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Secondary Education Certification in Biological Sciences (BA)

64 credit hours Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences

7 credit hours additional coursework

39-41 credit hours Minor in Secondary Education (9-12)

Degree requirements updated after publishing per the addendum.**

Requirements

In addition to the education courses required for a minor in secondary education (9-12) students seeking secondary certification in biological sciences must complete the following courses:

Additional required coursework

PHY 25100Introductory Physics I

4

Students must take one of the following courses:

PHRL 34400Philosophy of Science

3
SCI 21200History of Science

3

Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences

BSC 22700Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BSC 22800Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4
BSC 24000Introduction to Biological Diversity

4
BSC 24400Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology

4
BSC 24800Introduction to Ecology and Evolution

4
BSC 28500Methods and Writing for Biology

1
BSC 32000Plant Biology

4
BSC 32400Animal Biology

4
BSC 40400Cell Biology

4
BSC 40800Genetics

4
BSC 46400Evolution

3
BSC 46500General Ecology

4
CHM 23000General Chemistry 1

3
CHM 23100General Chemistry 2

3
CHM 24100General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

1
CHM 23200General Chemistry 3

3
CHM 24200General Chemistry 3 Laboratory

1
MTH 15100College Algebra

3
MTH 15200Pre-calculus: Elementary Functions

3
MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3

Methods of Teaching

EDU 33000Secondary Methods of Teaching Science

3

See the description of the biological sciences major in the School of Sciences section of the catalog.