2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology Concentration (517A)

General Education Requirements (41-50 Hours)

Biological and Physical Systems (16 Hours)

BIOL 130 - Foundations of Biology: Ecology, Evolution and Diversity Credit(s): 4
BIOL 140 - Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Credit(s): 4
CHEM 121 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 4
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 4

Communications (9-10 Hours)

ENGL 110
OR
ENGL 111 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 112 - English Composition Credit(s): 3 (or equivalent honors courses)
COMM 230 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3

Fine Arts (Aesthetics) (3 Hours)

3 hours selected from
university-wide general education requirement

Humanities (9 Hours)

Six Hours Selected From

ENGL 250 - British Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 251 - British Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 260 - American Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 261 - American Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 270 - World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 271 - World Literature Credit(s): 3

Three Hours Selected From

HIST 201 - History of the United States I Credit(s): 3
HIST 202 - History of the United States II Credit(s): 3

Mathematics (3-7 Hours)

MATH 110 - Essentials of Algebra II Credit(s): 4
OR
MATH 140 - Precalculus College Algebra Credit(s): 3
MATH 160 - Calculus for Business and Life Sciences Credit(s): 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 Hours)

PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
SWRK 220 - Understanding Human Diversity and Oppressed Populations Credit(s): 3

Professional Education Requirements (33 Hours)

Courses with asterisk (*) require admission to the Educator Preparation Program.

HLRN 311 - Technology Integration Credit(s): 3
HLRN 325 - Educational Psychology Credit(s): 3
READ 433 - Reading in the Content Area Classroom Credit(s): 3
SPED 300 - Children with Exceptionalities Credit(s): 3
TCED 211 - Introduction to Teaching Credit(s): 1
TCED 302 - Integrated Teaching Strategies Credit(s): 3 *
TCED 303 - Diagnosis and Evaluation Credit(s): 3 *
TCED 305 - Classroom Management Credit(s): 2 *
TCED 404 - Student Teaching Grades 7-8 Credit(s): 6 *
TCED 405 - Student Teaching Grades 9-12 Credit(s): 6 *

Specialty Area Requirements (40 Hours)

Courses with asterisk (*) require admission to the Educator Preparation Program.

BIOL 331 - General Ecology Credit(s): 3
BIOL 336 - Introductory Genetics Credit(s): 3
BIOL 337 - Cell Biology Credit(s): 3
BIOL 391 - Evolutionary Biology Credit(s): 3
MBIO 310 - General Molecular Microbiology Credit(s): 4
SEDU 411 - Instructional Strategies: Science Credit(s): 3 *
SPED 470 - Inclusive Practices for the Middle and Secondary Classroom Credit(s): 3
TCED 380 - Teaching Strategies in Middle Level Content Credit(s): 4 *
BOT 301 - Foundations of Botany Credit(s): 3
OR
BOT 302 - Plant Morphology Credit(s): 3
ZOOL 315 - Invertebrate Zoology Credit(s): 4
OR
ZOOL 325 - General Entomology Credit(s): 4
OR
ZOOL 326 - Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Credit(s): 3
ZOOL 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit(s): 4
ZOOL 352 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit(s): 4