BIOLOGY EDUCATION

2025-2026 Palm Beach State College Transfer Guide


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Degree

Admission Requirements

  • Teacher Preparatory Program
    • Complete Associate in Arts (AA) degree
    • Complete all prerequisites with grade of C or higher
    • Cumulative Transfer GPA: 2.5 or higher 
    • Complete Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) - General Knowledge Test 
      • State-mandated for admission to teacher preparation programs. We strongly encourage students to pass this test prior to transfer. For more information and to register for the General Knowledge Test, visit: FTCE.

Special Notes

PREREQUISITES

PBSC Course

FIU Course

      1. MAC 2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1
        MAC 2311
      2. MAC 2312 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 2
        MAC 2312
    1. OR
      1. MAC 2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1
        MAC 2311
      2. STA 2023 Statistics
        STA 2023
      3. FIU Course - complete after transfer
        STA 3123
        1. BSC 1010 + BSC 1010L Principles of Biology 1 + Lab
          BSC 2010 + BSC 2010L
        2. BSC 1011 + BSC 1011L Principles of Biology 2 + Lab
          BSC 2011 + BSC 2011L
          1. CHM 1045 + CHM 1045L General Chemistry 1 + Lab
            CHM 1045 + CHM 1045L
          2. CHM 1046 + CHM 1046L General Chemistry 2 + Lab
            CHM 1046 + CHM 1046L
          3. CHM 2210 + CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry 1 + Lab
            CHM 2210 + CHM 2210L
          4. CHM 2211 + CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry 2 + Lab
            CHM 2211 + CHM 2211L
            1. PHY 2048 + PHY 2048L General Physics with Calculus 1 + Lab
              PHY 2048 + PHY 2048L
            2. PHY 2049 + PHY 2049L General Physics with Calculus 2 + Lab
              PHY 2049 + PHY 2049L
          1. OR
            1. PHY 2053 + PHY 2048L General Physics 1 + Lab (without Calculus)
              PHY 2053 + PHY 2048L
            2. PHY 2054 + PHY 2049L General Physics 2 + Lab (without Calculus)
              PHY 2054 + PHY 2049L