6-12 Secondary Biology Education Concentration

The 6-12 Secondary Biology Education licensure concentration will prepare teacher candidates who will be competent in both subject matter content and reserach-based science pedagogy. Successful completion of this concentration will lead to teaching licensure in Tennessee.

General Education Core

Credit Hours

see General Education 41

University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement 1

Major Requirements that Satisfy General Education Core

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 3
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I lab 1
MATH 1730 - Precalculus 4

Total Hours 12

Concentration Requirements

BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 3
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 1
OR
BIOL 2400 - Sustaining Biodiversity 4
BIOL 3000 - Biological Methods 3
BIOL 3001 - Biological Methods Lab 1
BIOL 3130 - Genetics 3
BIOL 3131 - Genetics Lab 1
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 3
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 1
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 3
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 1
EDUC 2100 - Foundations of Education 2
EDUC 3001 - Educational Psychology - Secondary Education 3
EDUC 3040 - Instructional Technology 3
EDUC 4081 - Classroom Organization and Management - Secondary 3
EDUC 4161 - Teaching Diverse Students 3
EDUC 4271 - Classroom Evaluation and Assessment 3
EDUC 4610 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Grades 6-8 5
EDUC 4710 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Grades 9-12 5
EDUC 4950 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Seminar 2
RDG 4040 - Content Reading 3
SCI 4020 - Science Pedagogy 4
SCI 4030 - Science Curriculum Development 4
SPED 2300 - Introduction to Special Education 3
Complete eight (8) hours from:
ASTR 1010 - Planetary Astronomy 3
ASTR 1011 - Planetary Astronomy Lab 1
ASTR 1020 - Stellar Astronomy 3
ASTR 1021 - Stellar Astronomy Lab 1
CHEM 3500 - Brief Organic Chemistry 3
CHEM 3501 - Brief Organic Chemistry Lab 1
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 3
GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab 1
Complete twelve (12) hours from:
BIOL 3050 - General Microbiology 3
BIOL 3051 - General Microbiology Lab 1
BIOL 3060 - Zoological Diversity 3
BIOL 3061 - Zoological Diversity Lab 1
BIOL 3070 - Botanical Diversity 3
BIOL 3071 - Botanical Diversity Lab 1
BIOL 3330 - Principles of Evolution 3
BIOL 3331 - Principles of Evolution Lab 1
BIOL 4080 - General Ecology 3
BIOL 4081 - General Ecology Lab 1
BIOL 4110 - Animal Physiology 3
BIOL 4111 - Animal Physiology Lab 1
BIOL 4120 - Plant Physiology 3
BIOL 4121 - Plant Physiology Lab 1
BIOL 4440 - Cell and Molecular Biology 3
BIOL 4441 - Cell and Molecular Biology Lab 1

6-12 Secondary Biology Education Concentration

General Education Core

Major Requirements that Satisfy General Education Core

Total Hours 12

Concentration Requirements

Total Hours 83

Total Program Hours 126