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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology w/Professional Education Minor


Biology, BS
w/ Professional Education Minor
*Sample Four Year Plan

First Year Fall Semester
SCH
First Year Spring Semester
SCH
APSU 1000-Freshmen Seminar 1 BIOL 1120/1121-General Biology II w/lab 4
BIOL 1110/1111-General Biology I w/lab 4 ENGL 1020-English Composition II 3
COMM 2045-Public Speaking 3 CHEM 1710-Intro to Chemistry & Physics 4
ENGL 1010-English Composition I 3 GEOG 1010-Physical Geography (required) 3
History Core 3 History Core 3
MATH 1730-Precalculus 4    
TOTAL SCH 18 TOTAL SCH 17
Second Year Fall Semester
SCH
Second Year Spring Semester
SCH
BIOL 3000-Biological Methods 3 BIOL 3130/3131-Genetics w/lab 4
BIOL 3050/3051-General Microbiology w/lab OR
BIOL 3060/3061-Zoological Diversity w/lab OR
BIOL 3070/3071-Botanical Diversity w/lab
4 BIOL 3050/3051-General Microbiology w/lab OR
BIOL 3060/3061-Zoological Diversity w/lab OR
BIOL 3070/3071-Botanical Diversity w/lab
4
CHEM 1010/1011-Intro to Chemistry I w/lab OR
CHEM 1110/1111-General Chemistry I w/lab
4 CHEM 1020/1021-Intro to Chemistry II w/lab OR
CHEM 1120/1121-General Chemistry II w/lab
4
**EDUC 2100-Foundations of Education 2 EDUC 3040-Instructional Technology 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Core 3    
TOTAL SCH 16 TOTAL SCH 15
Third Year Fall Semester
SCH
Third Year Spring Semester
SCH
BIOL 3330/3331-Principles of Evolution w/lab 4 BIOL 4080/4081-General Ecology w/lab 4
BIOL 4110/4111-Animal Physiology w/lab OR
BIOL 4160/4161-Human Physiology w/lab
4 BIOL 4440/4441-Cell & Molecular Biology w/lab 4
**EDUC 3070-Instructional Strategies 3 EDUC 4270-Classroom Evaluation & Assessment 3
Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core 3 Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core 3
**~BIOL 4400-Teaching Science in High School
(taken now or during Residency II)
3 ENGL 2330-Topics in World Literature 3
TOTAL SCH 17 TOTAL SCH 17
Fourth Year Fall Semester
Residency I
SCH
Fourth Year Spring Semester
Residency II
SCH
~BIOL 4400-Teaching Science in High School
(if not taken in third year)
3 EDUC 4610-Student Teaching Grades 7-8 5
EDUC 4080-Classroom Organization & Management 3 EDUC 4710-Student Teaching Grades 9-12 5
EDUC 4160-Teaching Diverse Students 3 EDUC 4950-Teaching Seminar 2
EDUC 4440-Theories of Learning 3    
SPED 3000-Intro to Special Education 3    
TOTAL SCH 15 TOTAL SCH 12
    Total Student Credit Hours for Degree 124

*For this degree a student must complete a total of 39 upper division (3000-4999) credit hours.

**Requires field experience. Residency I requires 5 weeks in schools. Residency II requires 15 weeks in school.

~Offered only in Fall Semesters