Secondary Education Biology Major

Students electing a major in Biology apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 2.50 in their content grade point average (GPA) and a minimum grade of C. Students must maintain the content GPA of 2.50 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain Biology certification:

Requirements

Biology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 111	Introductory Biology I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 112	Introductory Biology II	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 213	Plant and Animal Form and Function	4	Fall, Spring.
BIOL 314	Genetics	4	Fall.
BIOL 318	Ecology	4	Fall.
BIOL 320	Cell and Molecular Biology	4	Spring.
BIOL 348	Microbiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 491-494	Research in Biology	1	Fall, Spring, Summer

Chemistry

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CHEM 103	General Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 104	General Chemistry II	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 205	Organic Chemistry I	4	Fall, Summer.
CHEM 206	Organic Chemistry II	4	Spring, Summer.

Mathematics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 240	Statistical Methods I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Physical Science

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSCI 212	Introduction to Geology	4	Fall, Summer.
PSCI 357	Historical and Contemporary Contexts of Science	3	As needed.

Physics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHYS 101	Physics for Science and Mathematics I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

ONE COURSE from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 321	Invertebrate Zoology	4	As needed.
BIOL 324	Vertebrate Zoology	4	As needed.
BIOL 329	Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy	4	As needed.
BIOL 330	Developmental Biology of Animals	4	Alternate years.
BIOL 353	The Plant Kingdom	4	As needed.
BIOL 354	Plant Growth and Development	4	As needed.
	Total Credit Hours:	68

Total Credit Hours: 68