Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education & Teaching, B.S., Biology Education Concentration


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Degree Awarded: Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science 120
Career Opportunities:
Teach biology 6-12 (see College of Education 
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses.

Praxis Exam Requirements: Students must pass the Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics or submit an ACT composite score of 22 or higher. Students must also pass the required Praxis Biology: Content Knowledge (5235) and the PLT (5624) prior to Teacher Residency.
 

General Education Courses

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)


Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Fine Arts courses in consultation with academic advisor.

English Literature (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

General Elective (3 credit hours)


Choose an advisor-approved course at the 200, 300, or 400-level.

General Elective (3 credit hours)


Choose an advisor-approved course at the 200, 300, or 400-level.

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)


General Education Core Curriculum


English
(6 cr)
Mathematics
(6 cr)
Natural Sciences
(9 cr)
Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  
MATH 105 
MATH 210 
BIOL 110  
BIOL 111 
CHEM 107  
PSYC 312 
and
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
History
(3 cr)
Fine Arts
(3 cr)
Communication
(3 cr)
Literature
(3 cr)
HIST 221  or HIST 222   Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
CMCN 310   Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  

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