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Teacher Certification in Life Science (8-12)

Students desiring to certify to teach Biology in a public school, grades 8-12, will complete a B.S. degree in Biology.

This option is available for certification only.

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124 MINIMUM HOURS

36 UPPER LEVEL HOURS

31 HOURS AT UMHB

Degree Requirements

Academic Core

includes Bachelor of Science Academic Core plus EDUC 2311; certain core requirements must be fulfilled by specific courses; see degree plan for details

B.S. Teacher Certification in Life Science (8-12) Required Courses –37 hours

12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB

12 hours minimum upper level

This option is available for certification only.

BIOL 1090Freshman Evaluation

0
BIOL 1450General Biology I

4
BIOL 1460General Biology II

4
BIOL 2270Research Methods

2
BIOL 2330Foundations of Comparative Physiology

3
BIOL 2460Plant Taxonomy

4
BIOL 3310Genetics

3
BIOL 3450Invertebrate Zoology

4
BIOL 4090Senior Evaluation

0
BIOL 4191Seminar

1
BIOL 4400Vertebrate Zoology

4
BIOL 4470Applied Ecology

4
BIOL Elective

4

No grade lower than a "C" will count toward fulfillment of Biology major requirements.

BIOL 1090: Freshmen only

Required Support Courses for the Major:

CHEM 1410General Chemistry I

4
CHEM 1420General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 2440Foundations of Bio-Organic Chemistry

4
or
CHEM 3410Organic Chemistry I

4
CHEM 4300Safety in the Academic Laboratory

3
MATH 2303Statistics

3