2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Licensure in Grades 6-12 Concentration

CIP Code: 26.0101

(SLO) Expected Outcomes:
1. Teacher candidates shall demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to succeed in careers within the field.
2. Teacher candidates shall complete clinical practice and a seminar course in the last semester of their senior year.
3. Teacher candidates of the licensure program will pass the appropriate Praxis II exam.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Core

Core Requirements to include:

MAT 141Precalculus

5

Or

MAT 231Statistics

3

CHE 111General Chemistry I

4

CHE 112General Chemistry II

4

PSY 113General Psychology

3

Additional Required Courses (5)

EDU 101Education as Profession

2

PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3

Required Biology Courses (26)

BIO 115General Biology I for Majors

4

BIO 116General Biology II for Majors

4

BIO 301Genetics

4

BIO 310Biology Seminar

2

BIO 331Cell Biology

4

BIO 341Ecology

4

BIO 361Biology of Microorganisms

4

Biology Electives [choose from the following] (8)

BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

BIO 202Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4

BIO 261Microbiology for Health Sciences

4

BIO 312Topics in Biology

3

BIO 313Topics in Biology Lab

1

BIO 317Marine Biology

4

BIO 318Conservation Biology

3

BIO 350Botanical Diversity

4

BIO 399Bioethics

3

BIO 411Immunology

3

BIO 426Vertebrate Development

4

BIO 440Invertebrate Zoology

4

BIO 441Vertebrate Zoology

4

BIO 444Independent Research

1-3

PSY 424Neuropsychology

3

Professional Education Courses (36)

EDU 201Planning and Procedures for Teacher Education

2

EDU 308Psychology of Learning and Cognition

3

EDU 315Exceptional Child

3

EDU 331Educational Assessment

4

EDU 342Classroom Management

3

EDU 360/SOW 360Multicultural Education

3

EDU 415Teaching Reading in Grades 6-12

3

EDU 425Strategies for Teaching Grades 6-12

3

EDU 456Clinical Practice in Secondary Grades 6-12

11

EDU 457Clinical Practice Seminar, 6-12

1

For the Bachelor of Science Degree: Computer Literacy (3)

EDU 410Technology in Education

3

General Electives (0-2)

All required sections of the Praxis II shall be passed prior to the clinical practice semester.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Recommended Four-Year Plan for Biology, Licensure in Grades 6-12 Concentration