B.S. Biology Teaching Certification

Fall 2022

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Biology Education
Concentration:
Total Hours 120

 

General Education Core Curriculum - 42 Hours:

Communication - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

Select one from:

  • COMM 1315 - Public Speaking I
  • COMM 1321 - Business and Professional Speech
  • DSDE 1371 - ASL I
  • ENGL 1302 - Composition II
  • FREN 1311 - Beginning French I
  • SPAN 1311 - Beginning Spanish I

Mathematics - 3 Hours:

MATH 2312 - Precalculus II

Life and Physical Sciences - 6 Hours*:

BIOL 1406 - General Biology I (Majors)

BIOL 1407 - General Biology II (Majors)

*The additional hours are applied to the 120 needed to complete the degree

 

Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 Hours From:

DSDE 1374 - Intro to Deaf Studies

ENGL 2300 - Close Readings

ENGL 2322 - British Literature

ENGL 2326 - American Literature

ENGL 2331 - World Literature

ENGL 2376 - African American Literature

FREN 2312 - Intermediate French II

PHIL 1370 - Philosophy of Knowledge

PHIL 2306 - Ethics

SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II

Creative Arts - 3 Hours From:

ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation

ARTS 1303 - Art History I

COMM 1375 - Film Appreciation

COSC 1324 - Art of Computer Game Development

DANC 2304 - Dance Appreciation

MUSI 1306 - Music Appreciation

MUSI 1309 - Jazz History and Appreciation

MUSI 1310 - History of Rock and Roll

PHIL 1330 - Arts and Ideas

THEA 1310 - Introduction to Theatre

American History - 6 Hours From:

HIST 1301 - US History I 1763-1877

HIST 1302 - US History II Since 1877

HIST 2301 - Texas History

Government/Political Science - 6 Hours:

POLS 2301 - Introduction to American Government I

POLS 2302 - Introduction to American Government II

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 Hours From:

ANTH 2346 - Intro to Anthropology

ANTH 2351 - Cultural anthropology

BULW 1370 - Business Environment and Public Policy

CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice

ECON 1301 - Economic Principles and Policies

ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics

FINC 2310 - Intro to Consumer Finance

INEN 2373 - Engineering Economics

PSYC 2301 - General Psychology

PSYC 2315 - Lifespan Development

POLS 1301 - Intro to Political Science

SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology

SOWK 2361 - Intro to Social Work

Component Area Option - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

PSYC 2317 - Introduction to Statistical Methods

Required Major Courses

Biology Core - 27 Hours:

BIOL 2421 - Microbiology

BIOL 3450 - General Botany

BIOL 3470 - Genetics

BIOL 4344 - Development of Biological Thought

Select on from:

  • BIOL 3460 - Invertebrate Zoology
  • BIOL 4410 - Parasitology

Select one from:

  • BIOL 3428 - Comparative Anatomy
  • BIOL 4408 - Mammalogy
  • BIOL 4409 - Ornithology
  • BIOL 4431 - Ichthyology
  • BIOL 4440 - Vertebrate Natural History
  • BIOL 4445 - Herpetology

Select one from:

  • BIOL 4470 - Cell Biology and Histology
  • BIOL 4404 - Molecular Biology

*Core lab science excess hours applied to the degree

Supporting Courses - 12 Hours:

CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Laboratory

CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II

CHEM 1112 - General Chemistry II Laboratory

PHYS 1401 - College Physics I

Biology electives - 16 Hours:

Electives must be upper-level (300-4000 level)

Teaching Certification - 18 Hours

PEDG 2310 - Introduction to Teacher Education

PEDG 3300 - Human Development and Learning

PEDG 3380 - Secondary Curriculum and Methodology

PEDG 4380 - Secondary Methodology and Classroom Management

PEDG 4620 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School

READ 3326 - Content Area Reading