Biology Subject Endorsement
for Secondary Education Students

Biology majors intending to become secondary level teachers should consult carefully with advisors in both the Biology and Education Departments. The biology course requirements for the degree are the same as those for all biology majors, but particular courses are recommended to meet the requirements of the State Department of Education. In addition, support course requirements are different for secondary education students than for other biology majors.

Requirements

Biology Courses

To earn the degree, students must meet the following crieteria for biology coursework:

• Biology 211 & 212. These courses also serve as prerequisites for all 300-level courses and above, unless otherwise indicated.

• A minimum of 25 semester hours of Biology courses beyond 200-level. Biology 493, 495, and 497 do not apply towards this nor any other Biology Department requirement. Upon petition prior to enrollement, courses in departments other than Biology may be approved for non-laboratory Biology major credit; a student may exercise this option for only one such course.

• At least seven upper-level courses (three or more credit hours each).

• A minimum of four lecture+laboratory or laboratory-only courses. All 4-hour courses offered by the Biology Department include a laboratory component. Biology 318, 419, 450, 484, 486, 487, 490, 563, and 572 are one or two credit hour laboratory-only courses.

• At least two courses (three or more credit hours each) from each of the 300, 400, and 500-level series.

• At least one course from each of the following three areas:
  • Molecular/Cellular: BIO 317, 351, 362, 417, 432, 455, 517, 532, 562
  • Organismal: BIO 333, 335, 341, 449, 467, 549, 562, 571, 573
  • Population/Ecology/Evolution: BIO 390, 435, 440, 481, 483, 485, 512, 523, 561, 581

The course plan listed below meet the general theme of the required areas according to the State Department of Education standards. Other alternatives are available and may be selected under the advisement of the Biology Department.

BIO 211		General Biology: Molecular & Cellular		4 credit hours
BIO 212		General Biology: Organismal & Population		4
BIO 317 BIO 318		Genetics Genetics Laboratory		4
BIO 333		Vertebrate Comparative Anatomy		4
BIO 449 BIO 450		Animal Physiology Animal Physiology Laboratory		4
BIO 481		Terrestrial Ecology OR		4
BIO 485 BIO 486		Marine and Freshwater Ecology Freshwater Ecology Laboratory
BIO 571		Animal Behavior		3
BIO 5XX		Elective (500-level) Recommended:   BIO 581 Evolution (4)   BMS 521 Biochemistry (4)		3-4
BIO 351		Microbiology		4
		Total		34 credit hours

Specified Support Courses

CHM 203 & 204		General Chemistry I		4 credit hours
CHM 205 & 206		General Chemistry II		4
and an additional year of chemistry selected from: CHM 315 & 416   or CHM 321, 322, 323 & 324				8
PHY 187		Introduction to Physics		3
ATS/EVS 113 & 114   or ATS/EVS 443   or NSC/PHY 107 & 108				4
MTH 245		Calculus I		4
		Total		27 credit hours

Professional Education Courses

Students take professional education courses totaling 34-36 credit hours.

Last modified: August 08, 2006