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Degree Requirements

Integrated Studies: Natural Sciences Concentration (BA)

91 Credits Minimum, Including 39 Upper Division (UD)

EDU or Natural Sciences Capstone Requirement

BIO 4899 Natural Sciences Seminar (2)
CHM 4899 Natural Sciences Capstone Sem (2)
EDU 4899 Teacher as Person-Capstone (2)
PHY 4899 Natural Sciences Seminar (2)

UD
UD
UD, W
UD

2

Section Credits Required

2

The Arts Core

ART 3546 Art Education

WKA, UD

3

MUS 3501 Mus in the Non-Mus Classroom

WKA, UD

3

TRE 3800 Theatre Education

WKA, UD

3

Section Credits Required

9

Mathematics Core

MAT 1560 Numerical Reasoning

-

4

MAT 2561 Statistical & Algebraic Reasng

WKQR

4

MAT 3562 Geometric Reasoning

UD

4

Section Credits Required

12

Social Sciences Core

POL 1120 American Government & Politics

WKSS

5

HIS 2502 The United States to 1876 (5)
HIS 2503 The United States Since 1876 (5)

WKSS
WKSS

5

Section Credits Required

10

Health & Fitness Core

HHP 3510 Teaching Physical Education

UD

5

Section Credits Required

5

Language Arts Core

LIN 2100 Foundations of Language Study (5)
COM 1101 Intro to Interpersonal Commun (5)
COM 1321 Public Speaking (5)

WKH
WKH
WKH

5

EDRD 3516 Children's Literature (3)
EDRD 3517 Young Adult Literature (3)

UD
UD

3

Section Credits Required

8

Natural Sciences Core

BIO 2101 General Biology (5)
BIO 2102 General Biology (5)
BIO 2103 General Biology (5)

WKFS
-
WKAS

15

PHY 2571 Concpts Physcl Sci for Ed I (3)
PHY 2572 Concpts Physcl Sci for Ed II (4)

WKAS
WKAS

7

Section Credits Required

22

Lower-Division Elective Course (see restrictions below)

CHM 1211 General Chemistry I (5)
CHM 1212 General Chemistry II (5)
CHM 1330 Survey of Organic Chemistry (5)
HIS 2491 Origins of Western Science (5)
HIS 2492 The Founding of Modern Science (5)
PHY 1135 Astronomy:Individual & Univers (5)
PHY 1142 Earth System Science (5)

WKFS
-
-
WKSS
WKSS
WKFS
WKFS

5

Section Credits Required

5

16 UD Elec. Credits (including 3 W). See restrictions below.

BIO 3000 Intro Biological Anthropology (5)
BIO 3302 Coral Reef Ecology (5)
BIO 3303 Evolutionary Ecology Galapagos (5)
BIO 3304 Oceanography of the Galapagos (5)
BIO 3310 Ecology (5)
BIO 3351 General Microbiology (5)
BIO 3432 Biodiversity:Vertebrate Biolgy (5)
BIO 3434 Animal Behavior (5)
BIO 3453 Biodiversity:Plant Ident & Tax (5)
BIO 3615 Issues and Values in Biology (3)
BIO 4415 Plant Physiology (5)
BIO 4435 Biodiversity:Parasites & Pests (5)
BIO 4744 Marine Botany (5)
BIO 4810 Marine Ecology (5)
BIO 4815 Aquatic Ecology (5)
BIO 4825 Forest Ecology (5)
BIO 4835 Conservation Biology (5)
BIO 4880 Blakely Field Studies (1)
BIO 4978 Biological Research Proposal (1)
BIO 4979 Biological Research (1-4)
CHM 3225 Quantitativ Analysis&Equilibrm (5)
CHM 3228 Electroanalytical Chemistry (2)
CHM 3229 Analytical Spectroscopy (2)
CHM 3371 Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHM 3372 Organic Chemistry II (5)
CHM 3373 Organic Chemistry III (5)
PHY 3011 Global Climate Change (5)

CUE, WE, UD, W
CUE, UD
UD
CUE, WE, UD
UD, W
UD
UD
UD, W
UD
WE, UD, W
UD, W
UD
UD
UD, W
UD
UD
UD
UD
UD, W
UD
UD
UD
UD
UD
UD
UD
WE, UD, HON

16

Section Credits Required

16

Practicum Requirement

BIO 4930 Biology Practicum (1-5)
CHM 4930 Chemstry/Biochmstry Practicum (1-5)
PHY 4520 Preparing to Teach (2)
PHY 4950 Special Topics in Physics (3)

UD
UD
UD
UD

2

Section Credits Required

2

Minimum Total Credits Required

91

Additional Requirements and Information

Restricted Electives: No more than 8 credits total from
HIS 2491, HIS 2492, BIO 3000, BIO 3615, BIO 4899, BIO 4930
CHM 4899, CHM 4930, PHY 4520, PHY 4899

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