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Biology - BA

This major requires a minor.

Total number of hours required for this degree:

128 semester hours

Total number of hours (not including prerequisites) in major:

36 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:

20 semester hours

Major courses required:

BIOL 1401, BIOL 1402, BIOL 3462, BIOL 3441, BIOL 4481; 16 additional hours in BIOL (8 must be advanced)

Suggested Sequencing of Courses Required in Major for Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Freshman Year

FALL		SPRING
ENGL 1313	3 hrs	ENGL 1314	3 hrs
CHEM 1401	4 hrs	CHEM 1402	4 hrs
BIOL 1402	4 hrs	BIOL 1401	4 hrs
MATH 1304	3 hrs	MATH 1411	4 hrs
Total	14 hrs	Total	15 hrs

Sophomore Year

FALL		SPRING
CHEM 2411	4 hrs	CHEM 2412	4 hrs
BIOL 2430	4 hrs	BIOL 24XX or 34XX	4 hrs
**Gen Ed course	3 hrs	**Gen Ed course	3 hrs
**Gen Ed course	3 hrs	**Gen Ed course	3 hrs
Total	14 hrs	Total	14 hrs

Junior Year

FALL		SPRING
BIOL 3462	4 hrs	BIOL 3441	4 hrs
CHEM 3421, if CHEM minor	4 hrs	**Gen Ed course	3 hrs
BIOL 34XX, 44XX, or 54Xx	4 hrs	**Gen Ed course	3 hrs
Elective credit	3 hrs	Elective credit	3 hrs
Total	15 hrs	Total	13 hrs

SUMMER
BIOL 5401 or other research exp	4 hrs
TOTAL HOURS	4 hrs

Senior Year

FALL		SPRING
BIOL 34XX, 44XX or 54XX	4 hrs	BIOL 4481	4 hrs
BIOL 34XX, 44XX or 54XX	4 hrs	BIOL 34XX, 44XX or 54XX	3 hrs
**Gen Ed course	3 hrs	**Gen Ed course	3 hrs
**Gen Ed course	3 hrs	**Gen Ed course	3 hrs
Total	14 hrs	Total	14 hrs

**Ten three-hour courses are needed to fulfill the rest of your General Education Curriculum Requirements, including two semester of the same foreign language. Place one of your General Education Curriculum courses in each location marked with a double asterisk (**)

The following components are required in all degrees:

General education, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.

Integrative summative experience:

One of the following:

BIOL 4481	Research and Writing
BIOL 5401	Problems in Biology

Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:

Completion of one of the following:

CISS 1310	Current Concepts of Information and Computer Technology
BIOL 3441	General Ecology
BIOL 3462	Genetics

Foreign language requirement, if any:

Two semesters of the same foreign language

Other course requirements:

CHEM 2411 & 2412

Either MATH 1304 or MATH 1411

Acceptable minor fields:

Any OLLU approved field

Strongly recommended:

8 semester hours in physics

Biology - BS

This major requires a minor.

Total number of hours required for this degree:

128 semester hours

Total number of hours required (not including prerequisites) in major:

40 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:

24 semester hours

Major courses required:

BIOL 1401, BIOL 1402, BIOL 2430, BIOL 3441, BIOL 4481 and 16 additional advanced hours in BIOL.

Other course requirements: CHEM 1401, CHEM 1402, CHEM 2411, CHEM 2412, PHYS 1401, PHYS 1402, MATH 1304, MATH 1411, MATH 2412, MATH 2303

Suggested Sequencing of Courses Required in Major for Bachelor of Science in Biology

Freshman Year

FALL		SPRING
ENGL 1313	3 hrs	ENGL 1314	3 hrs
CHEM 1401	4 hrs	CHEM 1402	4 hrs
BIOL 1402	4 hrs	BIOL 1401	4 hrs
MATH 1304	3 hrs	MATH 1411	4 hrs
Total	14 hrs	Total	15 hrs

Summer

Summer enrichment

Sophomore Year

FALL		SPRING
CHEM 2411	3 hrs	CHEM 2412	4 hrs
BIOL 2420	4 hrs	BIOL 34XX, 44XX, 54XX	4 hrs
MATH 2412	4 hrs	**SPAN 1412 or equivalent	3-4 hrs
**SPAN 1411 or equivalent	3-4 hrs	MATH 2303	3 hrs
Total	15-16 hrs	Total	14-15 hrs

