2018-2019 Catalog

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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

High School Teacher Certification - Life Science, BS (BIOT-BIOT)

BS: High School Teacher Certification

University Requirements

Please see the University Requirements section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

Biology

BIOL 112 - General Biology I Credit Hours: 3 *
BIOL 114 - General Biology I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 113 - General Biology II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 115 - General Biology II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 312 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 351 - Genetics Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 355 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 357 - Microbiology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 362 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 364 - Ecology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 401 - Secondary Science Teaching Methods Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 497 - Seminar in Biology Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Choose 4 hours from the following:

BIOL 380 - General Mammalogy Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 481 - Plant Systematics Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 486 - Comparative Botany Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 487 - Comparative Zoology Credit Hours: 4

Choose 4 hours not previously taken from: BIOA or BIOL 300-399.

Total: 33 Credit Hours

Supplement for Major

Biology Teaching Life Sciences - Grades 7-12

CHEM 133 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 *
CHEM 131 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 134 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1
MATH 124 - Precalculus II Credit Hours: 3 *
or
MATH 131 - Calculus for Application Credit Hours: 3 *
or
MATH 185 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 3 *
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 5 Credit Hours

Professional Education Requirements

EDUC 211 - Educational Foundations and Multicultural Perspectives Credit Hours: 3 *
EDUC 221 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *
EDUC 412 - Secondary Curriculum and Media Credit Hours: 3 (capstone course)
EDUC 432 - Secondary Management and Methods Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive and capstone course)
EDUC 476 - Effective Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 490 - Clinical Teaching Credit Hours: 6 (capstone course)
READ 322 - Reading in Secondary Content Areas Credit Hours: 3
SPED 371 - Teaching Students with Special Needs Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 21 Credit Hours

Electives

Minimum - 13 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 72

Criteria for Admission to Teacher Education

In accordance with Texas state law, students must meet the admission criteria .

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum grade for majors courses: C
Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.75
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.