Degree Plan
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Secondary Teacher Certification
Core Curriculum Requirement
10 - English Composition – 6 semester hours
- ENGL 1301
- ENGL 1302
20 - Mathematics – 3 semester hours
- MATH 1314 - College Math or Higher
30 - Life and Physical Sciences – 6 semester hours
- BIOL 1306/1106 - May take BIOL 1306/1106 to meet program req.
- CHEM 1311/1111 - May take CHEM 1311/1111 to meet program req
40 - Language, Philosophy & Culture – 3 semester hours
- 9 s.h. of English are required for Secondary Cert.
50 - Creative Arts – 3 semester hours
- ARTS, MUSI, or DRAM
60 - American History – 6 semester hours
- HIST 1301
- HIST 1302
70 - Government/Political Science – 6 semester hours
- PSCI 2305
- PSCI 2306
80 - Social/Behavioral Sciences – 3 semester hours
- Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology
90 - LD Institutionally Designated Option – 6 semester hours
- SPCH (CORE)
- COSC – Computer Literacy (not more than 5 years old) (CORE)
Major Requirements
BS Program Requirements – 4 semester hours
- ENGL 3430 – Professional Writing
- SPCH 1311, 1315, 1318, or 1321 (CORE)
- COSC 1301 or 1401, or BCIS 1305 (CORE)
Secondary Science Teacher Certification Program Requirements – (Lower Division) – 31 semester hours
- BIOL 1306/1106 – Biology I for Science Majors w/ lab (CORE)
- BIOL 1307/1107 – Biology II for Science Majors w/ lab
- CHEM 1311/1111 – General Inorganic Chemistry I w/ lab (CORE)
- CHEM 1312/1112 – General Inorganic Chemistry II w/ lab
- BIOL 2320/2120 – Microbiology
- PHYS 1301/1101 – College Physics I
- MATH 2312 – Pre-Calculus
- MATH 2413 Calculus I
- CHEM 2323/2123 – Organic Chemistry I (must include lab)
- PHYS 1302/1102 OR CHEM 2325/2125
Major Program Requirements – 26 semester hours (UD)
- MATH 3391 – Probability & Statistics
- BIOL 4310 – Biochemistry
- BIOL 4313 – Genetics
- BIOL 3332 Research Methods (Fall Only)
- BIOL 4203 Biology Seminar (Spring Only)
May select 4 courses from the Human concentration OR 4 courses from the Environmental concentration
Human, select 4 from: BIOL 3330, 3322, 3343, 4303, 4337
OR
Environment, select 4 from: BIOL 4335, 3326, 4337, 3340,
3300
- BIOL Lecture
- BIOL Lecture
- BIOL Lecture
- BIOL Lecture
BIOL UD Laboratory Requirement – 4 semester hours
- BIOL Lab
- BIOL Lab
- BIOL Lab
- BIOL Lab
Students must complete a minimum of 4 s.h. of UD BIOL Labs. Concurrent enrollment with corresponding lecture is required. Deviation requires advisement.
Secondary Teacher Certification (Professional Development/Education) – 27 semester hours
- CUIN 3323
- INDS 3323
- CUIN 3327
- FEDU 3321
- LITY 4364
- CUIN 4307
- CUIN 4313
- SEDU 4303/4304
NOTES:
- s.h. = semester hours
- LD = Lower Division (Community College-Level: Freshman, 1000-level /Sophomore, 2000-level)
- UD = Upper Division (University-Level: Junior, 3000-level /Senior, 4000-level)
- The student is responsible for fulfilling all requirements on this degree plan and is encouraged to review the catalog that governs this degree plan.
- Substitutions in this degree plan must be approved by following the same procedures as for the degree.
- This document is an unofficial guide to your degree. Please contact an advisor for an official degree plan.
- Must meet minimum requirements: 120 s.h. overall, 36 s.h. UD, of which 30 s.h. must be completed at UHV.