Life Science Education Degree 4-Year Plan
The 4-Year Plan is a model for completing your BS in Life Science Education degree in a timely manner. The plan below is one of several possible ways for you to complete the Life Science Education degree. Your individualized plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements. Check your Financial Aid as it may require additional term credits for full-time funding. You must complete all university and program requirements successfully to complete this degree (GPA, 120 credits, LASC, WI, residency).
- Program: Bachelor of Science: Life Science Education
- Total Credits: 120
- Catalog: 2024-2025
First Year
Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
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Fall (1st Fall) | |||
Core Requirement | BIOL 115/115L | Organismal Biology + Lab | 4 |
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 31 | CHEM 150/150L | General Chemistry I + Lab | 4 |
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 42 | MATH | 3 | |
Related Requirement: | ED 205 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
First-Year Experience Course | FYE 101 | First Year Experience | 1 |
Total Credits: 15 | |||
Spring (1st Spring) | |||
Core Requirement | BIOL 111/111L | Cell Biology | 4 |
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 31 | CHEM 210/210L | General Chemistry II + Lab | 4 |
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 42 | MATH | 3 | |
LASC Goal 1B WI | ENGL 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
Total Credits: 14 |
Notes:
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Second Year
Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
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Fall (2nd Fall) | |||
Core Requirement: | BIOL 341/341L | Genetics + Lab | 4 |
Core Requirement: | BIOL 345/345L | Principles of Ecology + Lab | 4 |
Related Requirement:3 | PHYS 160 | Physics I + Lab | 4 |
ED 294 | Educational Psychology | 3 | |
LASC Goal 2 | 3 | ||
Total Credits: 18 | |||
Spring (2nd Spring) | |||
Core Requirement: | BIOL 348 | Evolutionary Biology | 4 |
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 3 | GEOS 110 | Water, Land and People | 3 |
Related Requirement: | PHYS 161 | Physics II + Lab | 4 |
Related Requirement:3 | SPED 413 | Individuals with Exceptionalities | 3 |
Total Credits: 14 |
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Third Year
Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
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Fall (3rd Fall) | |||
Core Requirement: | BIOL 347/347L | Plant Physiology + Lab | 4 |
Related Requirement: | GEOS 109/109L | Processes and History of a Dynamic Planet + Lab | 4 |
Core Requirement: | BIOL 350/350L | Microbiology + Lab | 4 |
LASC Goal 1A | COMM 100 | Speech Communication | 3 |
LASC Goal 5 & 8 | 3 | ||
Total Credits: 18 | |||
Spring (3rd Spring) | |||
Related Requirement: | BIOL 275/275L | Quantitative Biology + Lab | 4 |
Related Requirement: | ED 310 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 7 | GEOS 360/360L | Planetary Science + Lab | 3 |
LASC Goal 5 & 10 | 3 | ||
LASC Goal 6 & 9 | 3 | ||
Total Credits: 16 |
Fourth
Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
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Fall (4th Fall) | |||
Related Requirement: | ED 448 | Reading in Content Areas | 4 |
Core Requirement: | BIOL 440 | Middle School/Secondary Science Teaching Methods | 3 |
Related Requirement: | ED 498 | Field Experiences | 3 |
Core Requirement: | BIOL 497 | Independent Research | 3 |
Restricted Elective: LASC Goal 6 | 3 | ||
Total Credits: 16 | |||
Spring (4th Spring) | |||
Related Requirement | ED 461S | Student Teaching | 12 |
Total Credits: 12 |