The Biology Teaching major provides a broad education in biology. Along with professional education courses and student teaching, this curriculum is a sound preparation for teaching life science, biology, and other secondary science courses. This is an extended program requiring at least nine semesters; therefore, students should contact their advisors early in their program. This program is an excellent preparation for graduate work in biology or science education.

The Biology Teaching major requires a minimum of 134 total hours to graduate.

Required:courses marked with an asterisk (*)

*At least 7-8 hours of biology credit must be 100g-level.
** 840:140 is not required as a prerequisite for 100-level courses.
***Students who take 840:101 and 840:102 may substitute four hours of this credit for 840;137 and 840:138 ; if so, neither 840:101 nor 840:102 can count as biology elective credit.
****Students with excellent preparation in chemistry may substitute 860:070 plus 3 additional credit hours of biology or chemistry electives for 860:044 and 860:048 .
#Not more than four (4) semester hours of credit from 840:179 , 840:185 , 840:190 and 840:198 will be accepted for biology elective credit.