Undergraduate Degree

The biological science–secondary education major, which leads to the Bachelor of Science degree, is designed for persons who want a broad background in fields that comprise biological sciences and who want to understand the interrelationships among such fields.  This major is designed primarily for persons who plan to teach biological sciences in middle and secondary schools.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Science–Secondary Education

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science–Secondary Education.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Biological Sciences—Secondary Education major is met by completing NSC 401.  That course is referenced in item 3.a. below.
   
   Students who are enrolled in the College of Natural Science may complete the alternative track to Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Sciences that is described in item 1. under the heading Graduation Requirements in the College statement.  Certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be used to satisfy the alternative track.
2. The requirements of the College of Natural Science for the Bachelor of Science degree.
   
   The credits earned in certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate.
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	All of the following courses (30 credits):
   	CEM	251	Organic Chemistry I						3
   	CEM	252	Organic Chemistry II						3
   	CEM	255	Organic Chemistry Laboratory						2
   	CEM	262	Quantitative Analysis						3
   	IBIO	341	Fundamental Genetics						4
   	IBIO	355	Ecology						3
   	IBIO	355L	Ecology Laboratory (W)						1
   	IBIO	445	Evolution (W)						3
   	ISE	401	Science Laboratories for Secondary Schools (W)						4
   	PSL	250	Introductory Physiology						4
   b.	One of the following groups of courses (9 or 10 credits):
   	(1)	BS	161	Cell and Molecular Biology					3
   		BS	162	Organismal and Population Biology					3
   		BS	171	Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory					2
   		BS	172	Organismal and Population Biology Laboratory					2
   	(2)	BS	181H	Honors Cell and Molecular Biology					3
   		BS	182H	Honors Organismal and Population Biology					3
   		BS	191H	Honors Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory					2
   		BS	192H	Honors Organismal and Population Biology Laboratory					2
   	(3)	LB	144	Biology I:  Organismal Biology					4
   		LB	145	Biology II:  Cellular and Molecular  Biology					5
   c.	One of the following groups of courses (9 or 10 credits):
   	(1)	CEM	141	General Chemistry					4
   		CEM	142	General and Inorganic Chemistry					3
   		CEM	161	Chemistry Laboratory I					1
   		CEM	162	Chemistry Laboratory II					1
   	(2)	CEM	151	General and Descriptive Chemistry					4
   		CEM	152	Principles of Chemistry					3
   		CEM	161	Chemistry Laboratory I					1
   		CEM	162	Chemistry Laboratory II					1
   	(3)	CEM	181H	Honors Chemistry I					4
   		CEM	182H	Honors Chemistry II					4
   		CEM	185H	Honors Chemistry Laboratory I					2
   	(4)	LB	171	Principles of Chemistry I					4
   		LB	171L	Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I					1
   		LB	172	Principles of Chemistry II					3
   		LB	172L	Principles of Chemistry II-Reactivity Laboratory					1
   d.	One course from group (1) and one course from group (2) (6 to 8 credits):
   	(1)	MTH	124	Survey of Calculus I					3
   		MTH	132	Calculus I					3
   		MTH	152H	Honors Calculus I					3
   		LB	118	Calculus I					4
   	(2)	MTH	126	Survey of Calculus II					3
   		MTH	133	Calculus II					4
   		MTH	153H	Honors Calculus II					3
   		LB	119	Calculus II					4
   		STT	201	Statistical Methods					4
   		STT	231	Statistics for Scientists					3
   		STT	351	Probability and Statistics for Engineering					3
   		STT	421	Statistics I					3
   e.	One of the following groups of courses (8 or 10 credits):
   	(1)	PHY	183	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I					4
   		PHY	184	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II					4
   		PHY	191	Physics Laboratory for Scientists, I					1
   		PHY	192	Physics Laboratory for Scientists, II					1
   	(2)	PHY	191	Physics Laboratory for Scientists, I					1
   		PHY	192	Physics Laboratory for Scientists, II					1
   		PHY	193H	Honors Physics I–Mechanics					4
   		PHY	294H	Honors Physics II–Electromagnetism					4
   	(3)	PHY	231	Introductory Physics I					3
   		PHY	232	Introductory Physics II					3
   		PHY	251	Introductory Physics Laboratory I					1
   		PHY	252	Introductory Physics Laboratory II					1
   	(4)	LB	273	Physics I					4
   		LB	274	Physics II					4
   f.	One of the following, either (1) or (2) (8 credits):
   	(1)	Two of the following courses:
   		BMB	401	Comprehensive Biochemistry					4
   		IBIO	408	Histology					4
   		IBIO	425	Cells and Development (W)					4
   	(2)	Both of the following courses:
   		MMG	301	Introductory Microbiology					3
   		MMG	302	Introductory Laboratory for General and Allied Health Microbiology					1
   		One of the following courses:
   		BMB	401	Comprehensive Biochemistry					4
   		IBIO	408	Histology					4
   		IBIO	425	Cells and Development (W)					4
   g.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	PLB	301	Introductory Plant Physiology						3
   	PLB	418	Plant Systematics						3
   	PLB	434	Plant Structure and Function						4
   	PLP	405	Plant Pathology						3