2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Oct 06, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Elementary Education, Biology Concentration, B.S.


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Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 38-40 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Program Admission Requirements: See Admission Requirements for Teacher Education majors  on the School of Education  catalog page. Student must fulfill all requirements for admission to Teacher Education.

Other Major Requirements: Grade of C or higher in all education, concentration, and major courses, including Teacher Internship.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.

University College Core Curriculum: 39 Credits


Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits


UNIV 101 -UNIV 102  required for all first time students; UNIV 110  required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111  may be required based on academic performance.

Select one option from the following:

Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits


Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits


Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits


Information Literacy: 3 Credits


Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits


Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits


MATH 121  may be required based on profile scores. Some core courses require a one-hour lab.

Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 8 Credits


At least one natural science class must include a lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.

Humanities and Creative Arts: 3 Credits


Select one from the following:

Global Literacy: 3 Credits


Not required for students with 30+ transfer credits from a foreign institution. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Select one from the following:

Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits


Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Program Requirements: 87 Credits


Other Major Requirement: 3 Credits


Total Credit Hours: 126


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