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Biology Major, Elementary Education

Elementary Education students may select a major in Biology to fulfill their standard teaching concentration requirement. The major provides a well-rounded foundation in the fundamental concepts and research techniques of biology. Students will benefit from NLU’s small class sizes and from laboratory work that is tightly integrated into the curriculum.

This major requires:

  • 45 QH including Biology courses taken as part of the General Education requirement
  • 25 QH of upper level coursework
  • 15 QH of the upper level courses must be taken at NLU
  • A minimum grade of “C” for each course in the major
  • Science department approval before registering for any Science courses that are accelerated, field-based or intersession

Required Courses

LAN302Zoology
LAN303Botany
LAN300Ecology and Conservation

Human Biology

Choose one Human Biology course from the list below

LAN200Anatomy and Physiology I
LAN205Anatomy and Physiology II
LAN304Human Physiology

Biology

Choose two Biology courses from the list below

LAN106Introduction to Scientific Thought
LAN200Anatomy and Physiology I
LAN205Anatomy and Physiology II
LAN304Human Physiology
LAN305Animal Behavior
LAN366Biostatistics
LAN409Genetics
LAN410Fundamentals of Immunology
LAN411Microbiology
LAN412Medical Microbiology
LAN415Molecular Genetics
LAN420Tropical Marine Biology
LAN491Field Study of Ecological Communities

Biology Electives

Choose 15 QH of Biology elective courses

Note: Students choosing to take Anatomy and Physiology I and/or Anatomy and Physiology II to fulfill the human biology requirement may not also take Human Physiology as an elective.