and three biology electives totaling no less than 9 semester credit hours. These electives may include HON 222 or any biology course at the 300- or 400-level that is not required for the major with the exception of BIO 410 (after it has been taken once to fulfill major requirement) and AQU/BIO 425. The Biology major must earn a “C” or above in the core and elective courses and in the following required 37 semester credit hours of support courses: CHE 101/110, 102/120, 200, and 315/350; MAT 120 and 131; and PHY 207 and 208. The program requires the completion of 6 semester credit hours of free electives and 3 semester credit hours of limited electives at the 300/400 level.
Pre-Professional Option
Students planning to attend medical, dental, pharmacy or veterinary school must replace CHE 200 with CHE 301/310 and 302/320 in the curriculum of the General Biology Option. Several other courses may be required for entrance to particular allied health professional schools, but not for the BIO major. Please check with a pre-health professional advisor to make sure these other requirements are completed.
Biotechnology Option
The student who majors in the Biotechnology Option must complete 125 semester credit hours, including the University's Liberal Studies requirements (with BIO 111 in place of BIO 101 and CHE 101 instead of other natural science electives) and the following Biotechnology Option core course requirements: BIO 116, 210, 212, 302, 307, 401, 408, 409, 410, 431, 432, 433, 435, and 436; and two biology electives totaling no less than 6 semester credit hours. These electives may be chosen from the following courses: BIO 301 (Physiology), BIO 316 (Ecology), BIO 437 (Environmental Science and Bioremediation), BIO 438 (Forensics); BIO 493 (Internship), and BIO 495 (Topics in Biology). The Biology major in the Biotechnology Option must earn a grade of —C‖ or better in the core and elective courses and in the following required support courses: CHE 101/110, 102/120, 301/310, 302/320, and 315/350; MAT 131; and PHY
207 and 208. The Biotechnology Option also requires the completion of 6 semester credit hours of free electives.
Biology Education Option
A minimum of 128 semester credit hours is required for a major in Biology Education which leads to teacher certification in grades 8-12. In addition to the University’s Liberal Studies requirements (with BIO 111 and MAT 120 in place of BIO 101 and MAT 111, and CHE 101/110 instead of other natural science electives), students must complete a Biology core of 27 semester credit hours (BIO 210, 212, 302, 303, 307, 316, 401, and 408); 5-8 semester credit hours of Biology electives selected from BIO 301, 304, 305, 308, 309, 315, 317, 318, 410, 413, or 495 (with BIO 410 strongly recommended); 4-semester credit hours of additional Chemistry course (CHE 102-120); 36 semester credit hours of Professional Education courses (EDU 202, 203, 302, 303, 304, 310, 413, 445, and 494); 8-semester credit hours of support courses in Physical Sciences (PHY 207 and PHY 208 are strongly recommended); and 1-2 semester credit hours of University Orientation.
To learn about the specific admission and course requirements of the Educator Preparation Program in Biology Education. Interested students should consult the Catalogue section under the School of Education in the College of Professional Studies. Students should maintain close contact with the Biology Education advisor in the Division of Mathematics and Sciences as well as the faculty in the School of Education.
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