Secondary Education
Adviser: Dr. Sarah Eppley
Students who wish to teach biology in secondary schools should complete one of the two programs shown. Courses are to be taken for differentiated grades, except for those offered for pass/no pass only. Students must have at least a 3.00 GPA in the recommended science courses and must earn at least a C in each course of the endorsement area. Students should also take Psy 311.
Requirements
Biology majors
Students must complete a biology major's program as outlined above, and include an upper-division course each in microbiology, ecology, genetics, cell biology, and evolution. (See adviser.)
Non Biology majors
| | One year-long sequence in introductory biology | 12-15 |
| Bi 234 | Elementary Microbiology | 4 |
| Bi 235 | Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| | Two upper-division courses in anatomy and/or physiology | 8 |
| Bi 341 | Introduction to Genetics | 4 |
| Bi 357 | General Ecology | 4 |
| Bi 358 | Evolution | 4 |
| | Upper-division biology elective in botany or field oriented course 4 | 4 |
| | Physical science electives as approved by adviser | 18 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 64-67 |