Life Science or Science Teacher Certification
All students wishing to be certified in life science (7-12) or science (4-8) in Texas public schools must complete the Academic Foundations, Professional Development, required science courses (7-12 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 School of Education.
Bachelor Science in Biology: Life Science Secondary Teacher Certification Option--Total Semester Credit Hours=123
University Core Curriculum—(42 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 1306 | General Biology I [TCCN: BIOL 1306] | |
| BIOL 1106 | General Biology I Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 1106] | |
| BIOL 1307 | General Biology II [TCCN: BIOL 1307] | |
| BIOL 1107 | General Biology II Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 1107] | |
| CHEM 1311 | General Chemistry I [TCCN: CHEM 1311] | |
| CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I Laboratory [TCCN: CHEM 1111] | |
| CHEM 1312 | General Chemistry II [TCCN: CHEM 1312] | |
| CHEM 1112 | General Chemistry II Laboratory [TCCN: CHEM 1112] | |
| MATH 2413 | Calculus I [TCCN: MATH 2413] | |
| MATH 2414 | Calculus II [TCCN: MATH 2414] | |
| PHYS 1301 | College Physics I [TCCN: PHYS 1301] | |
| PHYS 1101 | College Physics I Laboratory [TCCN: PHYS 1101] | |
| PHYS 1302 | College Physics II [TCCN: PHYS 1302] | |
| PHYS 1102 | College Physics II Laboratory [TCCN: PHYS 1102] | |
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| PHYS 2325 | University Physics I [TCCN: PHYS 2325] | |
| PHYS 2125 | University Physics I Laboratory [TCCN: PHYS 2125] | |
| PHYS 2326 | University Physics II [TCCN: PHYS 2326] | |
| PHYS 2126 | University Physics II Laboratory [TCCN: PHYS 2126] | |
Upper division biology courses
Biology Core (13 hrs.)
Distribution Requirements (one course from each group)
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Additional upper-division chemistry courses (11-12 hours)