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 111 | INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY | 3 sh |
| BIO 113 | CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY | 1 sh |
| BIO 131 | BIODIVERSITY | 4 sh |
| BIO 212 | INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY | 3 sh |
| BIO 214 | POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY | 1 sh |
| BIO 245 | PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS | 3 sh |
| BIO 246 | GENETICS LABORATORY | 1 sh |
| BIO 261 | INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR | 2 sh |
| CHM 111 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I with LAB | 4 sh |
| CHM 112 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II with LAB | 4 sh |
| STS 212 | STATISTICS IN APPLICATION | 4 sh |
| BIO 462 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 2 sh |
Select one Integrative Biology elective course from the list below: 4sh
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 211 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I with LAB | 4 sh |
| PHY 201 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | 4 sh |
| PHY 202 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | 4 sh |
| ENS 320 | RESTORATION ECOLOGY | 4 sh |
Professional Studies: 39 sh
| EDU 305 | LEARNING & TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGIES | 2 sh |
| PSY 321 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 sh |
| SOC 243 | SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| EDU 402 | EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR I FOR MIDDLE, K-12, AND SECONDARY MAJORS | 1 sh |
| EDU 403 | EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II | 2 sh |
| EDU 315 | EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT | 4 sh |
| EDU 355 | TEACHING IN 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS | 4 sh |
| EDU 424 | METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SCIENCE | 4 sh |
| EDU 450 | TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS | 4 sh |
| EDU 481 | STUDENT TEACHING | 10 sh |
Total Credit Hours: 95