Degree Requirements

Catalog:  Fall Semester 2009

Biosciences - B.S. Degree in Life Science-Teaching (107 - 115 Credits)
Department: Biosciences

Core Requirements (12 Credits)

BIOL 111 Cell Biology (4)
BIOL 115 Organismal Biology (4)
BIOL 341 Genetics (4)

Requirements (15 Credits)

Students must fulfill all teacher licensure requirements which will add thirty-six credits to the major total. Completion of this degree meets the requirements for licensure in General Science (grades 5-8) and Life Science (grades 9-12).

BIOL 345 Principles of Ecology (4)
BIOL 348 Evolutionary Biology (3)
BIOL 350 Microbiology (4)
BIOL 440 Middle School/Secondary Science Teaching Methods (3)
BIOL 484 Biology Seminar (1)

Restricted Electives (12 - 16 Credits)

Students must take one course from the Physiology area (Select from BIOL 347, 349, or 360); one course from the Zoology area (Select from BIOL 321, 322, 372, 402, or 455); one course from the Cellular and Molecular area (Select from BIOL 365, 385, 385L, 430, or 438); and one course from the Botany area (Select from BIOL 305, 325, or 326). Students who desire to enroll in BIOL 385L must also enroll in BIOL 385.

BIOL 305 General Botany (4)
BIOL 321 Invertebrate Zoology (3)
BIOL 322 Vertebrate Zoology (4)
BIOL 325 Plant Taxonomy (3)
BIOL 326 Field Botany (3)
BIOL 347 Plant Physiology (4)
BIOL 349 Human Physiology (4)
BIOL 360 Cellular and Molecular Physiology (4)
BIOL 365 Developmental Biology (4)
BIOL 372 Aquatic Biology (4)
BIOL 385 Molecular Biology (3)
BIOL 385L Molecular Biology Lab (1)
BIOL 402 Principles of Animal Behavior (3)
BIOL 430 Immunobiology (4)
BIOL 438 Medical Microbiology (4)
BIOL 455 Wildlife Ecology (4)

Related Requirements (22 - 26 Credits)

Students must complete 8 credits of CHEM, and 8 credits of PHYS (chosen from College Physics I and II OR General Physics I and II and their corresponding labs) and 10 credits of GEOS. In addition to these requirements, students must complete six credits in MATH at the 127 level or above.

CHEM 150 General Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 150L General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHEM 210 General Chemistry II (3)
CHEM 210L General Chemistry II Lab (1)
GEOS 115 Physical Geology (4)
GEOS 116 Historical Geology (3)
GEOS 360 Planetary Science (3)
PHYS 160 College Physics I (3)
PHYS 160L College Physics I Lab (1)
PHYS 161 College Physics II (4)
PHYS 161L College Physics II Lab (0)
PHYS 200 General Physics I (3)
PHYS 200L General Physics I Lab (1)
PHYS 201 General Physics II (4)
PHYS 201L General Physics II Lab (0)

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