Life Science Teaching Major
(Grades 9-12 with optional grades 5-8 General Science add-on)
General Education Prerequisites
PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
BIO120 | Biology I: The Unity of Life | 4 |
KHS115 | Health and Human Movement for Professionals | 3 |
MAT* | MAT135 Calculus I | 4 |
or |
MAT125 Pre-calculus | 4 |
CHE115 | General Chemistry | 4 |
*Students choose either a calculus-based sequence (MAT135, PHS221 and MAT230) or a trigonometry-based sequence (MAT125, PHS112 and MAT110)
9-12 Life Science Teaching Content Major
BIO | The Diversity of Life | 4 |
CHE116 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
PHS | PHS221 OR PHS112 Gen Physics I | 4 |
BIO321 | Plant Biology | 4 |
BIO322 | Animal Biology and Physiology | 4 |
BIO310 | Genetics | 4 |
BIO300 | Microbiology | 4 |
BIO320 | Ecology | 4 |
BIO330 | Molecular Cell Biology | 4 |
CHE328 | Biochemistry | 4 |
MAT* | MAT230 Probability and Stats | 4 |
or |
| MAT110 Intro. Prob. and Stats. | 3 |
BIO455 | Research Proposal | 1 |
BIO456 | Research in Biology | 3 |
5-8 General Science add-on (optional)
Choose 1 each, Earth and Space Science
- ESC120 (2) or ESC340 (4)
- ESC140 (2) or ESC320 (4)
ED346 | Effective Middle School Teacher | 2 |
ED478 | Teaching 5-8 Science | 1 |
Prerequisites to Admission to Teacher Education
PSY220 | Adolescent Psychology | 4 |
ED200 | Introduction to Teaching (25 hours) | 1 |
ED336 | Educational Psychology (25 hours) | 2 |
Minimum of 48 earned credits
Minimum 2.50 CPGA
Other Education Course
ED439 | The Inclusive Classroom (25 hours) | 2 |
ED385 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
ED487 | Reading Across the Content Areas | 2 |
Prerequisites to Admission to Teacher Education
ED200 | Introduction to Teaching (25 hours) | 1 |
PSY220 | Adolescent Psychology | 4 |
ED336 | Educational Psychology (25 hours) | 2 |
Minimum of 48 earned credits
Minimum 2.50 CPGA
Prerequisites to Student Teaching
NOTE: Complete content major with 2.75 GPA
ED330 | Human Diversity and Relations (25 hours) | 2 |
ED346 | The Effective Middle School Tch. | 2 |
ED478 | Teaching 5-8 Life Science | 1 |
ED353 | Teaching 9-12 Life Science | 3 |
ED347 | The Effective Secondary Teacher | 2 |
Complete all four Human Relations Activity Reports
Student Teaching
ED472.11 | Student Teaching 9Ð12 Life Science |
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