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Life Science or Science Teacher Certification

All students wishing to be certified in life science (8-12) or science (4-8) in Texas public schools must complete the Academic Foundations, Professional Development, required science courses (8-12 requires completion of the Life Science Certification Option as described below), and meet the requirements described in the Certification section of the College of Education and Psychology section of this catalog. For further information see a consultant in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

Bachelor Science in Biology: Life Science Secondary Teacher Certification Option--Total Semester Credit Hours=126

University Core Curriculum—(44 hrs.)

2.0 grade point average in all required upper-division courses attempted

A grade of "C" or better in all courses used for certification

Lower division preparation (32 hrs.; 14 hrs. of which are included in the University Core Curriculum)

BIOL 1306General Biology I [TCCN: BIOL 1306]
BIOL 1106General Biology I Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 1106]
BIOL 1307General Biology II [TCCN: BIOL 1307]
BIOL 1107General Biology II Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 1107]
CHEM 1311General Chemistry I [TCCN: CHEM 1311]
CHEM 1111General Chemistry I Laboratory [TCCN: CHEM 1111]
CHEM 1312General Chemistry II [TCCN: CHEM 1312]
CHEM 1112General Chemistry II Laboratory [TCCN: CHEM 1112]
MATH 2413Calculus I [TCCN: MATH 2413]
MATH 2414Calculus II [TCCN: MATH 2414]
PHYS 1301College Physics I [TCCN: PHYS 1301]
PHYS 1101College Physics I Laboratory [TCCN: PHYS 1101]
PHYS 1302College Physics II [TCCN: PHYS 1302]
PHYS 1102College Physics II Laboratory [TCCN: PHYS 1102]
or
PHYS 2325University Physics I [TCCN: PHYS 2325]
PHYS 2125University Physics I Laboratory [TCCN: PHYS 2125]
PHYS 2326University Physics II [TCCN: PHYS 2326]
PHYS 2126University Physics II Laboratory [TCCN: PHYS 2126]

Upper division biology courses

Biology Core (13 hrs.)

BIOL 3332Genetics
BIOL 3133Genetics Laboratory
BIOL 3336Ecology
BIOL 3137Ecology Laboratory
BIOL 3334Cell Biology
BIOL 3144Physiology Laboratory
BIOL 4114Seminar I

Distribution Requirements (one course from each group)

Group I:
BIOL 3345Plant Morphology
BIOL 3146Plant Morphology Laboratory
BIOL 3147Plant Taxonomy
BIOL 3348Plant Taxonomy Laboratory
Group II:
BIOL 4330Herpetology
BIOL 4131Herpetology Laboratory
BIOL 4331Entomology
BIOL 4132Entomology Laboratory
BIOL 4335Vertebrate Natural History
BIOL 4136Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory
BIOL 4339

BIOL 4140

BIOL 4340Ornithology
BIOL 4141Ornithology Laboratory
Group III:
BIOL 4300Microbiology
BIOL 4101Microbiology Laboratory
BIOL 4302Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 4102Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
BIOL 3343Physiology
BIOL 3144Physiology Laboratory
BIOL 3335Comparative Vertebrate Biology
BIOL 3135Comparative Vertebrate Biology Laboratory
Group IV:
BIOL 3338Biological Evolution
BIOL 4304Biogeography

Additional upper-division chemistry courses (11-12 hours)

CHEM 3342Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 3143Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
and
CHEM 3344Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 3145Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
CHEM 4334Biochemistry I
CHEM 4135Biochemistry I Laboratory
CHEM 3310Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 3111Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
or
MATH 1342Statistics [TCCN: MATH 1342]