Biology with Secondary Life Science Certification, B.S.
Transfer students who have 60 or more hours of academic credit, including college algebra and 8 hours of introductory biology for majors, and a cumulative GPA of 3.25 may be allowed to enroll in upper division (3000 level or above) biology courses concurrently with sophomore (2000 level) courses. Students who have 45 or more hours of academic credit with a cumulative GPA of 3.5, but who have not completed introductory biology for majors, may take the required freshman (1000 level) and sophomore courses simultaneously. This concurrent enrollment must be approved by the student’s advisor and the instructor of the higher-level courses.
The Biology Core consists of BIO 1410, BIO 1420, BIO 2424, and BIO 2441. To enroll in any advanced biology course (3000 level or higher), students must have at minimum completed the Biology Core and General Chemistry (Chemistry 1415 and 1416) or their transfer equivalents with a grade of C or better in each of the courses listed above. Additional course-specific perquisites will still apply.
General Education Curriculum (45-46)
Refer to the General Education Curriculum (GEC) listed in this catalog.
Only MAT 1302 is acceptable for the GEC math requirement.
Some courses listed in program “Major Requirements” or “Required Related Courses” (noted with an asterisk [*]) may be used to meet requirements in the GEC. Although these courses fulfill requirements in each area, credit hours for these courses, if taken for the GEC, may only be counted in the GEC.
Complete Graduation Requirements are listed in this catalog.
Required Related Courses (14-22)
Biology (1)
| BIO 4120 | Biology Certificate Exam Review | 1 Credit |
English (3)
| ENG 3312 | Writing in Natural Sciences | 3 Credits |
Chemistry (4-12)
Mathematics (3)
Natural Science (3)
| NSC 4301 | Teaching Science in 6-12 Classroom | 3 Credits |
Major Requirements (38-46)
Biology Core (19-27)
Advanced Biology Courses (19)
Education Requirements (26)
Professional Development (10)
| EDU 2100 | Foundations of Education | 1 Credit |
| EDU 3308 | Teaching the Exceptional Child | 3 Credits |
| EDU 3310 | Multicultural Education | 3 Credits |
| EDU 3338 | Computers as Classroom Tool | 3 Credits |
EC-12 Pedagogy (7)
| EDU 3432 | Instr/Assess/Classrm Mgt Sec Sch II | 4 Credits |
| EDU 4331 | Differ Instr Mix-Ability K-12 Classrm | 3 Credits |
Reading (3)
Clinical Teaching (6)
Total Hours (132-140)