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This plan of study fulfills USBE requirements for teaching endorsements in Biology and Chemistry, with options for endorsement in Environmental Science and English as a Second Language. Students must also complete all General Education and Bachelor’s degree requirements in order to graduate.
Warning: requirements can change without notice. Please check with an advisor for up to date information.
The Science Core (30-37 cr)
- MATH 1050 and MATH 1060 OR MATH 1080 (5-7 cr)
- MATH 1170 or MATH 1210, Calculus for Biologists I or Calculus I(4 cr)
- MATH 1180 or MATH 1220, Statistics with Calculus for Biologists or Calculus II (4 cr)
- CHEM 1210 and CHEM 1225, Gen Chem I + Lab (4+1 cr)
- CHEM 1220 and CHEM 1225, Gen Chem II + lab I (4+1 cr)
- CHEM 2310 or CHEM 2311, Organic Chem I (4 cr)
- PHYS 2010, Gen Physics I or PHYS 2210 (4 cr)
- PHYS 2020, Gen Physics II or PHYS 2220 (4cr)
The Biology Teaching Core (26 cr)
- BIOL 1610, Fundamental Principles of Biology I (4 cr)
- BIOL 1615, Fundamental Principles of Biology Lab I (1 cr)
- BIOL 1620, Fundamental Principles of Biology II (4 cr)
- BIOL 1625, Fundamental Principles of Biology Lab II (1 cr)
- BIOL 2020 or BIOL 2021, Principles of Cell Biology (3 cr) or Principles of Cell Science (4 cr)
- BIOL 2030, Genetics (3 cr)
- Biol 3410, Ecology and Evolution (3 cr)
- Biol 3510, Biochemistry (3 cr)
- Biol 3310 (Vert Morph) OR 5350 (Ornithology) OR 5370 (Mammalogy) (3cr)
- Biol 2325 (Human anatomy) OR 2420 (Human physiology)
Electives (6-10 cr)
- Complete 1 Cell and Molecular Lab (Cr 1-3)
- Complete 1 Environment and Organism Lab (Cr 1-3)
- Complete 1 Biology >3000-level elective. (Cr 3-4)
- Complete 1 Advanced or Applied Chemistry Elective (Cr3-4)
- FOR USBE endorsement: Complete 1 Science elective from each group (Cr 6)
Required Education Courses (17-18 cr)
- EDU 1010 Intro to teaching OR SCI 5050 Science Learning (2-3 cr)
- ETHNC 2550 African Amer Exp (HF) OR ETHNC 2570 Amer Indian Exp (HF) OR ETHNC 2580 Asian Pacific Amer Exp (HF) OR ETHNC 2590 Pacific Islander Exp (HF) (3 cr)
- ESC 2150 Intro to Multicultural Ed OR SCI 3900 Humans In STEM (3 cr)
- EDPS 3721Adolescent Psychology (3 cr)
- EDU 5170Secondary Science Methods (3 cr)
- ESC 5709 Building Family Partnerships (3 cr, 32 field hours required)
Optional Electives for Completion of ESL Endorsement (9 cr)
ESL ENDORSEMENT REQUIRED TO TEACH IN GRANITE AND SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. CAN BE TAKEN AFTER HIRE.- EDU 5200 Teacher Language Awareness (3 cr)
- ECS 5645 Assessment of linguistically diverse populations (3 cr)
- ESC 5647 Instructional methods for linguistically diverse populations (3 cr, 16hrs field work)