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Biology B.S. Concentration in Education - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Science in Biology with a teacher certification is for students wanting to teach science grades 7-12. This degree plan is similar to the B.S. in Biology program except that some courses in chemistry, physics and biology are replaced with pedagogy coursework that prepares the student to be a professional educator.

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
Communication 3 ______ ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______
BIOL 1406 General Biology I (Majors) 4 ______ BIOL 1407 General Biology II (Majors) 4 ______
Creative Arts 3 ______ HIST 1302 U.S. History II Since 1877 3 ______
HIST 1301 U.S. History I 1763-1877 3 ______ Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 ______
MATH 1316 Trignonometry 3 ______ PSYC 2317 Introduction to Stastical Methods 3 ______
  Hours 16 ______   Hours 16 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 ______ POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______
CHEM 1311
and CHEM 1112
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Laboratory
 4 ______ Language, Philosophy and Culture 3 ______
PHYS 1401 College Physics I 4 ______ CHEM 1312
and CHEM 1112
General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry II Laboratory
 4 ______
BIOL 2421 Microbiology for Science Majors 4 ______ EDUC 2310  Intro to Teacher Education 3 ______
______ Electives BIOL 3400-4400 4 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 17 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
POLS 2302 Intro/American Government II 3 ______ BIOL Vertebrate Course 4 ______
EDUC 3300 Human Devel and Learning 3 ______ BIOL 3470 Genetics 4 ______
EDUC 3380 Secondary Curric/Methodology 3 ______ Electives BIOL 4 ______
BIOL 3450 General Botany 4 ______ READ 3326 Content Area Reading 3 ______
  Hours 13 ______   Hours 15 ______
Summer Hours Grade
Electives BIOL 8 ______
    Hours 8 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
BIOL Invertebrate Course 4 ______ EDUC 4620 Clinical Teaching 6 ______
Cell or Molecular BIOL 4 ______ ______
BIOL 4344 Development of Biological Thought 3 ______ ______
EDUC 4380 Secondary Meth/Clssrm Mgmt 3 ______ ______
  Hours 14 ______   Hours 6 ______