Biology Certification


Freshmen Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
ENGL 101 Composition and Critical Thought

BIOL 151 Fundamentals of Biology I

CHEM 145 Fundamentals of Chemistry I

CHEM 147 Fundamentals of Chemistry I Lab

ED 101 Introduction to Teaching

PE 101 Physical Education

ENGL 102 Advanced Exposition and Literature

BIOL 152 Fundamentals of Biology II

CHEM 146 Fundamentals of Chemistry II

CHEM 148 Fundamentals of Chemistry II Lab

PSY 105 Introduction to Psychology

PE 102 Physical Education


Sophomore Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BIOL 203 Zoology

CHEM 255 OrganicChemistry I

CHEM 257 Organic Chemistry I Lab

MATH 131Calculus I with review

ED 201 Educational Psychology

BIOL 202 Botany

HUM/SSCI elective

HUM/SSCI elective

HUM/SSCI elective

MATH 132 Calculus II with review


Junior Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BIOL 301 Ecology and Field Biology

Advanced Science elective*

PHYS 231 University Physics I

HUM/SSCI elective

BIOL 304 Genetics

ED 206 Teaching Reading in Secondary Schools

ED 309 Teaching Methods

PHYS 232 University Physics II


Senior Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
CSCI 131 Introduction to Computers

ASC 400 Values Seminar

*Advanced Science Elective

HUM/SSCI elective

Free elective

ED 405 Student Teaching

Free elective

*One advanced science elective must be from the following list: BIOL 303, 305, 306, 307, 313, or 317. The other must be one of the following: CHEM 456, BIOL 302, 310, or 319.

TOTAL 122-124 semester hours