Biology: STEM Education, B.S.

General Education (40-41 hours)

(see General Education for list of approved courses)

Program Requirements

Biology Courses - 40 hours including:

Introductory Biology (all 3 courses required):

Core (all courses are required):

Survey (select 1 Botany course and 1 Zoology course):

Botany (select 1 course):

Zoology (select 1 course):

BIOL 4050 - Comparative Vertebrate Zoology
BIOL 4070 - Entomology
BIOL 4090 - Herpetology
BIOL 4110 - Ichthyology
BIOL 4130 - Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 4140 - Mammalogy
BIOL 4170 - Ornithology
BIOL 4085 - Parasitology
(Courses offered in Botany and Zoology at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory may be substituted. Approval of the department head required.)

Cell and Physiology:

BIOL 4220 - Principles of Microbiology

Advanced Ecology and Evolution (select 1 course):

Special Topics Electives:

Biology Courses up to 40 hours:

All BIOL courses including:
BIOL 4998r - Independent Studies and/or BIOL 4997r - Research (maximum 4 hours)

STEM Requirements:

Additional Requirements for the Major:

Biology electives to complete 40 earned hours in Biology
No more than 2 hours of
BIOL 4610r
  (Seminar) and 4 hours of
BIOL 4997r
  (Research) and/or
BIOL 4998r
  (Individual Studies) may be counted as part of the 40 hours in Biology.
A minimum 16 hours in Biology courses at the 4000-level is required.
A minimum grade of C must be earned in
BIOL 1110
  to take
BIOL 1120
  or
BIOL 1130
. A minimum grade of C in BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1130  must be earned to take BIOL 3060 , BIOL 3250  or BIOL 3350 .
A minimum grade of C must be earned in BIOL 3060 , BIOL 3250 or BIOL 3350 in order to take a Survey or Cell and Physiology course. See course descriptions for specific prerequisites.
A minimum grade of C must be earned in BIOL 3060 , BIOL 3250 or BIOL 3350 in order to take an Advanced Ecology and Evolution course. See course descriptions for specific prerequisites.
Courses offered in Botany and Zoology at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory may be substituted. Approval of the Department Head is required.

Additional Information and Notes

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 126 hours.

For admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP): Earn a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average, a 2.75 average on all courses taken at UTC, a 2.75 GPA in education courses with no grade lower than C, and a 2.75 in content area courses with no grade lower than C.

In addition to the department and university requirements there are the following minimum requirements for graduation with licensure: 2.75 cumulative average, 2.75 at UTC, 2.75 average in STEM courses with no grade lower than C, 2.75 average in courses in licensure content area courses with no grade lower than C.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements for additional requirements.

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