Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020

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Biology, Secondary Education Track UTeach, B.S.

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Requirement

Core Areas A, B, C, D, & E: 42 Hours

Core Curriculum

Specific core curriculum requirements for the B.S. in Biology are:

MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3.0 - 4.0 Credit Hours required under Area A
Two lab sciences required under Area D, which may not overlap in course number or content with courses taken elsewhere in the degree program.

Core Area F: 18 Hours

BIOL 2107 - Principles of Biology I for Biology Majors 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 2107L - Principles of Biology I Lab for Biology Majors 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 2108 - Principles of Biology II for Biology Majors 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 2108L - Principles of Biology II Lab for Biology Majors 1 Credit Hours
1000/2000 Level Academic Electives 10
1000/2000 Level Academic Electives 10

Requirements for the Major (21 hours BIOL 2000/4000): 46-51 Hours

BIOL 4984 - Senior Biology Seminar 1 Credit Hours
Organismal Requirement 3 - 4 ¹
Procaryotic Requirement 3 - 4 ¹
Ecological/Evolutionary Requirement 3 - 4 ¹
Physiological Requirement 3 - 4 ¹
Cell and Molecular Requirement 3 - 4 ¹
Chemistry Requirement 3 (without lab) ¹
BIOL 3285 3
STEM 3815 - Perspectives on Science and Mathematics 3 Credit Hours
UTCH 3001 - Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science Education 3 Credit Hours
UTCH 3002 - Classroom Interactions 3 Credit Hours
UTCH 4000 - Apprentice Teaching 9 Credit Hours
UTCH 3003 - Project Based Instruction 3 Credit Hours
UTCH 3004 - Inclusive Secondary Mathematics and Science Classrooms 3 Credit Hours

Supporting Courses for the Major: 8 Hours

MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3.0 - 4.0 Credit Hours (if not in Area F)
CHEM 2411 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 2411L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours (if not in Area F)
BIOL 1110 - Biological Diversity 3 Credit Hours (if not in Area F)
CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 1211L - Principles of Chemistry I Lab 1 Credit Hours (if not in Area F)
CHEM 1212 - Principles of Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 1212L - Principles of Chemistry II Lab 1 Credit Hours (if not in Area F)
UTCH 2001 - Inquiry Approaches to Teaching 1 Credit Hours
UTCH 2002 - Inquiry Based Lesson Design 1 Credit Hours

Electives: 1-6 Hours

Total: 120 Hours

¹ See Subtopic Biology Courses below.

Subtopic Biology Courses

Courses that meet the subdiscipline requirements are compiled in Table A.

Table A

Courses that meet the Requirement

Sub-Discipline

Note:

* Lab not required for Secondary Education Track

Course Pre-requisite Information

Note 1:

Unless otherwise noted in the course description, the prerequisites for all upper division courses are equivalent to either of the following two combinations of courses including the minimum grade designations.

Combination A is:

BIOL 2107 - Principles of Biology I for Biology Majors 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 2107L - Principles of Biology I Lab for Biology Majors 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 2108 - Principles of Biology II for Biology Majors 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 2108L - Principles of Biology II Lab for Biology Majors 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 1211K - Principles of Chemistry I and Lab 4 Credit Hours
CHEM 1212K - Principles of Chemistry II and Lab 4 Credit Hours
A minimum grade of C is required for every BIOL course of Combination A.

Combination B is:

BIOL 1107 - Principles of Biology I 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 1107L - Principles of Biology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 1108 - Principles of Biology II 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 1108L - Principles of Biology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 1211K - Principles of Chemistry I and Lab 4 Credit Hours
CHEM 1212K - Principles of Chemistry II and Lab 4 Credit Hours
The minimum aggregate GPA for Combination B is 2.5.

Note 2:

Biology Majors should complete Combination A unless transferring the equivalent of BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1108 from another major or from another institution.