Biology A.B. with Teacher Licensure

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Biology with Teacher Licensure requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

Required Courses:

BIO 111INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 113CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 131BIODIVERSITY

4 sh

BIO 212INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 214POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 245PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS

3 sh

BIO 246GENETICS LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 261INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR

2 sh

CHM 111GENERAL CHEMISTRY I with LAB

4 sh

CHM 112GENERAL CHEMISTRY II with LAB

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

BIO 462SENIOR SEMINAR

2 sh

Students not placed in STS 212 will need to take STS 110 prior to taking STS 212.

Select one Integrative Biology elective course from the list below: 4sh

BIO 318COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

4 sh

BIO 319COMPARATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROBIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 324TOXICOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 331THE BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

4 sh

BIO 333MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 334HERPETOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 335FIELD BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 341BOTANY

4 sh

BIO 342AQUATIC BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS

4 sh

BIO 344EVOLUTION

4 sh

BIO 346/ENS 346WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

4 sh

BIO 347DENDROLOGY

4 sh

BIO 350GENERAL ECOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 442PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

4 sh

In addition, a required experiential component selected from one of the following:

(a) internship (BIO 481)

(b) research under the direction of BIO faculty member

Choose electives from the following: 20 sh

BIO BIO ELECTIVES: 200/300/400 LEVEL

CHM 211ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I with LAB

4 sh

PHY 201GENERAL PHYSICS I

4 sh

PHY 202GENERAL PHYSICS II

4 sh

ENS 320RESTORATION ECOLOGY

4 sh

Professional Studies: 39 sh

EDU 305LEARNING & TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGIES

2 sh

PSY 321EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

SOC 243SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 402EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR I FOR MIDDLE, K-12, AND SECONDARY MAJORS

1 sh

EDU 403EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II

2 sh

EDU 315EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

4 sh

EDU 355TEACHING IN 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS

4 sh

EDU 424METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SCIENCE

4 sh

EDU 450TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

4 sh

EDU 481STUDENT TEACHING

10 sh

Total Credit Hours: 95

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