Program: Biology Major (BEDU) (Teacher Licensure for Integrated Life/Earth Science), BA - Harding University

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 38 Hours

EDFD 203 , required in place of PSY 201 , is counted below in the hours required for licensure. Biology, mathematics, physical science, and 3 hours of global literacy are counted below in the hours required for the major.

You must take POLS 205 ; one course from ANTH 250 , POLS 202 , GEOG 302 or GEOG 303 , SOCS 301 (for global literacy/additional social science for licensure).

Major: 68 Hours

BIOL 121 - General Zoology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 122 - General Botany Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 140 - Freshman Seminar
BIOL 250 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 254 - Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 259 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 271 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 249 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 or
BIOL 280 - Animal Physiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 315 - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 357 - Cell Molecular Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 406 - Ecology Lab Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 407 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 440 - Seminar Credit Hours: 0, 2 (3 semesters required)
MATH 171 - College Algebra and Trigonometry Credit Hours: 5
PHS 410 - Christian View Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 2 or 3

20 hours from chemistry, physical science and physics, including:

CHEM 121 - College Chemistry Credit Hours: 4 and
CHEM 122 - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4 (with a grade of “C” or better) and
CHEM 215 - Organic and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
PHS 112 - Geology Credit Hours: 3
PHS 113 - Astronomy and Space Science Credit Hours: 3
PHS 114 - Meteorology Credit Hours: 1

Note(s):

Math leveling work, if needed, increases the total hours in the degree by 5 to 6 hours.

Licensure: 32 Hours

Consult the College of Education catalog section for additional licensure information.

EDFD 200 - Chalk / Wire ePortfolio
EDFD 202 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 203 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 311 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 4
SEED 314 - Classroom Management and Assessment - Field Experience II Credit Hours: 3
SEED 417 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 2
SEED 428 - Teaching Science Credit Hours: 3
SEED 451 - Supervised Teaching: Secondary 7-12 Credit Hours: 8
SEED 480 - Professional Educator-Secondary Credit Hours: 1
SPED 418 - Educating the Child with Exceptionalities: Secondary Credit Hours: 2
HED 203 - Personal and Community Health and Safety Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible: 4 Hours

PHS 410 , counted above in the major, satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken. Bible is not required during the supervised teaching semester.

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