BS BIOLOGY CURRICULUM
| Suggested Curriculum | 2020-2021 Academic Year | |||||||||
| FALL SEMESTER | SPRING SEMESTER | |||||||||
| YEAR 1 | ||||||||||
| BIOL 1951 | Biology Orientation | 1 | BIOL 1401 | Bio 2: Biodiversity, Organismal Bio, & Ecol | 4 | |||||
| BIOL 1301 | Biology 1: Cells, Molecules, & Evolution | 4 | CHEM 1721 | General Chemistry 2 with lab (suggested)* | 5 | |||||
| CHEM 1711 | General Chemistry 1 with lab (suggested)* | 5 | ENGL 1221 | Writing Seminar | 3 | |||||
| MATH 1461 | Calculus for Life Sciences (suggested)** | 3 | STAT 1561 | Statistics for Professionals (suggested)** | 3 | |||||
| TREX 1001 | Transitions Experience | 3 | 15 | |||||||
| 16 | ||||||||||
| YEAR 2 | ||||||||||
| BIOL | Cell Biology/Genetics^ | 3 | BIOL | Biology Cohort Requirement Elective 1^† | 3 | |||||
| BIOL | Biology elective 2xx1 or higher^ | 3 | BIOL | Biology elective 2xx1 or higher^ | 3 | |||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| YEAR 3 | ||||||||||
| BIOL | Biology Cohort Requirement Elective 2^† | 3 | BIOL | Biology elective 2xx1 or higher^ | 4 | |||||
| BIOL | Biology elective 2xx1 or higher | 4 | Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Diverse Cultures Seminar | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | |||||||||
| SUMMER (experience approved by the department) | ||||||||||
| BIOL 4761 | Internship in Biology Capstone #^ | 1 | ||||||||
| YEAR 4 | ||||||||||
| BIOL 4861 | Capstone Seminar in Biology^ | 1 | Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Elective | 3 | Elective (at least 1 hour) | 1 | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | |||||||||
| This should be used as a guide only. Semester offerings are subject to change. | Minimum Required Hours =120 | |||||||||
| Suggested curriculum if ACT > 23. An alternate curriculum is available in the department for ACT < 23). | ||||||||||
| ^ BIOL courses from 2000-4000 level must total ≥ 25 credit hours. | ||||||||||
| † See Degree Works for a complete list of Biology Cohort electives. | ||||||||||
| * Two non-remedial courses in Chemistry totaling 8 -10 credit hours. | ||||||||||
| ** Two non-remedial courses in Mathematics or Statistics totaling 6 credit hours. | ||||||||||
| # One credit hour of summer tuition will be assessed for this course. | ||||||||||
| Distribution Requirements for this BS degree - see Degree Works for details | ||||||||||
| • 3 Humanities • 1 Fine Art • 1 Communication Studies • 1 Math/Stat/Natural Science • 1 Social Science | ||||||||||
BS BIOLOGY - LIFE SCIENCE LICENSURE CURRICULUM
| Suggested Curriculum | 2020-2021 Academic Year | |||||||||
| FALL SEMESTER | SPRING SEMESTER | |||||||||
| YEAR 1 | ||||||||||
| BIOL 1951 | Biology Orientation | 1 | BIOL 1401 | Bio 2: Biodiversity, Organismal Bio, & Ecol | 4 | |||||
| BIOL 1301 | Biology 1: Cells, Molecules, & Evolution | 4 | CHEM 1721 | General Chemistry 2 (or 1821) | 5 | |||||
| CHEM 1711 | General Chemistry 1 (or 1811) | 5 | ENGL 1221 | Writing Seminar | 3 | |||||
| STAT 1561 | Statistics for Professionals | 3 | EDUC 1151 | Culture and Schooling | 3 | |||||
| TREX 1001 | Transitions Experience | 3 | 15 | |||||||
| 16 | ||||||||||
| YEAR 2 | ||||||||||
| BIOL 2101 | Genetics | 4 | BIOL 2341 | Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 4 | |||||
| BIOL 2331 | Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 | CAMS 1311 | Communication in the Classroom | 3 | |||||
| EDUC 2101 | Exceptional Learners | 3 | MATH 1461 | Calculus for Life Sciences | 3 | |||||
| PSYC 1001 | Psychology | 3 | EDUC 2421 | Reading Across the Content Areas | 3 | |||||
| 14 | PSYC 2171 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 | |||||||
| 16 | ||||||||||
| YEAR 3 | ||||||||||
| BIOL 2511 | Ecology | 4 | BIOL | Biology elective 2xx1-4xx1 | 3 | |||||
| BIOL | Biology elective 2xx1-4xx1 | 4 | PHYS 1051 | Planetary Astronomy | 3 | |||||
| EDUC 3401 | Educational Psychology | 3 | EDUC 3681 | Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction | 3 | |||||
