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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM — Biology Major (Teaching)


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.

Biology core
Introductory track: 840:051 ; 840:052 ; 840:100; 840:140 **
15 hours
Group I: 840:142g
3 hours
Group II: 840:120 ; 840:122g ; 840:166g ; 840:172g
3 hours
Group III: 840:106; 840:114 ; 840:115g*** ; 840:146g ; 840:160 ; 840:164g
4 hours
Biology***: 840:169 ; one of the following -- 840:146 ; or 840:114 and 840:115 ; or 840:137 and 840:138
5 hours
Cognate courses
Chemistry: 860:044 ; 860:048 ****; 860:063
12 hours
Earth Science: 870:035
4 hours
Physics: 880:054
4 hours
Methods
Science and Science Education: 820:190 ; 820:196
5 hours
Biology: 840:193 ; 840:197
4 hours
Electives in biology#: (100-level or above, excluding 840:101 )
4 hours
TOTAL   
63 hours

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.