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2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology Education, BS


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About the Program

A student completing the requirements in biology education is qualified to teach high school biology. Biology education majors are advised that it is wise to select an additional developmental area, such as middle school, and an additional content area, such as Physical Science or Chemistry.

Biology Education Website

Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Biology Education  is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

BIOL-EDUC-BS
Code-BIED
120 Credits

Departmental/Program Major Courses (29 credits)


*A 2.0 average is required in these courses

*Biology Selectives (must total at least 10 credits)


One course may satisfy multiple requirements

  • Intermediate Biology Selective (Req #9) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
  • Group A Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 3.00
  • Group B Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 3.00
  • 500 Level Biology Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
  • Biology Lab Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 4.00

Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (xx-xx credits)


Calculus 1 Selective - Select from (3-5 credits)


(satisfies Quantitative Reasoning Selective for core)

University Core Requirements


  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning

Program Requirements


(Beginning with CHM 11500  in Fall)

Fall 1st Year


15-17 Credits


16-19 Credits


18 Credits


18 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


  • Intermediate Biology Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Group A Selective - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 3.00
  • PHYS 1 Selective - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • General Education 1 Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15-16 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


14-15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


14-16 Credits


15 Credits


Note


120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

2.5 Biology Content Area gpa is required.

2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Degree Requirements


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

Expired Course


Any course without a link to its description is one that has been expired.  However, this course could fulfill the degree requirement historically.

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