Biology Secondary Education, B.S.

Required Biology Courses: 18 Credit Hours

• BIOL 113 - Introduction to Population Biology Laboratory Credits: 1 hour
• BIOL 114 - Introduction to Cellular Biology Laboratory Credits: 1 hour
• BIOL 133 - Introduction to Population Biology Credits: 3 hours
• BIOL 134 - Introduction to Cellular Biology Credits: 3 hours
• BIOL 210 - Introduction of Biological Literature Credits: 1 hour
• BIOL 246 - Biodiversity Credits: 4 hours
• BIOL 340 - Genetics Credits: 4 hours

• AND

• BIOL 495 - Senior Seminar Credits: 1 hour

• OR

• BIOL 498 - Senior Thesis Credits: variable

Required Allied Math and Science Courses: 18 Credit Hours

• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1 hour
• CHEM 132 - General College Chemistry I Credits: 3 hours
• CHEM 211 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1 hour
• CHEM 232 - General College Chemistry II Credits: 3 hours
• MATH 132 - College Algebra Credits: 3 hours (or higher-level math course)

• Remaining 7 credit hours from the following*: 

• BIOL 116 - Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory Credits: 1 hour
• BIOL 231 - Introduction to Environmental Science Credits: 3 hours
• PHYS 117 - Physical Science Laboratory Credits: 1 hour
• PHYS 137 - Physical Science Credits: 3 hours
• PHYS 241 - Physics I Credits: 4 hours
• PHYS 242 - Physics II Credits: 4 hours

• * Students taking more than one biology integrated studies course will only get upper division biology credit for the first one.

Required 300/400 Division Electives/ Emphasis Courses: 18 Credit Hours

Choose 1 Biology Emphasis area and choose 18 credits in that Emphasis area. See Biology Emphasis Requirements .

Required Professional Education Courses: 42 Credit Hours

Students in the B.S. in Biology for Secondary Education have the same 54 Biology credits requirement as Biology majors with the following exceptions: BIOL 410 - Teaching Practicum in Biology and BIOL 231 - Introduction to Environmental Science or BIOL 448 - General Ecology are required. Students seeking secondary certification must also take the required professional education courses as described in the Department of Education portion of this catalog. Students completing this degree will be required to report scores from the ETS subject area exam in Biology prior to graduation.

• COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
• EDUC 130 - Technology in the P-12 Classroom Credits: 3 hours
• EDUC 235 - Basic Concepts Concerning Education Credits: 3 hours
• EDUC 237 - Effective Teaching Practices Credits: 3 hours
• PSYC 232 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hours
• PSYC 238 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3 hours
• SOWK 436 - Human Diversity in a Global Society Credits: 3 hours
• SPED 233 - Survey of Individuals with Exceptionalities (P-12) Credits: 3 hours

• The following may not be taken until admitted into the Teacher Education program: 

• EDUC 331 - Studies in Education: Special Topics in Literacy Credits: 3 hours
• EDUC 432 - Fundamentals of Secondary Education Credits: 3 hours
• EDUC 497 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: 12 hours *

• *Student Teaching placements determined by Director of Student Teaching the semester before Student Teaching begins