| EDUC 4511 | Integrated Science Methods | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | ||||||
| Elective (at least 1 hour) | 1 | Diverse Cultures Seminar | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| SUMMER (experience approved by the department) | ||||||||||
| BIOL 4761 | Internship in Biology Capstone # | 1 | ||||||||
| YEAR 4 | ||||||||||
| BIOL 4861 | Capstone Seminar in Biology | 1 | EDUC 4901 | Student Teaching | 12 | |||||
| EDUC 4201 | The Teaching Profession | 1 | EDUC 4951 | Student Teaching Seminar | 2 | |||||
| GEOL 2801 | Geology | 3 | 14 | |||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| This should be used as a guide only. Semester offerings are subject to change. | Minimum Required Hours =120 | |||||||||
| # One credit hour of summer tuition will be assessed for this course. | ||||||||||
| Distribution Requirements for this BS degree - see Degree Works for details | ||||||||||
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• 3 Humanities • 1 Fine Art
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BS BIOLOGY - INTEGRATED SCIENCES LICENSURE CURRICULUM
| Suggested Curriculum | 2020-2021 Academic Year | |||||||||
| FALL SEMESTER | SPRING SEMESTER | |||||||||
| YEAR 1 | ||||||||||
| BIOL 1951 | Biology Orientation | 1 | BIOL 1401 | Bio 2: Biodiversity, Organismal Bio, & Ecol | 4 | |||||
| BIOL 1301 | Biology 1: Cells, Molecules, & Evolution | 4 | CHEM 1721 | General Chemistry 2 (or 1821) | 5 | |||||
| CHEM 1711 | General Chemistry 1 (or 1811) | 5 | ENGL 1221 | Writing Seminar | 3 | |||||
| STAT 1561 | Statistics for Professionals 1 | 3 | MATH 1461 | Calculus for Life Sciences | 3 | |||||
| TREX 1001 | Transitions Experience | 3 | EDUC 1151 | Culture and Schooling | 3 | |||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | 18 | ||||||||
| 19 | ||||||||||
| YEAR 2 | ||||||||||
| BIOL 2011 | Environmental Issues | 3 | PSYC 1001 | Psychology | 3 | |||||
| BIOL 2021 | Environmental Issues Lab | 1 | BIOL | 2xx1-4xx1 Biology elective | 3 | |||||
| CHEM 2511 | Organic Chemistry 1 | 3 | CHEM 2521 | Organic Chemistry 2 | 3 | |||||
| CHEM 2551 | Organic Chemistry Lab 1 | 1 | CHEM 2561 | Organic Chemistry Lab 2 | 1 | |||||
| CAMS 1311 | Communication in the Classroom | 3 | EDUC 2421 | Reading Across the Content Areas | 3 | |||||
| EDUC 2101 | Exceptional Learners | 3 | PHYS 1051 | Planetary Astronomy | 3 | |||||
| BIOL 2511 | Ecology | 4 | 16 | |||||||
| 18 | ||||||||||
| YEAR 3 | ||||||||||
| BIOL 2331 | Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 | BIOL 2341 | Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 4 | |||||
| PHYS 2111 | General Physics 1 | 3 | PHYS 2121 | General Physics 2 | 3 | |||||
| PHYS 2341 | Physics Lab 1 | 1 | PHYS 2351 | Physics Lab 2 | 1 | |||||
| EDUC 3401 | Educational Psychology | 3 | Diverse Cultures Seminar | 3 | ||||||
| EDUC 4511 | Integrated Science Methods | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | ||||||
| PSYC 2171 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | ||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | 17 | ||||||||
| 20 | ||||||||||
| SUMMER (experience approved by the department) | ||||||||||
| BIOL 4761 | Internship in Biology Capstone # | 1 | ||||||||
| YEAR 4 | ||||||||||
| BIOL 2101 | Genetics | 4 | EDUC 4901 | Student Teaching | 12 | |||||
| BIOL 4861 | Capstone Seminar in Biology | 1 | EDUC 4951 | Student Teaching Seminar | 2 | |||||
| EDUC 3681 | Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction | 3 | 14 | |||||||
| EDUC 4201 | The Teaching Profession | 1 | ||||||||
| PHYS 3051 | Modern Physics | 3 | ||||||||
| PHYS 3011 | Advanced Physics Research Lab | 2 | ||||||||
| GEOL 2801 | Geology | 3 | ||||||||
| GEOL 2811 | Geology Lab | 1 | ||||||||
| 18 | ||||||||||
| This should be used as a guide only. Semester offerings are subject to change. | Minimum Required Hours =120 | |||||||||
| # One credit hour of summer tuition will be assessed for this course. | ||||||||||
| Distribution Requirements for this BS degree - see Degree Works for details | ||||||||||
| • 3 Humanities • 1 Fine Art | ||||||||||