BS in Biological Science Education (82 hours*, including licensure hours)

Program Objectives

The biological science education program involves formal training in the field of biology as well as preparation of students as professional educators. The discipline portion of the program is designed to give broad training in the life sciences. Students take classes in plant and animal diversity, molecular biology, genetics, ecology, evolution, and bioethics. This training provides students with significant background and expertise in the biological sciences. In addition to the discipline-level training, the program also requires courses in the physical sciences including chemistry, biochemistry, and physics. The physical science course work is comprehensive enough to place students two or three courses away from receiving additional teaching endorsements in physical science, earth systems, or integrated science. The educational component involves training in laboratory methods, laboratory safety, classroom management, pedagogy, and student teaching.

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1. Complete the following biology core courses:
   BIO 220A : Biological Diversity: Animals. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 220A : Biological Diversity: Animals. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 120 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Comparative organization and evolutionary significance of morphological, physiological, reproductive, and ecological differences in invertebrates and vertebrates. Laboratory included.
   
   
   BIO 220B : Biological Diversity: Plants. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 220B : Biological Diversity: Plants. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 120 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Comparative organization and evolutionary significance of morphological, physiological, reproductive, and ecological differences in fungi, algae, and principal groups of land plants. Laboratory included.
   
   
   BIO 350 : Ecology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 350 : Ecology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Bio 220A,B.
   DESCRIPTION:	Distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with the physical and biotic components of the earth.
   
   
   BIO 420 : Evolutionary Biology. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 420 : Evolutionary Biology. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240, PSW 340.
   DESCRIPTION:	Intensive examination of evolution as the conceptual cornerstone of biology.