Biological Sciences, BS, Concentration: Biology Teaching

PNW General Education Core (30 Credits)

• English Composition (6 Credits): ENGL 10400 - English Composition I  and ENGL 10500 - English Composition II  
• Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication  
• Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits): MA 16031 - Calculus I For Life Sciences  
• Natural Sciences (8 Credits): CHM 11500 - General Chemistry  and CHM 11600 - General Chemistry  
• Technology (3 Credits): EDCI 32300 - Educational Technology For Teaching And Learning  
• Humanities (3 Credits): HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World , HIST 15100 - American History To 1877 , or HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877 
• Social Sciences (3 Credits): EDPS 28500 - Diversity And Education  
• First-Year Experience (FYE) (1 Credit): BIOL 10700 - Freshman Experience In Biological Sciences  

Biological Sciences Required Courses (30-31 Credits)

• BIOL 10100 - Introductory Biology
• BIOL 10200 - Introductory Biology
• BIOL 24300 - Introductory Cell Biology
• BIOL 24400 - Genetics
• BIOL 30700 - Plant Physiology or BIOL 35700 - Introductory Animal Physiology  
• BIOL 31100 - Introduction To Evolution or BIOL 58000 - Evolution 
• BIOL 31600 - Basic Microbiology
• BIOL 33300 - Ecology

Biological Sciences Electives (8-9 Credits)

Choose one course from GROUP A (Ecology and Evolution) and one from GROUP B (Molecular, Cellular). If needed, a third course can be chosen from either group.

Education Required Courses (36 Credits)

• EDCI 30900 - Reading In Middle And Secondary Schools: Methods And Problems
• EDCI 34600 - Strategies Of Science Instruction In Senior High, Junior High And Middle Schools
• EDCI 35500 - Teaching And Learning K-12 Classroom
• EDCI 36600 - Use Of Assessment In The K-12 Classroom
• EDCI 49700 - Supervised Teaching
• EDPS 22000 - Psychology Of Learning
• EDPS 26000 - Introduction To Special Education
• EDPS 37000 - Teaching Students With Diverse Learning Needs In K-12 Class

Additional Science and Mathematics Courses (15 Credits)

• CHM 25500 - Organic Chemistry
• CHM 25501 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
• PHYS 22000 - General Physics
• PHYS 22100 - General Physics

Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA):  Minimum grade of C required for all BIOL courses (unless otherwise noted); 2.0 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL):  One EL course required.  EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

General Education Core:  General Education notations can be found within the course description.  Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study. 

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Additional Information and Guidelines

Note 1: Additional GPA Requirements for BS Biology Degree: Minimum 2.0 GPA for all biology core and biology required courses.

Note 2: Minimum grade of C- required.

Note 3: Students need to take the Indiana content test in Biology for secondary educator licensure.

Note 4: Minimum grade of B- required.

Note 5: Students need to take the pedagogy area assessment test for secondary education licensure.

Note 6: Students must obtain a grade of P (pass)