Natural Science in Biology for Secondary Teachers (Bachelor of Science, B.S.)
*Effective Fall 2020, this program is being phased out and has a 3-year teach out plan. More information can be found here.
A major in Natural Science for Secondary Teachers leads to certification to teach Science courses in schools. Students who pursue this program should consider teaching as their immediate career goal.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | ||
| Students must complete General Studies courses | 42-47 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| BIO 105 | Principles of Organismal Biology | 4 |
| BIO 106 | Principles of Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIO 205 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIO 225 | Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 308 | History and Philosophy of the Natural Sciences | 3 |
| BIO 380 | Biology Teaching: Materials and Methods | 3 |
| BIO 390 | Microbiology | 4 |
| CHE 111 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHE 120 | General Chemistry II with Qualitative Analysis | 5 |
| CHE 310 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 311 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 2 |
| CHE 321 | Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
| CHE 370 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| PHY 110 | College Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 111 | College Physics II | 4 |
| ESC 111 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| ESC 120 | Meteorology | 4 |
| MAT 111 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| or MAT 111E | Introductory Statistics | |
| Select one course from each of the following areas: | 6-8 | |
| A. Organismal Diversity | ||
| Plant Morphology | ||
| Ornithology | ||
| Plant Systematics | ||
| Local Flora | ||
| Invertebrate Biology | ||
| Vertebrate Biology | ||
| Mammalogy | ||
| Entomology | ||
| B. Physiology | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
| Education Professional Sequence | ||
| Students must complete the Professional Sequence | 36 | |
Program Graduation Requirements
- Earn an overall GPA of at least 2.75, a major GPA of 3.0 and a minimum 3.0 GPA in Education coursework.
University Graduation Requirements
- Earn a minimum of 120 credit hours (100 level and higher, maximum of 6 CED credit hours applicable).
- Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in upper-division courses. Lower-division transfer courses accepted as meeting upper-division departmental course requirements cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
- Earn 30 of the last 45 credit hours at MWSU in institutional coursework (exclusive of credit by examination).
- Participate in required departmental and campus wide assessments.
- Fulfill the Missouri Constitution requirement.
- Successfully pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement exam.