Bachelor of Arts in Biology - Secondary Education Track
For general degree requirements, see the College of Letters and Sciences, College of Education and Health Professions and General Degree Requirements pages.
Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1113
MATH 1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4
COMM 1110
Select one of the following courses:
ITDS 2727
ITDS 2735
ITDS 2748
ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
LEAD 1705
POLS 2401
HIST 1112
Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the two extra hours may be used as electives.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2112
ITDS 1155
PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 11
A grade of "C" or better is required in each course.
Take the following lab science courses:
CHEM 1211L Principles of Chemistry 1 Lab
CHEM 1212L Principles of Chemistry 2 Lab
Take the following course:
STAT 1127
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2106
PSYC 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1107
ANTH 2105
ANTH 2136
GEOG 1101
HIST 1111
ITDS 1146
ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
A grade of "C" or better is required in each course.
BIOL 2285 Research Methods in Biology
ITDS 2748 Topics in Global Issues
ITDS 2749 Ethics and Legal Issues in the Prof
Foreign Language 2002
Guided electives* (4 hours)
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 52 - 55
A grade of "C" or better is required in each course.
BIOL 3216K Genetics
BIOL 3217K Ecology
BIOL 3218K Biosystematics
BIOL 5515 Sel Topics: Cellular/ Molecular Bio
BIOL 5525 Sel Topics: Organismic Bio (take 2)
BIOL 5535 Sel Topics: Ecol/Evolutionary Bio
UTeach Columbus Teaching Option
Science & Math -if not taken in Area C
SPED 4115 Teaching Math & Science to Exceptional Learners
UTCH 1201 Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching
UTCH 1202 Step 2: Inquiry-Based Lesson Design
UTCH 3205 Classroom Interaction
UTCH 4205 Project-Based Instruction
UTCH 4485 Student Teaching
UTCH 4795 Student Teaching Seminar
Area H Program Electives (5-8 hours)
Total Hours Required: 123