Secondary Education Certification in Biology

Requirements

68 credit hours

In addition to the education courses required for a minor in secondary education (9-12) or minor in education (K-12), students seeking secondary certification in biology must complete the following courses:

Courses

BSC 22700Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BSC 22800Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BSC 24000Introduction to Biological Diversity

4

BSC 24400Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology

4

BSC 24800Introduction to Ecology and Evolution

4

BSC 28500Methods and Writing for Biology

1

BSC 32000Plant Biology

4

BSC 40400Cell Biology

4

BSC 40800Genetics

4

BSC 46400Evolution

3

BSC 46500General Ecology

4

BSC 48500Biology Seminar

1

BSC 48600Senior Synthesis

1

CHM 23000General Chemistry 1

3

CHM 23100General Chemistry 2

3

CHM 24100General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

1

CHM 23200General Chemistry 3

3

CHM 24200General Chemistry 3 Laboratory

1

EDU 33000Secondary Methods of Teaching Science

3

MTH 15100College Algebra

3

MTH 15200Pre-calculus: Elementary Functions

3

MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3

PHY 25100Introductory Physics I

4

Students must take one of the following courses:

SCI 21200History of Science

3

PHL 26500Philosophy of Science

3

See the description of the biological sciences major in the School of Sciences section of the catalog.

Unified Science

75 credit hours

In addition to the education courses required for a minor in secondary education (9-12) or minor in education (K-12), students seeking secondary certification in biology with a unified science emphasis must complete the following courses:

Courses

BSC 22700Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BSC 22800Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BSC 24000Introduction to Biological Diversity

4

BSC 24400Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology

4

BSC 24800Introduction to Ecology and Evolution

4

BSC 28500Methods and Writing for Biology

1

BSC 32000Plant Biology

4

BSC 40400Cell Biology

4

BSC 40800Genetics

4

BSC 46400Evolution

3

BSC 46500General Ecology

4

BSC 48500Biology Seminar

1

BSC 48600Senior Synthesis

1

CHM 23000General Chemistry 1

3

CHM 23100General Chemistry 2

3

CHM 24100General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

1

CHM 23200General Chemistry 3

3

CHM 24200General Chemistry 3 Laboratory

1

EDU 33000Secondary Methods of Teaching Science

3

ESC 10000Physical Geology with Lab

4

ESC 11000Introductory Meteorology

3

MTH 15200Pre-calculus: Elementary Functions

3

MTH 15100College Algebra

3

MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3

PHY 25100Introductory Physics I

4

Students must take one of the following courses:

SCI 21200History of Science

3

PHL 26500Philosophy of Science

3

See the unified science biology description in the School of Sciences section of the catalog.