Nov 21, 2024  
University Catalog 2024-2025 
    
University Catalog 2024-2025

Biology Education (Grades 6-12) (Certification - Biology), B.S.


For more information regarding the Core Curriculum, including a list of courses that satisfy Core Curriculum requirements, click here:  The Core Curriculum .

Biology Education majors should note that certification requirements are established by the Louisiana Department of Education and are subject to change. Students should consult their advisors each semester. Education majors should consult the Division of Education and Counseling section in this catalog for more information.

Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


First Semester


Semester Hours: 17


Second Semester


  • African American Heritage and Legacies (3)
  • Human Behavior (3)
  • Creative Expression and Engagment (3)
  • Examined Life (3)
  • CONTENT Course (3)

Semester Hours: 15


Junior Year


All majors must have passed all parts of Praxis I and should have been accepted into the Teacher Education Program before taking junior-level Education and Psychology courses.

Senior Year


Semester Hours: 12


Second Semester


Semester Hours: 12


INNOVATIVE RESIDENCY MODEL = classroom fieldwork in afternoons in fall semester + classroom teaching in spring

Summary: Program in Biology Education (Grades 6-12)


Foundations: 13


Explorations: 21


  • African American Heritage and Legacies (3)
  • Creative Expression and Engagement (3)
  • The Examined Life (3)
  • Faith and Society (3)
  • Human Behavior (3)
  • The Human Past (3)
  • Scientific Reasoning (3, BIOL 1230 /BIOL 1230L )

CONTENT: 27


  • CONTENT Courses (27)

Total Hours: 121


3 hours of BIOL 1230  and BIOL 1230L  fulfills the Scientific Reasoning requirement and 3 hours of MATH 1030  or MATH 1030I  fulfills the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. The remaining 1 hour of BIOL 1230  and BIOL 1230L  applies to the Education requirement. Also, the remaining 1 hour of MATH 1030  or MATH 1030I  applies to the Education requirement.