Biology Major (BEDU) (Teacher Licensure), BA

Liberal Arts: 38 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of this major:

• Liberal arts requirements for biology, mathematics, physical science, and 3 hours of Global Perspectives are counted below in the hours required for the major.

Additional Requirements:

• POLS 205  is required
• EDFD 203  is taken in place of PSY 201 , and counted below in the hours required for licensure.

Major: 57 Hours

• BIOL 121 - General Zoology Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 122 - General Botany Credit Hours: 4
• 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 - Cellular Analysis and Bioinformatics Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
• BIOL 406 - Ecology Lab Credit Hours: 2
• BIOL 307 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 440 - Seminar Credit Hours: 0, 2 (3 semesters required)
• MATH 171 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 5
• PHS 410 - Christian View of Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 2 or 3

• (This course must be taken for at least 2 credit hours to meet major requirements.)

Licensure: 31 Hours

Consult the Cannon-Clary 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: 3
• SEED 314 - Classroom Management and Assessment - Field Experience II Credit Hours: 2
• SEED 417 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 2
• SEED 428 - Teaching Science Credit Hours: 3
• SEED 451 - Supervised Teaching - Internship II Credit Hours: 8-12
• SEED 480 - Professional Educator-Secondary Credit Hours: 2
• SPED 418 - Educating the Child with Exceptionalities: Secondary Credit Hours: 2
• RDNG 415 - Interdisciplinary Literacy Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 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.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.