Biology for Grades 7-12 Science Certification, B.A.

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Professional education hours fulfill the minor area

Total number of hours required for this degree:
128 semester hours

Total number of hours (not including prerequisites) in major:
36 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:
20 semester hours

Major Courses Required:

BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
BIOL 2430 - Molecular Cellular Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3441 - General Ecology 4 hrs and either
BIOL 4481 - Research and Writing 4 hrs
or
BIOL 5401 - Problems in Biology 4 hrs
16 additional hours in BIOL (12 must be advanced)

Suggested Sequencing of Courses:

Required in Major for Bachelor of Arts in Biology for Grades 7-12 Science Certification:

Fall - Year One

ENGL 1313 - Composition I 3 hrs
CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I 4 hrs
BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
PSYC 1305 - Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hrs
INDS 1311 - Application of Learning 3 hrs (for first term traditional freshmen)

Total: 20 hrs

Spring - Year One

One of the Following: 3 hrs

HIST 1301 - United States to 1865 3 hrs or
HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hrs

Total: 17 hrs

Fall - Year Two

BIOL 2490 - Selected Issues in Biology 4 hrs
CHEM 2411 - Organic Chemistry I 4 hrs
SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hrs
MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hrs
PHIL 2321 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs

Total: 18 hrs

Spring - Year Two

CHEM 2412 - Organic Chemistry II 4 hrs
SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II 4 hrs
HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

One of the Following: 4 hrs

BIOL 3413 - Vascular Plants 4 hrs
BIOL 3422 - Comparative Anatomy Vertebrates 4 hrs
BIOL 3442 - Marine Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3443 - Aquatic Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3450 - Environmental Toxicology 4 hrs
BIOL 3463 - Biology of Reproduction 4 hrs
BIOL 3465 - Evolution 4 hrs
BIOL 3481 - General Microbiology 4 hrs
BIOL 4421 - Development Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 4423 - Microscopic Anatomy 4 hrs
BIOL 5493 - Introduction to Pharmacology 4 hrs

Total: 18 hrs

Fall - Year Three

BIOL 1421 - General Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 hrs
SPED 2338 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 hrs
EDUC 5325 - Technology for Teaching 3 hrs
BIOL 3441 - General Ecology 4 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 17 hrs

Spring - Year Three

One of the Following: 3 hrs

One of the Following: 4 hrs

BIOL 3413 - Vascular Plants 4 hrs
BIOL 3422 - Comparative Anatomy Vertebrates 4 hrs
BIOL 3442 - Marine Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3443 - Aquatic Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3450 - Environmental Toxicology 4 hrs
BIOL 3463 - Biology of Reproduction 4 hrs
BIOL 3465 - Evolution 4 hrs
BIOL 3481 - General Microbiology 4 hrs
BIOL 4421 - Development Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 5493 - Introduction to Pharmacology 4 hrs

Total: 14 hrs

Fall - Year Four

Block A - Professional Ed *

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Four

BIOL 4481 - Research and Writing 4 hrs or
BIOL 5401 - Problems in Biology 4 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Block B - Professional Ed *

Total: 13 hrs

Fall - Year Five

Block C:

EDUC 5686 - Clinical Teaching: Secondary 6 hrs

Total: 6 hrs

Note(s):

* Changes in the EDUC courses required for this degree may change at the recommendation of TEA

The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, professional education courses, and validation of completion of:

overall semester hours - 120
institutional semester hours - 45
overall advanced hours - 36
institutional advanced hours - 24

Foreign language requirement:
SPAN 1411 , SPAN 1412

Acceptable minor fields:
Professional education courses fulfill this area

Strongly recommended:
8 semester hours in physics