Biological Science, 6-12 Teacher Licensure (BIOLS.BST)

* This program requires a minimum 2.75 GPA overall, in English Composition and Mathematics, in the Specialty Area Requirements, and in the Professional Education / Professional Semester Requirements, as well as a grade of C or higher in all Professional Education courses.*

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BIOLS.BST 20-21

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 40-46

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Seven hours are fulfilled through the program’s major and professional requirements.

Specialty Area Requirements*

BIOS 161 - Principles of Biology I Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 162 - Principles of Biology II Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 261 - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 361 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOS 362 - Ecology Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 461 - Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOS 462 - Evolutionary Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 490 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1

Biology Electives: 4

Select course offerings in Biology at the 300 level or above

Elective courses may be taken through the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, and a current list of Au Sable courses is available at www.ausable.org.

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 30

Collateral Requirements*

BIOS 495 - Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 3
CHYS 161 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHYS 132 - Principles of Organic and Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHYS 132L - Principles of Organic and Biochemistry Lab Credit Hours: 1
BIOS 231 - Principles of Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
or
GSCI 122 - Earth and Space Science Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 261 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4
MTHS 261 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4

Subtotal Collateral Requirements: 26-27

Secondary Professional Education Requirements*

EDUC 199 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Seminar Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 299 - Teaching Diverse Learners Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 315 - Historical, Philosophical, and Sociological Foundations of American Education Credit Hours: 3
OR
EDMG 315 - Foundations of Middle Grades Education Credit Hours: 3
SPED 316 - Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 312 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SCED 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Secondary Credit Hours: 2
SCED 415 & 415L - The Teaching of Mathematics, Grades 6-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2, plus additional 1 credit hr Methods Lab (SCED-415L), which must be taken concurrently.
EDUC 496 - Student Teaching I Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 497 - Student Teaching II Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 498 - Student Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 2

Subtotal Secondary Professional Education - Total Hours: 28

Electives - Total Hours: 0

Total Hours in Program: 127

* Departmental policy requires that students must earn a grade of C or above in each course.

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