Biology, with Secondary Education Certification, B.A.

Eight Units in Biology, Including the Following:

Of the latter two courses, one must be from List I . In addition, one unit in the major must be from List II. At least six of these courses must include a laboratory.

• BIOL 195: Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity (1 Unit)
• BIOL 210: Cell and Molecular Biology (1 Unit)
• BIOL 300: Genetics (1 Unit)
• One unit (200-level or higher) “animal” course
• One unit (200-level or higher) “plant” course

One Unit Chosen From the Following Laboratory Cognates:

• GEOL 101: Introductory Geology (1 Unit) (lab required)
• GEOL 103: Introduction to Earth History (1 Unit) (lab required)
• PHYS 115: General Physics (1 Unit) (lab required)

Additional Requirements

• Two units in chemistry unless a substitution is approved in advance by the staff. The biology faculty strongly recommends that  CHEM 152   and CHEM 154   be taken to satisfy this requirement. CHEM 101 , CHEM 107 , and CHEM 200  do not fulfill this requirement.
• Completion of all other requirements for teacher certification. Students will design their program of study in consultation with the biology faculty and must obtain written approval of the Biology Department chair, preferably no later than the beginning of the second semester of the junior year.