THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
College of Education and Social Services
Biological Sciences Major
(Secondary Education)
The Secondary Education Biological Sciences major includes the list of specific Biology requirements and the Supplemental courses that are required for completion of the Biology major leading to a Science endorsement.
Students may not use more than 14 credits at the "less than 100 level" toward the Biology endorsement. Since BIOL 001 and 002 total 8 credits, this means that 6 credits remain.
All students completing the Biological Sciences major must complete one course in the Evolution category.
Biology Requirements | 34 cr. hrs. |
Complete the following courses | |
| BIOL 001 Principles of Biology I | |
| BIOL 002 Principles of Biology II | |
Select at least 26 hours from 6 of the following 8 areas | |
Zoology | |
| BIOL 209 Field Zoology BIOL 217 Mammalogy BIOL 268 Medical Entomology WFB 131 Field Ornithology WFB 161 Fisheries Biology and Management | |
Botany | |
| PBIO 108 Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants* PBIO 109 Plant Systematics PBIO 213 Plant Communities PBIO 232 Botany Field Trip | |
Physiology | |
| BIOL 003 Human Biology BIOL 004 The Human Body BIOL 225 Physiological Ecology BIOL 255 Comparative Physiology PBIO 104 Plant Physiology** | |
Ecology | |
| BCOR 102 Ecology and Evolution BIOL 238 Winter Ecology BIOL 246 Ecological Parasitology BIOL 264 Community Ecology BIOL 269 Plant Animal Interactions PBIO 234 Ecology of Freshwater Algae FOR 120 Forest Ecology | |
Genetics | |
| BCOR 101 Genetics BIOL 204/205 Advanced Genetics Lab BIOL 254 Population Genetics BIOL 263 Genetics of Cell Cycle Regulation | |
Microbiology | |
| MMG 065 Microbiology and Pathogenesis MMG 220 Environmental Microbiology | |
Cell Biology | |
| BCOR 103 Molecular and Cell Biology BIOL 106 Cell Structure and Function BIOL 212 Comparative Histology BIOL 223 Developmental Biology BIOL 261 Neurobiology BIOL 295 Advanced Cell Biology CHEM 205 Biochemistry | |
Evolution | |
| BIOL 006 Evolutionary Biology BIOL 270 Speciation and Phylogeny BIOL 271 Evolution BIOL 277 Sociobiology | |
| Supplemental Science Courses | Minimum 12 crs. hrs. |
|
Chemistry Earth Science Physics Additional course in Chemistry, Earth Science or Physics if needed to reach total of 12 credits. | |
| Minimum Total | 46 cr. hrs. |
* This course can also count in the evolution category.
**This course can also be counted in the botany category.
Mathematics prerequisites are required in addition to the 46 credits indicated above and must include precalculus. This requirement can be fulfilled by taking one of the following courses: MATH 010-Precalculus Mathematics or MATH 019-Fundamentals of Calculus I.
Students should check prerequisites for all courses before enrolling. Careful curriculum planning with Professor Joseph Schall (656-0448) and/or Professor Jim Vigoreaux (656-4627) in the Biology Department is strongly urged.
PRAXIS II Statement
Students completing Secondary Education Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics) majors must currently meet the passing scores set for the:
- General Science PRAXIS II exam and
- Specific science exam (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics)
Revised Summer 2010
Last modified April 04 2012 11:54 AM