Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019

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Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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:
135 semester hours

Total number of hours 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)

Required Education Courses: 42 hrs

Suggested Sequencing of Courses:

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

Fall - Year One

BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I 4 hrs
ENGL 1313 - Composition I 3 hrs
MATH 1301 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs or
MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hrs

Total: 17 hrs

Spring - Year One

CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II 4 hrs
ENGL 1314 - Composition II 3 hrs
EDUC 1321 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

One of the Following: 4 hrs

ANTH 2353 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 hrs
ANTH 2453 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 4 hrs
BIOL 1400 - Introduction to Life Sciences 4 hrs
BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
BIOL 1410 - Environmental Science 4 hrs
BIOL 1421 - General Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 hrs
BIOL 1422 - General Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 hrs
BIOL 2300 - Introduction to Evolution 3 hrs
CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I 4 hrs
CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II 4 hrs
PHSC 1400 - Introduction to Physical Science 4 hrs
PHSC 1411 - Physical Science I 4 hrs
PHSC 1412 - Physical Science II 4 hrs

Total: 17 hrs

Fall - Year Two

BIOL 2430 - Molecular Cellular Biology 4 hrs
CHEM 2411 - Organic Chemistry I 4 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 hrs
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hrs
PSYC 1305 - Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs
SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology 3 hrs

One of the Following: 4 hrs

Total: 18 hrs

Spring - Year Two

One of the Following: 4 hrs

Two of the Following: 8 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: 22 hrs

Fall - Year Three

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

One of the Following: 3 hrs

ARTS 1361 - Art Appreciation 3 hrs
COMM 2310 - Introduction to Film 3 hrs
DRAM 2301 - Theater Appreciation 3 hrs
MUSI 2331 - Listening to Music 3 hrs
MUSI 1151 - University Choir 1 hr
MUSI 1152 - University Choir 1 hr
MUSI 1155 - Ensemble 1 hr
MUSI 1160 - Choral Union 1 hr
MUSI 1161 - Choral Union 1 hr
MUSI 1170 - OLLU Band 1 hr
MUSI 1171 - OLLU Band 1 hr
MUSI 2128 - Lake Effect 1 hr
MUSI 2135 - Mariachi De Los Santos 1 hr
MUSI 2151 - University Choir 1 hr
MUSI 2152 - University Choir 1 hr
MUSI 2160 - Choral Union 1 hr
MUSI 2161 - Choral Union 1 hr
MUSI 2170 - OLLU Band 1 hr
MUSI 2171 - OLLU Saints Pep Band 1 hr
The following Ensembles are eligible when taking MUSI 1151 (BRASS, GUITAR, ORCHESTRA, PERCUSSION, STRING, WIND, VOCAL)

Total: 20 hrs

Spring - Year Three

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: 17 hrs

Fall - Year Four

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 18 hrs

Spring - Year Four

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 - 135
institutional semester hours - 45
overall advanced hours - 36
institutional advanced hours - 24

Required General Education courses:

MATH 1304 , POLS 1301 or PSYC 1305

Foreign language requirement:
SPAN 1411 , SPAN 1412 or any two semesters of the same foreign language

Acceptable minor fields:
Professional education courses fulfill this area

Strongly recommended:
8 semester hours in physics