Summer

Part-time research

Junior Year

FALL		SPRING
BIOL 34XX, 44XX, 54XX	4 hrs	BIOL 3441	4 hrs
CHEM 3421, if CHEM minor	4 hrs	PHYS 1402	4 hrs
PHYS 1401	4 hrs	**Gen Ed course	3 hrs
**Gen Ed course	3 hrs	**Gen Ed course	3 hrs
Total	15 hrs	Total	14 hrs

Summer

BIOL 5401 or other research experience

Senior Year

FALL		SPRING
BIOL 34XX, 44XX, 54XX	4 hrs	BIOL 4481	4 hrs
BIOL 34XX, 44XX, 54XX	4 hrs	BIOL 34XX, 44XX, 54XX	4 hrs
**Gen Ed course	3 hrs	**Gen Ed course	3 hrs
**Gen Ed course	3 hrs	**Gen Ed course	3 hrs
Total	14 hrs	Total	14 hrs

Ten three-hour courses are needed to fulfill the rest of your General Education Curriculum Requirements, including two semesters of the same foreign language. Place one of your General Education Curriculum courses in each location marked with an asterisk (**).

The following components are required in all degrees:

General education, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.

Computer literacy requirements fulfilled through one of the following:

CISS 1310	Current Concepts of Information and Computer Technology
BIOL 3441	General Ecology
BIOL 3462	Genetics

Foreign language requirement, if any:

Two semesters of the same foreign language

Acceptable minor fields:

Any OLLU approved field

Biology Teacher Certification

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Biology for Grades 8-12 Life Science Certification - BA

Total number of hours required in major:

36 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:

20 semester hours

Required courses (not including prerequisites) in the major:

BIOL 1401 & 1402	General Biology I & II
BIOL 1421 & 1422	General Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II
BIOL 3441	General Ecology
BIOL 3462	Genetics

12 additional advanced semester hours

Recommended:

BIOL 3413	Vascular Plants
BIOL 3481	General Microbiology

Integrative summative experience:

ExCET or TExES exam

Prerequisites to the required courses in the major:

BIOL 1401 & 1402 for BIOL 3441

BIOL 1401 & 1402, CHEM 1401 & 1402 and MATH 1304 or MATH 1411 or equivalent for BIOL 3462

General Education courses required in this degree (not included in above categories):

ENGL 1313 & 1314

Composition I & II

6 semester hours of sophomore-level English literature

HIST 1301 & 1302

United States to 1865 & United States since 1865

3 semester hours of non-literary art

PHIL 2321	Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 4350	Critical Thinking for Teachers
POLS 1311	American-Texas Government and Politics I
PSYC 1305	Introduction to Psychology
SPCH 2312	Oral Communication

One of the following:

MATH 1304	College Algebra
MATH 1411	Precalculus

Required courses in the major and in General Education (excluding PHIL 2321 and PSYC 1305) must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.

Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:

EDUC 5325 Technology for Teaching

Foreign language requirement:

Two semesters of the same foreign language

Other course requirements:

Supporting Courses:

CHEM 2411 & 2412	Organic Chemistry I & II
PSYC 3375	Psychology in the Classroom
SPED 4338	Individual Differences
EDUC 5325	Technology for Teaching

Professional Education Courses (Students must be officially admitted to teacher education program before taking these courses):

Block A:

EDUC 4365	Curriculum and Instruction in Multicultural Setting
EDUC 3344	Content Area Reading in Secondary School
EDUC 5307	Classroom Organization & Management for Multicultural Settings

Block B:

EDUC 5303	Instruction & Assessment Practices for the Multicultural Classroom
EDUC 5330	Field-Based Experience

Block C:

EDUC 4686

Student Teaching: Intermediate

Liberal Studies for Grades 4-8 - Science Cert - BA

See requirements under Liberal Studies Teacher Certification Track

Biology - Minor

Total number of hours required in the minor:

20 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in the minor:

4 semester hours

Required courses in the minor:

BIOL 1401 & 1402 General Biology I & II

Prerequisites to the required courses in minor:

None