Biology with Minor in Education, B.S.

LINK (General Education) (53 credit hours)

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All biology majors are required to complete BIO 125 , BIO 125L , PHY 221 , PHY 221L , and MAT 152  as part of the LINK Program.

Foundation Courses (23-24 credit hours)

• CHE 123 - General Chemistry I 3 credits
• CHE 123L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit
• CHE 124 - General Chemistry II 3 credits
• CHE 124L - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 credit
• CHE 311 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credits
• CHE 311L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit
• CHE 312 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credits
• CHE 312L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1 credit

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• MAT 231 - Calculus-with Analytic Geometry I 4 credits or
• MAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits

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• PHY 222 - General Physics II 3 credits
• PHY 222L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 credit

Major Requirements (30-31 credit hours)

• BIO 130 - General Zoology 3 credits
• BIO 130L - General Zoology Laboratory 1 credit
• BIO 223 - Botany 3 credits
• BIO 223L - Botany Laboratory 1 credit
• BIO 324 - Biochemistry 3 credits
• BIO 324L - Biochemistry Laboratory 1 credit
• BIO 325 - Ecology 3 credits
• BIO 325L - Ecology Laboratory 1 credit
• BIO 330 - Fundamentals of Genetics 3 credits
• BIO 330L - Fundamentals of Genetics Laboratory 1 credit
• BIO 497 - Senior Seminar in Biology: Research Proposal Writing 1 credit
• BIO 498 - Senior Seminar in Biology: Conducting Research 2 credits
• Two other upper-division (300-400-level) courses in biology. Only one of these courses may be taken without a laboratory. 7-8 credits

Education Minor

Required Courses

Students desiring to teach biology at the secondary level should enroll in the biology program and take the 20-35-hour education minor comprising the following courses:

• EDU 222 - Teaching Diverse Populations 3 credits or
• EDU 428 - Education Governance, History, and Philosophy 3 credits (preferred)

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• EDU 328 - The Adolescent Learner 3 credits
• EDU 336 - Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas 3 credits
• EDU 425 - Educational Management and Organization 3 credits
• EDU 427 - Educational Assessment 3 credits
• EDU 450/455 - Middle/Secondary School Practicum and Seminar 1 credits
• EDU 453 - Science Methods in the Middle and Secondary School 3 credits
• Optional:  EDU 470/471 - Practicum II in Teaching Middle School Seminar 1 credits

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• Optional extra semester 10-12 credits

• EDU 480 - Internship 9-11 credits
• EDU 481 - Seminar: Final Internship--Synthesis 1 credit

Total Credits: 126-143