Biology - Teaching Licensure

Required Courses in General Education Core

The following specific General Education courses are required for this major:

• MATH 1730 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 4
• GEOG 1010 - Physical Geography Credit Hours: 3

• Select one Chemistry series

• CHEM 1010/1011 - Chemistry: Society and the Environment (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 1020/1021 - Chemistry: Society and the Environment (and lab) Credit Hours: 4

• OR

• CHEM 1110/1111 - General Chemistry (and lab) Credit Hours: 5
• CHEM 1120/1121 - General Chemistry (and lab) Credit Hours: 5

Lower Division Major Requirements: 12 Credit Hours

• BIOL 1110/1111 - Principles of Biology I (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 1120/1121 - Principles of Biology II (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 1710 - Introduction to Chemistry and Physics Credit Hours: 4

Upper Division Major Requirements: 34 Credit Hours

• BIOL 3000 - Biological Methods Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 3130/3131 - Genetics (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 3330/3331 - Principles of Evolution (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 4080/4081 - General Ecology (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 4400 - Teaching Science in High School Credit Hours: 3 (This course should be taken during the Residency I semester.)
• BIOL 4440/4441 - Cell and Molecular Biology (and lab) Credit Hours: 4

• Diversity Courses (Choose 2)

• BIOL 3050/3051 - General Microbiology (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 3060/3061 - Zoological Diversity (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 3070/3071 - Botanical Diversity (and lab) Credit Hours: 4

• Physiology Courses (Choose 1)

• BIOL 4110/4111 - Animal Physiology (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 4160/4161 - Human Physiology (and lab) Credit Hours: 4

Professional Education Minor: 35 Credit Hours

Required for Tennessee teacher licensure in Biology, grades 7-12

Successful completion of this minor, Residency I and II, and Tennessee-mandated licensure examinations leads to teaching licensure for grades 7-12. Testing requirements and other prerequisites for provisional admission and full admission to Teacher Education will require consultation with an education advisor. During Residency semesters, students must be available to spend several weeks in schools and may not be enrolled in classes which conflict with this schedule.  Students should plan to complete all other coursework before beginning Residency I.

• Courses which should be taken prior to senior/final year of enrollment:

• EDUC 2100 - Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 2
• EDUC 3040 - Instructional Technology Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3070 - Instructional Strategies Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 4270 - Classroom Evaluation and Assessment Credit Hours: 3

• Courses taken during Residency I (in addition to BIOL 4400):

• EDUC 4080 - Classroom Organization and Management Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 4160 - Teaching Diverse Students Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 4440 - Theories of Learning Credit Hours: 3
• SPED 3000 - Introduction to Special Education Credit Hours: 3

• Courses taken during Residency II (final semester)

• EDUC 4610 - Student Teaching Grades 7-8 Credit Hours: 5
• EDUC 4710 - Student Teaching Grades 9-12 Credit Hours: 5
• EDUC 4950 - Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 2

Total Hours: 120 Credit Hours