The Biology Secondary Education Track in the Biology Major

This CLAS track is for students who are interested in secondary school teaching with a subject area specialization in Biology, and intend to enter the state-approved and nationally accredited ProTeach program after graduation. Students in the ProTeach program take one additional year of education courses to earn a M.Ed. in Secondary Science Education. They are then eligible for a five-year Professional Certificate to teach biology, grades 6-12.

All students who are interested in eventually pursuing a career in secondary school teaching should contact an advisor in the College of Education.

Note that the College of Education is also developing a Science Education Minor [click here for PDF document]. Updates on this minor will be posted here.

 

Course Requirements

Course Number

Course Title

Credit

Introductory Biology Courses

BSC 2010

Integrated Principles of Biology I

3

BSC 2010L

Integrated Principles of Biology I Laboratory

1

BSC 2011

Integrated Principles of Biology II

3

BSC 2011L

Integrated Principles of Biology II Laboratory

1
Or

BSC 2010

Integrated Principles of Biology I

3

BSC 2011

Integrated Principles of Biology II

3

BSC 2044L

Accelerated, Integrated Principles of Biology Laboratory

2

General Chemistry Courses

CHM 2045

General Chemistry

3

CHM 2045L

General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHM 2046

General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis

3

CHM 2046L

General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis Laboratory

1
Or

CHM 2045

General Chemistry

3

CHM 2046

General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis

3

CHM 2054L

Accelerated General Chemistry Laboratory

2

Organic Chemistry Courses

CHM 2200

Organic Chemistry

3

CHM 2200L

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

1

Physics Courses

PHY 2004

Applied Physics 1

4

PHY 2004L

Applied Physics Laboratory 1

1

PHY 2005

Applied Physics 2

4

PHY 2005L

Applied Physics Laboratory 2

1
OR

PHY 2053

Physics 1

4

PHY 2053L

Physics Laboratory 1

1

PHY 2054

Physics 2

4

PHY 2054L

Physics Laboratory 2

1
OR

PHY 2048

Physics 1 with Calculus

3

PHY 2048L

Physics 1 with Calculus Laboratory

1

PHY 2049

Physics 2 with Calculus

3

PHY 2049L

Physics 2 with Calculus Laboratory

1
Or

PHY 2048

Physics 1 with Calculus

3

PHY 2049

Physics 2 with Calculus

3

PHY 2064L

Accelerated Physics with Calculus Laboratory

2

Note: Students taking the Physics with Calculus series (PHY 2048-2049) will also need to take MAC 2313 (i.e., a third semester of Calculus), since this course is a co-requisite of PHY 2049.

Mathematics Courses

MAC 2311

Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1

4
And

MAC 2312

Or

STA 2023

Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2

 

Introduction to Statistics 1

4

 

3

Genetics Course

PCB 3063

Genetics

4

Animal Diversity Courses

ZOO 2203

Invertebrate Zoology

4

ZOO 2303

Vertebrate Zoology

4

Plant Diversity Course
Choose one of the following courses:

BOT 2011C

Plant Diversity

4

BOT 2710

Practical Plant Taxonomy

3

Ecology Course
Choose one of the following courses:

PCB 3034C

Introduction to Ecology

4

PCB 4044C

General Ecology

4

Evolution Course

PCB 4674

Evolution

4

Physiology Course

PCB 4723C

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Animals

5

 

 

Critical Tracking

2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
2.5 GPA for all critical tracking courses in each semester

Semester 1:
Semester 2:
Semester 3:
Semester 4:
Semester 5:

 

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