educational Studies secondary biology track, the non-licensure version, runs the same term-8 block. On the Biology endorsement program, restricted by the catalog to teachers who already hold a secondary science license, D882 is the term-3 closer beside D880 and D881. Quote by the code: the M.A. Teaching secondary biology track carries a graduate twin, D883 (BIO 6060, 2 CUs), with an identical published description, so the code on your degree audit decides which page is yours.