Biological Sciences
Note: MATH 143 is a prerequisite to required physics courses. To graduate in this program, students must earn a minimum grade of C in BIOL 114 and BIOL 115 and must have a minimum gpa of 2.40 in BIOL 114, BIOL 115, BIOL 213, BIOL 310, and BIOL 312.
A. 45-Credit Composite Teaching Major
Code | Title | Hours |
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Special Methods Sequence: | ||
EDCI 433 | Secondary Science Methods | 3 |
EDCI 443 | Secondary Science Methods Practicum | 1 |
BIOL 114 | Organisms and Environments | 4 |
BIOL 115 & 115L | Cells and the Evolution of Life and Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 4 |
BIOL 213 | Structure and Function Across the Tree of Life | 4 |
BIOL 310 & BIOL 315 | Genetics and Genetics Lab | 4 |
BIOL 312 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 |
BIOL 313 | Molecular and Cellular Laboratory | 1 |
BIOL 314 | Ecology and Population Biology | 4 |
BIOL 421 | Advanced Evolution/Population Dynamics | 3 |
CHEM 101 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 |
or CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | |
CHEM 101L | Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
or CHEM 111L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | |
CHEM 275 | Carbon Compounds | 3 |
or CHEM 277 | Organic Chemistry I | |
PHYS 111 & 111L | General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | 4 |
PHYS 112 & 112L | General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | 4 |
Select 3-4 credits of electives 1 | 3-4 | |
Total Hours | 49-50 |
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See list of electives for the Biology major in the Department of Biological Sciences.
B. 24-Credit Composite Teaching Minor
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
BIOL 114 | Organisms and Environments | 4 |
BIOL 115 & 115L | Cells and the Evolution of Life and Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 4 |
BIOL 213 | Structure and Function Across the Tree of Life | 4 |
BIOL 310 & BIOL 315 | Genetics and Genetics Lab | 4 |
BIOL 312 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 |
BIOL 313 | Molecular and Cellular Laboratory | 1 |
BIOL 314 | Ecology and Population Biology | 4 |
Total Hours | 24 |