Teacher Education Minor in Biology see footnote 1
Two options are available to satisfy principles of biology. Option 1: BIOL 104 and Plant BIOL 100 (8 hours), which requires the completion of BIOL 210. Option 2: BIOL 120, BIOL 121, and BIOL 122 (15 hours), which does not require BIOL 210. Electives totaling 12 hours are to be chosen from the various departments in the School of Life Sciences, in consultation with the adviser. An attempt should be made to obtain background in each of the general areas in the School of Life Sciences to give the student minoring in the teaching of biological sciences as much breadth as possible as a prospective biology teacher. A course in plant biology is strongly advised.
| HOURS | REQUIREMENTS* |
|---|---|
| 12-15 | Principles of biology |
| Option 1 (12 hrs): BIOL 104--Animal Biology and PLBIO 100--Plant Biology and BIOL 210--Genetics | |
| Option 2 (15 hrs): BIOL 120--Genetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity; BIOL 121--Ecology and Organismic Biology, and BIOL 122--Molecular and Cellular Biology | |
| 12 | Electives to be taken in the life science areas chosen in consultation with the biology education adviser |
| 24-27 | Total |
*Students are advised that additional course work may be necessary to teach middle grades six through eight after June 30, 1996. Consult the certification officer in 110 Education Building for additional information.
Footnotes: 1. The statement reflects a revision of the teacher education minor in biology pending final approval at the time of publication.
| HOURS | REQUIREMENTS* |
|---|---|
| 10-11 | General chemistry, choose from: CHEM 107--Accelerated Chemistry, I; CHEM 108--Accelerated Chemistry, II; CHEM 109--Accelerated Chemistry Laboratory, I; and CHEM 110--Accelerated Chemistry Laboratory, II; or CHEM 101--General Chemistry, CHEM 102--General Chemistry (Biological or Physical Version), and CHEM 122--Elementary Quantitative Analysis ( CHEM 223--Quantitative Analysis Lecture, and CHEM 224--Quantitative Analysis Laboratory may be taken as an alternative to CHEM 122.) |
| 5 | Elementary organic chemistry including laboratory |
| 10-12 | Chemistry or other physical science courses |
| 25-28 | Total |
*Students are advised that additional course work may be necessary to teach middle grades six through eight after June 30, 1996. Consult the certification officer in 110 Education Building for additional information.
Teacher Education Minor in Earth Science
| HOURS | REQUIREMENTS* |
|---|---|
| 6 | ASTR 121 and ASTR 122--Descriptive Astronomy, I and II |
| 4 | Physical geography |
| 8 | GEOL 107 and GEOL 108 see footnote 1 --General Geology, I and II |
| 2 | GEOL 115--Regional Field Study |
| 4 | GEOL 332--Mineralogy and Mineral Optics |
| 24 | Total |
*Students are advised that additional course work may be necessary to teach middle grades six through eight after June 30, 1996. Consult the certification officer in 110 Education Building for additional information.
Footnotes: 1. Students who decide to follow the earth science teaching minor after first taking GEOL 101 or GEOL 111 or 100 and 110 should enroll in GEOL 108; students who decide to follow the minor after first taking GEOL 100 (without 110), 104, 105, or 143 should enroll in GEOL 107. The combination of GEOL 101 (or 111 or 100/110) and 102 will be accepted as a substitute for GEOL 107 and GEOL 108, but students should be aware these courses are not intended for science majors.
Teacher Education Minor in General Science see footnote 1
Additional hours in other sciences, such as astronomy, geology, and physical geography, are recommended for the student completing the minor in general science.
| HOURS | REQUIREMENTS* |
|---|---|
| 10 | PHYCS 101--General Physics (Mechanics, Heat, and Sound), and PHYCS 102--General Physics (Light, Electricity, Magentism, and Modern Physics) |
| 10 | Principles of biology see footnote 2 |
| 8 | General chemistry |
| 28 | Total |
*Students are advised that additional course work may be necessary to teach middle grades six through eight after June 30, 1996. Consult the certification officer in 110 Education Building for additional information.
Footnotes: 1. A revision of the teacher education minor in general science was pending at the time of publication.
Footnote 2. Consult the certification officer in 110 Education Building for appropriate courses.
Teacher Education Minor in Physical Science
A total of 24 semester hours in the field is required, with approximately half of the work in chemistry and the other half in physics. Additional work in other physical sciences, such as astronomy, geology, and physical geography, is recommended. This minor is intended primarily for students preparing to teach mathematics. Students are advised that additional course work may be necessary to teach middle grades six through eight after June 30, 1996. Consult the certification officer in 110 Education Building for additional information.
| HOURS | REQUIREMENTS* |
|---|---|
| 18 | General physics and advanced physics |
| 8 | General chemistry |
| 26 | Total |
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