Program: Biology, Teacher Licensure (MTeach), B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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:

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Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	42 hours*
Major Core	29 hours
Concentration	11-12 hours
Major UD Electives	1-2 hours
Supporting Courses	27 hours*
Secondary Education Minor-MTeach	30 hours
TOTAL	126-140 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 126 hours.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

MATH 1910 (Quant Lit)
BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 (Sci Lit)
CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Sci Lit)
COMM 2200 (NWC)

Major Requirements (42 hours)

Biology Core (29 hours)

BIOL 1000 - Introduction to the Biology Major 1 credit hour
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 3060 - Diversity of Eukaryotic Life 2 credit hours AND
BIOL 3061 - Diversity of Eukaryotic Life Lab 1 credit hour
BIOL 3250 - Genetics 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 3251 - Genetics Lab 0 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
OR
BIOL 4210 - Cell and Molecular Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4211 - Cell and Molecular Biology Lab 0 credit hours
OR
BIOL 4500 - Plant Physiology 4 credit hours
BIOL 4200 - Senior Seminar 1 credit hour

General Biology Concentration (11-12 hours)

BIOL 3020 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 3021 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates Lab 0 credit hours
OR
BIOL 4180 - Vertebrate Zoology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4181 - Vertebrate Zoology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4080 - Mycology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4081 - Mycology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 3040 - Entomology 3 credit hours
OR
BIOL 3050 - Parasitology 3 credit hours AND
BIOL 3051 - Parasitology Lab 0 credit hours
OR
BIOL 4140 - Invertebrate Zoology 4 credit hours

BIOL UD elective (1-2 hours)

Supporting Courses (27 hours)

MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (3 credit hours may be counted in the True Blue Core, 1 credit hour remaining)
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II 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 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours OR
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours OR *
*Must take a 1 hour elective if MATH 2050 is chosen.
BIOL 4350 - Biometry 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4351 - Biometry Lab 0 credit hours
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours AND
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Audience-Centered Communication 3 credit hours

Secondary Education Minor-MTeach (30 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor-MTeach for further information.

Curriculum: Biology, Teacher Licensure (MTeach)

Freshman

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Quant Lit)
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 I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 6 credit hours
YOED 3520 - Knowing and Learning in Science and Mathematics 3 credit hours
YOED 3550 - Classroom Interactions in Mathematics and Science 3 credit hours
PHIL 3120 - Perspectives on Science and Math 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 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Junior

BIOL 3060 - Diversity of Eukaryotic Life 2 credit hours AND
BIOL 3061 - Diversity of Eukaryotic Life Lab 1 credit hour
BIOL 4200 - Senior Seminar 1 credit hour
COMM 2200 - Audience-Centered Communication 3 credit hours (NWC)
Human Society and Social Relationships 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

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 4 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours

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