Program Requirements

CIP Code: 26.0101

Major

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
University Graduation Requirements
General Education		36
Foundations of Learning
GSD 101	Foundations of Learning	3
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
Major Requirements
Core Courses
BIO 111 & 111L	Cell and Molecular Biology and Cell and Molecular Biology Lab	4
BIO 112 & 112L	Ecology and Evolution and Ecology and Evolution Lab	4
BIO 315	Genetics	4
BIO 316	Ecology	4
BIO 318	General Botany	4
BIO 319	General Zoology	4
BIO 320	Principles of Microbiology	4
BIO 495	Evolutionary Application and Theory	1
CHE 112 & 112L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Lab	4
CHE 361 & 361L	Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Lab I	4
STA 215	Introduction to Statistical Reasoning	3-4
or STA 270	Applied Statistics
Concentrations
Students must select at least one of the following Concentrations:		12-50
Courses used for one concentration may not count toward another concentration.
Aquatic Biology
Biodiversity and Conservation
General Biology
Biology Teaching
Free Electives
Choose from 27-28 hours of free electives		27-28
Total Hours		120

Aquatic Biology Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Concentration Courses
BIO 525	Aquatic and Wetland Plants	3
BIO 542	Freshwater Invertebrates	3
BIO 557	Ichthyology	3
BIO 558	Freshwater Ecology	3
Choose from one of the following:		3
BIO 556	Herpetology
BIO 561	Fish Biology and Management
GLY 315	Hydrology
Supporting Course Requirements
CHE 111 & 111L	General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab I (Element 4) G
MAT 234	Calculus I (Element 2) G
or MAT 211	Applied Calculus
PHY 131	College Physics I (Element 4) G
or PHY 201	University Physics I
Total Hours		15

Biodiversity and Conservation Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Concentration Courses
BIO 514	Evolution	3
BIO 532	Conservation Biology	3
Choose from six hours of the following:		6
BIO 335	Plant Systematics
BIO 342	Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIO 525	Aquatic and Wetland Plants
BIO 528	Virology
BIO 536	Dendrology
BIO 542	Freshwater Invertebrates
BIO 548	Insect Diversity
BIO 553	Mammalogy
BIO 554	Ornithology
BIO 556	Herpetology
BIO 557	Ichthyology
BIO 595	Topics in Field Biology:___
Choose from three hours of the following:		3
BIO 349	Applied Learning in Biology
BIO 520	Invasive Species Management
BIO 521	Plant Ecology
BIO 550	Animal Behavior
BIO 555	Behavioral Ecology
BIO 558	Freshwater Ecology
BIO 561	Fish Biology and Management
BIO 598	Special Problems
Supporting Course Requirements
CHE 111 & 111L	General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab I (Element 4) G
MAT 234	Calculus I (Element 2) G
or MAT 211	Applied Calculus
PHY 131	College Physics I (Element 4) G
or PHY 201	University Physics I
CSC 174	Introduction to Programming for Science & Engineering	3
or GEO 353	Geographic Information Systems
AGR 215 & AGR 216	Principles of Soils and Principles of Soils Laboratory	4
Choose from one of the following:		3
GEO 302	Global Environmental Problems
GEO 325	Environment Land Use Planning
GLY 303	Environmental Geoscience
GLY 315	Hydrology
Total Hours		25

Biology Teaching Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Concentration Courses
BIO 348	Vertebrate Physiology	3
Supporting Course Requirements
CHE 111 & 111L	General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab I (Element 4) G
CHE 362 & 362L	Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Lab II	4
PHY 131	College Physics I (Element 4) G
or PHY 201	University Physics I
Choose from one of the following:
MAT 120	Trigonometry (Element 2) G
MAT 122	Precalculus Mathematics (Element 2) G
MAT 211	Applied Calculus (Element 2) G
MAT 234	Calculus I (Element 2) G
Choose from one of the following:		3-5
PHY 132	College Physics II
PHY 202	University Physics II
GLY 108	Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Professional Education Requirements
EDC 300	Differentiation in Inclusive Classrooms	3
EDF 203	Educational Foundations	3
EDF 204	Emerging Instructional Technologies	2
EDF 219	Human Development and Learning	3
EDF 413	Assessment in Education	3
SED 104	Special Education Introduction (Element 6) G
EMS 300	Curriculum and Instructional Design	3
EMS 474	Disciplinary Literacy	3
EMS 490	Classroom & Behavior Management	3
ESE 561	Teaching Science in Secondary School	3
Clinical Experiences:
CED 100	Clinical I: Introduction to the Education Profession	.5
CED 200	Clinical II: Understanding the Learner	.5
CED 300	Clinical III: Curriculum and Instructional Design	0.5
CED 400	Clinical IV: Diagnosis and Prescription	0.5
CED 450	Clinical V: Practicing Teaching	1
CED 499	Clinical VI: The Professional Semester	9
Exit Requirements
PRAXIS Examination
Students must register for and take the PRAXIS exam which correlates to their degree program, per College of Education requirements. Refer to Degree Works for exam details. The PRAXIS exam must be taken prior to student teaching.
Total Hours		48-50

General Biology Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Concentration Courses
Choose from 12 hours of the following: 1		12
Any 300, 400, or 500 level BIO, CHE, or PHY course not included in Biology Core or from which Biology majors are not excluded
PHY 132	College Physics II
or PHY 202	University Physics II
Supporting Course Requirements
CHE 111 & 111L	General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab I (element 4) G
MAT 234	Calculus I (Element 2) G
or MAT 211	Applied Calculus
PHY 131	College Physics I (Element 4) G
or PHY 201	University Physics I

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Students applying to graduate school are strongly advised to include CHE 362 Organic Chemistry II/CHE 362L Organic Chemistry Lab II and PHY 132 College Physics II or PHY 202 University Physics II as part of the 12 hours.

G

Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education requirement above.