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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, 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 & Human Development )
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: The requirements of the program are continually under examination and revision by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). The University reserves the right to make changes as required. All enrolled candidates are subject to these changes. All required state licensure exams must be passed by established deadlines.

General Education Courses

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 110 - Fundamentals of Biology I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 112 - Fundamentals of Biology I Lab Credit Hours: 1
EDCI 140 - Developing a Worldview of Education Credit Hours: 3
UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3

Freshman Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)

ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
MATH 110 - Pre-Calculus Trigonometry and Function Theory Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 210 - Practical Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 111 - Fundamentals of Biology II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 113 - Fundamentals of Biology II Lab Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 261 - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 264 - Microbiology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

EDFL 201 - Teaching, Learning, and Growth Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 220 - Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 221 - Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 230 - Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 231 - Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

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

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

BIOL 233 - Genetics and Evolution Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 240 - Investigating School Contexts Credit Hours: 3 (3 cr hrs)
LTCY 356 - Teaching Students with Dyslexia Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

EDCI 340 - Developing Innovative Pedagogical Practices Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 450G - Cultivating a Classroom Culture for Learning Credit Hours: 3
EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 3

Biology Elective (4 credit hours)

Choose from:

BIOL 308 - Plant Anatomy Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 318 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 360 - Principles of Ecology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 405G - Mammalogy Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 407G - Environmental Toxicology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 413G - Herpetology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 414G - Ornithology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 433G - Plant Systematics and Biodiversity Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 434G - Histology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 436G - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 440G - Estuarine Ecology and Coastal Marine Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 445G - Ichthyology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 446G - Fish Ecology and Management Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 462G - Invertebrate Zoology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 485G - Marine Botany Credit Hours: 4

Junior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

BIOL 410 - Individual Project Credit Hours: 1-6 (1 credit hour only)
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education Credit Hours: 3
LTCY 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School Credit Hours: 3

Biology Elective (4 credit hours)

Choose from:

BIOL 308 - Plant Anatomy Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 318 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 360 - Principles of Ecology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 405G - Mammalogy Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 407G - Environmental Toxicology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 413G - Herpetology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 414G - Ornithology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 433G - Plant Systematics and Biodiversity Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 434G - Histology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 436G - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 440G - Estuarine Ecology and Coastal Marine Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 445G - Ichthyology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 446G - Fish Ecology and Management Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 462G - Invertebrate Zoology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 485G - Marine Botany Credit Hours: 4

Senior Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

EDCI 453 - Secondary School Science Methods Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 475 - Teacher Residency I in Secondary Education Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
IRED 320 - Educational Technology and Innovation Credit Hours: 3
IRED 330 - Integrating Technology in the Science Classroom Credit Hours: 1

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Biology Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose from:

BIOL 307 - Field Techniques Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 309 - Wildlife Ecology and Management Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 321 - Entomology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 322 - Survey of Biological Diversity Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 337 - Genetics of Human Diseases Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 345 - Animal Behavior Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 351 - Parasitology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 403G - Fundamentals of Virology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 412G - Conservation Biology and Biodiversity Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 415G - Biogeography Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

EDCI 440 - Research and Reflections on Educational Practice Credit Hours: 1-3 (3 cr hrs)
EDCI 494 - Teacher Residency II in Secondary Education Credit Hours: 6

General Education 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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Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, Biology Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Biology Elective (4 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Biology Elective (4 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Biology Elective (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

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Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, Biology Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Biology Elective (4 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Biology Elective (4 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Biology Elective (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum