2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Teaching Major in Life Science (BA/BS)

CIP Code

13.1322

94 credits

Required Courses

ANAT 201Fundamentals of Human Anatomy

3

BIO 111Principles of Biology 1

4

BIO 112Principles of Biology 2

4

BIO 210Introduction to Botany

3

BIO 214Genetics

3

BIO 215Cell Biology

3

BIO 216Ecology

3

BIO 313Microbiology

4

BIO 315Methods in Cell Biology

2

or

BIO 316Methods in Ecology

2

BIO 440Evolution

3

CHEM 111General Chemistry 1

4

CHEM 112General Chemistry 2

4

CHEM 230Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences

3

CHEM 241Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1: Fundamental Techniques

1

MATH 181Elementary Probability and Statistics

3

or

BIO 448Biometry

3

PHYC 110General Physics 1

4

PHYS 205Fundamentals of Human Physiology

3

Total Credit Hours:55

Senior High, Junior High/Middle School Education Program

Professional education sequence, 39 credits

SCI 150Introduction to Teaching Science in Secondary Schools

3

SCI 295Introduction to the Teaching of Science

3

SCI 396Using Science Methods and Materials

3

EDFO 420Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education

3

EDMU 205Introduction to Multicultural Education

3

EDPS 251Human Growth and Development for Secondary Education

3

EDPS 390Learning & Assessment in Secondary Education

3

EDSE 320Reading for Diverse Learners in Secondary Content Classes

3

EDSE 380Principles of Teaching in the Secondary School

3

EDSE 460Student Teaching: Secondary School

6 TO 7

EDSE 465Elective Student Teaching: Secondary, Junior High/Middle, or All-Grade

3 OR 5

Total Credit Hours:39

Total Credit Hours: 92

See Professional Education Assessment/Decision Points for additional information.