BS Biology with Teacher Certification
General Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | 42 | |
| Required Support Courses | 21 | |
| Major (Required) Courses | 32-35 | |
| Teacher Certification Required Courses | 25 | |
| Electives (As needed to complete 120 credit hours required) | ||
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 36 upper-division credit hours required for degree
- 25% of courses must be taken at A&M-SA for degree
- CIP Code: 26.0101
- Completion of this Degree Requires Admission to the Educator Preparation Program (EPP)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II 2 | 3 |
| or ENGL 2311 | Technical Writing | |
| MATH 2312 | Pre-Calculus | 3 |
| BIOL 1306 | Gen Biology I-Attr Living Sys 1 | 3 |
| BIOL 1307 | Gen Biology II-Biol Organisms 1 | 3 |
| Lang/Phil/Culture | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| American History | 3 | |
| American History | 3 | |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| CHEM 1311 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 1312 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| Subtotal: | 42 | |
| Required Support Courses | ||
| UNIV 1301 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| CHEM 1112 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1 |
| CHEM 2323 & CHEM 2123 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 2325 & CHEM 2125 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 1301 & PHYS 1101 | General Physics I and General Physics Lab I | 4 |
| PHYS 1302 & PHYS 1102 | General Physics II and General Physics Lab II | 4 |
| Subtotal: | 21 | |
| Major (Required) Courses 3,4 | ||
| BIOL 1106 | General Biology I Lab 1 | 1 |
| BIOL 1107 | General Biology II Lab 1 | 1 |
| BIOL 2316 & BIOL 2116 | Genetics and Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 3305 | Evolution | 3 |
| BIOL 3315 & BIOL 3115 | Statistics in Biology & Medicine and Statistics In Biology and Medicine Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 3317 & BIOL 3117 | Ecology and Ecology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 3308 & BIOL 3108 | Animal Physiology and Animal Physiology Laboratory | 4 |
| Select one of the following seminar courses: | 1 | |
| Seminar-Integrative Biology | ||
| Seminar-Cell/Molecular Biology | ||
| Seminar-Zoology | ||
| Seminar-Ecology | ||
| BIOL advanced electives | 9-12 | |
| Subtotal: | 31-34 | |
| Teacher Certification Required Courses 3,5 | ||
| EDCI 3303 | Pedagogy I: Theory & Design | 3 |
| EDSE 3345 | Survey of Exceptional Individuals | 3 |
| EDCI 4311 | Teaching and Pedagogy for Middle School and Secondary Teachers | 3 |
| EDCI 3358 | Classroom Management: Middle and Secondary Level Teachers | 3 |
| EDCI 3309 | Educator Roles & Responsibilities | 3 |
| EDRG 3331 | Disciplinary Literacy | 3 |
| EDFR 3110 | Field-Based Experience I | 1 |
| EDFR 4623 | Scndry Clinic Tch:Fld Res III | 6 |
| Subtotal: | 25 | |
| Electives | ||
| As needed to complete 120 credit hours | ||
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
An earned letter grade of C is required for this degree
- 2
A&M-SA students are required to take ENGL 1302 Composition II. Credit for ENGL 2311 Technical Writing will be accepted for transfer students.
- 3
2.75 overall GPA
- 4
‘C' or higher required in BIOL courses
- 5
‘C' or higher required in EDXX courses
Completion of 45 hours; all with a ‘C’ or better; Cumulative GPA of 2.75; Qualifying scores in Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II | 3 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | US History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | US History from 1865 | 3 |
| 2 Life & Physical Sciences | ||
ESL Endorsement Option
Requires students to complete an additional 9 hours by taking EDBL 3315 Second Language Acquisition and Literacy for English Learners, EDBL 3311 Foundations of Bilingual Education, and EDBL 3321 Methods for Teaching ESL.
This suggested order of courses is for the Arts & Science component of this degree only. Courses associated with Education are not included and we encourage students to reach out to their advisors to incorporate these courses. In addition, this schedule assumes the following: 1) students come in TSI compliant for all categories 2) students come in as a freshmen with no previous credits earned 3) students pass all courses the first time. 4) all courses are offered during the semester suggested NOTE: If any of the above assumptions are not met, we encourage students to meet with their advisors. The most important component of this suggested schedule of courses is the order of the BIOL, CHEM, and MATH courses.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credits | |
| BIOL 1306 | Gen Biology I-Attr Living Sys | 3 |
| BIOL 1106 | General Biology I Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 1311 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | US History to 1865 | 3 |
| UNIV 1301 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BIOL 1307 | Gen Biology II-Biol Organisms | 3 |
| BIOL 1107 | General Biology II Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 1312 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 1112 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1 |
| ENGL 2311 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | US History from 1865 | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| BIOL 2316 & BIOL 2116 | Genetics and Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 2323 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2123 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| MATH 2312 | Pre-Calculus | 3 |
| GOVT 2305 | Federal Government | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BIOL 3315 & BIOL 3115 | Statistics in Biology & Medicine and Statistics In Biology and Medicine Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 2323 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2123 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| GOVT 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Credits | 11 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| BIOL Physiology Requirement | ||
| BIOL 3305 | Evolution | 3 |
| PHYS 1301 | General Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 1101 | General Physics Lab I | 1 |
| Language/Philosophy/Cultural Studies | 3 | |
| Credits | 10 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BIOL 3317 & BIOL 3117 | Ecology and Ecology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL Advanced Elective | 3 | |
| PHYS 1302 | General Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 1101 | General Physics Lab I | 1 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| BIOL Seminar Requirment | ||
| BIOL Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| BIOL Advanced Elective | 3 | |
| BIOL Advanced Elective | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Open semester can be inserted anywhere for teaching. | 22 | |
| Credits | 22 | |
| Total Credits | 115 | |