Biology-Composite Science, B.S. (Secondary Certification)

The Biology program prepares graduates to participate in scientific endeavors in a productive and ethical manner. The Department of Biology presents its students with a coherent perspective of the living world they inhabit in a learning environment founded on a broad-based curriculum fostered by a supportive and collaborative faculty and staff.

First Year

Fall


  • BIOL 1114 Life I: Molecular & Cellular Concepts 4 Semester Credit Hours
  • CHEM 1143 General Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • CHEM 1141 General Chemistry Lab 1 Semester Credit Hour
  • MATH 1233 College Algebra 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • ENGL 1143 Academic Research & Writing (010A) 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Semester Hours: 14



Spring


  • BIOL 1214 Life II: Evolution and Ecology 4 Semester Credit Hours
  • CHEM 1243 General Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • CHEM 1241 General Chemistry Lab 1 Semester Credit Hour
  • MATH 1433 Plane Trigonometry 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Communications Core (010B) 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Semester Hours: 14



 


Second Year

Fall


  • BIOL Select from BIOL 3114 or 3214 or 3314 4 Semester Credit Hours
  • GEOS 1134 Physical Geology 4 Semester Credit Hours
  • CHEM 2003 Organic Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • CHEM 2001 Organic Chemistry Lab 1 Semester Credit Hour
  • EDUC 2013 School & Society 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Semester Hours: 15



Spring


  • BIOL Select from BIOL 3024 or 3434 or 3534 4 Semester Credit Hours
  • PHYS 1144 General Physics 4 Semester Credit Hours
  • BIOL 3334 Genetics 4 Semester Credit Hours
  • COUN 2143 Human Diversity 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Semester Hours: 15



 


Third Year

Fall


  • GEOS 1234 Historical Geology 4 Semester Credit Hours
  • HIST 1133 Survey American History to 1865 (060N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • EDUC 3163 Classroom Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • PHYS 1244 General Physics 4 Semester Credit Hours
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences (080N) 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Semester Hours: 17



Spring


  • EPSY 3153 Educational Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • SPED 3623 Teaching Students w/Special Needs 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • POLS 1433 American Government (070N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Language, Philosophy, & Culture (040N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • HIST 1233 Survey American History since 1865 (060N) 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Semester Hours: 15



 


Fourth Year

Fall


  • POLS 1333 American Government (070N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • EDUC 4086 Teaching Methods in Science 6 Semester Credit Hours
  • ETEC 4003 Advanced Technology Integration 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Cultural & Global Understanding (090A) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15


Spring


  • EDUC 4173 Clinical Teaching for Undergrad Students 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • READ 4403 Content Literacy 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • EDUC 4233 Undergraduate Action Research 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Undergraduate Inquiry & Creativity (090B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Creative Arts (050N) 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Semester Hours: 15



 


Total Semester Hours: 120


 

Last Modified: 06/17/2024