Biology, Teacher Licensure (MTeach), B.S.

Students seeking a license to teach in secondary schools (grades 7-12) must complete (1) a major in the subject they intend to teach, (2) a minor in Secondary Education, and (3) additional teacher licensure requirements.

Students must contact their Secondary Education Minor advisors for approval of appropriate courses.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Biology, Teacher Licensure (MTeach), B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities, and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following General Education courses are required for this major:

MATH 1910 (Math)
BIOL 1110 and BIOL 1111 (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1110 and CHEM 1111 (Nat Sci)

Major Requirements (36 hours)

Secondary Education Minor-MTeach (30 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor-MTeach for further information.

Total hours in program: 124

Curriculum: Biology, Teacher Licensure (MTeach)

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities, and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Math)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
MSE 1010 - Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching 1 credit hour
MSE 2010 - Step 2: Inquiry Lesson Design 1 credit hour
BIOL 1000 - Introduction to the Biology Major 1 credit hour
BIOL 1110 - General Biology 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
YOED 3520 - Knowing and Learning in Science and Mathematics 3 credit hours
YOED 3550 - Classroom Interactions in Mathematics and Science 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 3250 - Genetics 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 3251 - Genetics Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 2030 - Elements of Organic Chemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 2031 - Elements of Organic Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Junior

BIOL 3500 - Evolution 3 credit hours
BIOL 4200 - Senior Seminar 1 credit hour
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Concentration courses, 7-8 credit hours
UD BIOL elective (BIOL 4740 rec.) 1-3 credit hours
BIOL 3400 - General Ecology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 3401 - General Ecology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4110 - General Physiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4111 - General Physiology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4350 - Biometry 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4351 - Biometry Lab 0 credit hours
OR
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
OR
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29-33 Hours

Senior

PHIL 3120 - Perspectives on Science and Math 3 credit hours
YOED 4040 - Residency I: MTeach 4 credit hours
YOED 4050 - Project-Based Instruction in Mathematics and Science 3 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours
Concentration course 3-4 credit hours
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours