B.A. in Biology with Teacher Certification

BA Biology with Teacher Certification Degree Plan (120 hours)
Core Requirements (39 hours)
First Year Seminar3
First Year Seminar
Freshmen Composition I3
Rhetoric and Composition
Rhetoric and Composition for International Students
Literature3
Any EN 23XX literature course
History3
Any 1000, 2000, or 3000-level HS course
Social Science6
Mathematics
Satisfied by MT 2303 in the courses required for this major.
Natural or Physical Sciences
Satisfied by CH 1401 in the courses required for this major.
Fine Arts3
Foreign Language and International Engagement 6
This requirement is satisfied through one of four ways: (1) One 3-hour course in any language at the 3000 level or above, with a grade of B or better; (2) Two courses (1311 and 1312) in a language not previously studied; (3) Two courses (2311 and 2312) in a language previously studied at the high school or college level; (4) Qualifying scores on an AP or CLEP exam, or both the ACTFL OPI and WPT exams
Philosophy - Self3
Intro to Philosophy
Philosophy - Ethics3
Foundations of Ethics
Theology - God3
Introduction to Theology
Intermediate Theology3
Any TH 33xx course
Biology Major Courses (52 hours)
BL 1401General Biology for Majors I4
BL 1402General Biology for Majors II4
BL 2110Sophomore Biology Seminar1
BL 2233Cell & Molecular Methods2
BL 2330Genetic Principles3
BL 2332Cell Biology3
BL 34XX or 44XX - Advanced Biology8
BL 4451Biochemistry I4
BL 4452Biochemistry II4
CH 1401General Chemistry I4
CH 1402General Chemistry II4
CH 2411Organic Chemistry I4
CH 2412Organic Chemistry II4
MT 2303Introduction to Probability and Statistics3
Teacher Certification Courses (27 hours)
ED 3302The American Secondary School3
ED 2330Teaching Diverse Populations3
ED 3350Reading-- Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas3
ED 3355Educational Technology3
ED 3361Adolescent Development in the School Setting3
ED 3362Teaching-Learning and Secondary Methods3
ED 4388Professional Development Seminar-Secondary3
ED 4689Student Teaching-Secondary6
Electives (2 hours)2
An elective can be any course taken from any discipline. Students can use these hours to pursue certificates, minors, or second majors.
Total Semester Hours120

This is a recommended degree plan subject to changes. Please meet with your advisor on a regular basis.

First Year
FallSemester HoursSpringSemester Hours
FYE 13013PL 13013
BL 14014EN 13113
CH 14014BL 14024
MT 23033CH 14024
 History3
 14 17
Second Year
FallSemester HoursSpringSemester Hours
BL 2332 or 23303BL 2332 or 23303
TH 13013CH 24124
BL 22332PL 23013
BL 21101Foreign Language3
CH 24114Literature3
Foreign Language3 
 16 16
Third Year
FallSemester HoursSpringSemester Hours
BL 44514BL 44524
Advanced Biology 4Advance Biology4
Social Science3ED 23303
ED 33023ED 33553
ED 33613 
 17 14
Fourth Year
FallSemester HoursSpringSemester Hours
Fine Arts3ED 46896
Electives5ED 43883
Advanced Theology3 
ED 33503 
ED 33623 
 17 9
Total Semester Hours 120