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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog Archived Catalog

Biology: UTeach, B.S.

General Education

(see General Education Requirements for list of approved courses)

Rhetoric and Composition: (6 hours)

Two approved courses in rhetoric and composition

Mathematics: (3 hours)

One approved mathematics course

Statistics: (3 or 4 hours)

BIOL 2160 - Biostatistics or
MATH 2100 - Introductory Statistics
Students who have taken Engineering 2220, HHP 4010, Mathematics 3100, 4110, Psychology 2010 or Sociology 2500 and subsequently changed their major to Biology will have satisfied this requirement.

Natural Sciences: (7-8 hours)

Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component

Humanities and Fine Arts: (6 hours)

Two approved humanities and fine arts courses, one from fine arts and one from either

Cultures and Civilizations: (9 hours total)

Option A: Western Humanities I and II and one approved Non-Western Cultures and Civilizations course or
Option B: World Civilization I, II, III

Behavioral and Social Sciences: (6 hours)

Two approved behavioral or social science courses in two different disciplines

Program Requirements

Biology courses:

BIOL 1110 - Principles of Biology I
BIOL 1120 - Principles of Biology II
BIOL 1130 - Principles of Biology III
(a minimum grade of C must be earned in 1110, 1120, and 1130 in order to take courses for which 1120 and 1130 are prerequisites)
BIOL 3250 - Genetics
BIOL 3260 - Genetics Laboratory
3 hours of a single, formal lecture or laboratory course at the 4000 level

Botany (select 1 course):

Zoology (select 1 course):

BIOL 3120 - Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 3130 - Comparative Vertebrate Zoology
BIOL 3200 - Animal Behavior
BIOL 3300 - Histology
BIOL 3420 - Entomology
BIOL 4030 - Developmental Vertebrate Embryology
BIOL 4340 - Human Development and Disease
BIOL 4450 - Herpetology
BIOL 4560 - Ichthyology
BIOL 4570 - Mammalogy
BIOL 4580 - Ornithology
(Courses offered in Botany and Zoology at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory or Highlands Biological Station may be substituted. Approval of the department head required.)

Ecology and Evolution:

Cell and Physiology:

UTeach Requirements:

Additional Information and Notes

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 124 hours.

In addition to the department and university requirements there are the following minimum requirements for graduation with licensure: 2.5 cumulative average, 2.5 at UTC, 2.5 average in UTSM courses with no grade lower than C, 2.5 average in courses in licensure content area courses with no grade lower than C.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements for additional requirements.

Showcase/Suggested Course of Study

Please see the Courses section of this catalog for complete course descriptions.

Freshman Year
Fall Semester:	Hrs	Spring Semester:	Hrs
ENGL 1010	3	ENGL 1020	3
BIOL 1110	4	BIOL 1120	4
UTSM 1010	1	UTSM 1020	1
MATH 1130 or 1710 or 1720	3	MATH 1830 or 1910/1911	3-4
CHEM 1110	3	CHEM 1120	3
CHEM 1110L	1	CHEM 1120L	1
	15		15-16
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester:	Hrs	Spring Semester:	Hrs
BIOL 1130	3	BIOL 3250	3
BIOL 2080	4	BIOL 3260	1
UTSM 2010	3	CHEM 3020	3
CHEM 3010	3	CHEM 3020L	1
CHEM 3010L	1	Behavioral & Social Science	3
Cultures and Civilizations	3	UTSM 2020	3
	17		14
Junior Year
Fall Semester:	Hrs	Spring Semester:	Hrs
MATH 2100 or BIOL 2160	3	BIOL 3060	3
BIOL 3150 or 4160 or 4500	3	BIOL 3070	1
PHYS 1030	3	PHYS 1040	3
PHYS 1030L	1	PHYS 1040L	1
Cultures and Civilizations	3	Cultures and Civilizations	3
UTSM 3010	3	BIOL or UTSM 3020	3
		Humanities and Fine Arts	3
	16		17
Senior Year
Fall Semester:	Hrs	Spring Semester:	Hrs
BIOL 4000 level approved Zoology course	4	Fine Arts	3
BIOL 3110 or BIOL 2100	4	Behavioral & Social Science	3
BIOL Elective (3000-4000 level)	3	UTSM 4020	6
UTSM 4010	3
BIOL 3000 level approved Botnay course	4
	18		12