Apr 23, 2025

Lee University Catalog_2025-2026

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

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* 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.*

*TEP Admission strongly recommended by end of sophomore year

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Religion Core

BIBL 110 - Message of the New Testament Credit Hours: 3
BIBL 111 - Message of the Old Testament Credit Hours: 3
THEO 230 - Introduction to Theology Credit Hours: 3
THEO 231 - Introduction to Christian Ethics Credit Hours: 3
Christian Service (80 clock hours) *

^{_{*Christian Service is not a course; the hours are earned by a combination of class, group, and individual service-learning experiences.}}

Freshman/Sophomore Experience

LEEU 101 - Freshman Seminar: Gateway to University Success Credit Hours: 1 ^{(1st Fall)}
LEEU 202 - Benevolence Credit Hours: 1 ^{(2nd Fall)}

Acquiring Fundamental Academic Skills

ENGL 110 - Rhetoric and Research Credit Hours: 3
^{_{(Students may need to complete ENGL 106 prior to ENGL 110 due to placement results from ACT/RSAT scores)}}

Exploring the Humanities

HUMN 201 - Foundations of Western Culture Credit Hours: 3
Two of the following (6): HUMN 202 , HUMN 301 , HUMN 302 , HIST 221 , HIST 222 , ENGL 221 , ENGL 222

One of the following (3): ARTS 201 , MUHL 211 , PHIL 241 , THEA 201

Understanding Contemporary Society

One of the following (3): HIST 212 , PLSC 250

Two of the following (6): PSYC 200 , SOCI 200 , ECON 200

Seeking a Global Perspective

GNST 200 - Global Perspectives Seminar (1)
Cross Cultural Experience (1-3): , GNST 250 , GNST 251 , GNST 252 , GNST 253
LING 201 Language and Culture (3)

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

_{(BIOS-495 does not count)}

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: 32

Collateral Requirements*

BIOS 495 - Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 3
CHYS 161 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHYS 161L - General Chemistry I Lab Credit Hours: 1
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
HLTH 360 - Personal and Community Health Credit Hours: 3
GSCI 122 - Earth and Space Science Credit Hours: 4
MTHS 261 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 261 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4

Subtotal Collateral Requirements: 26

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 - Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3
OR
EDMG 315 - Foundations of Middle Grades Education Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 330 - Assessing Educational Development Credit Hours: 3
SPED 316 - Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3
* SCED 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Secondary Credit Hours: 2
* SCED 416 & 416L - The Teaching of Science, Grades 6-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2, plus additional 1 credit hr for Methods Lab (SCED-416L) which must be taken concurrently. ^_F
^{_{F-Offered Fall Semester only}}

Subtotal - Total Hours: 17

Professional Semester

* 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 - Total Hours: 12

*Courses require admittance to the Teacher Education Program, click here for TEP Checklist.

Electives - Total Hours: 0

Academic Assessment

GNST-400 Academic Assessment Credit Hours:0

SMFT-BIO Biology Credit Hours:0

Total Hours in Program: 130

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

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