Biological Sciences Education Major
Major Requirements
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Minimum Credits Required: 120
University Degree Requirements
For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.
- Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
- Complete the University General Education requirements.
- Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
- Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
- Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Category C: Communication | 12 | |
Category R: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
Category S: Science and Technology | 10 | |
Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts | 6 | |
Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
Category W: Wellness | 2 | |
Category D: Cultural Diversity | ||
Category G: Global Perspectives | ||
Category L: Digital Literacy | ||
Total Credits | 39 |
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
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Teaching Specialty Requirements | ||
BIOL 150 & 150L | General Biology I and General Biology I Laboratory | 4 |
BIOL 151 & 151L | General Biology II and General Biology II Laboratory | 4 |
BIOL 220 & 220L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory | 4 |
BIOL 221 & 221L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory | 4 |
BIOL 315 & 315L | Genetics and Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
BIOL 359 | Evolution | 3 |
BIOL 364 | General Ecology | 3 |
BIOL 370 | Cell Biology | 3 |
CHEM 121 & 121L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
CHEM 122 & 122L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
ENGL 324 | Writing in the Sciences (May satisfy general education category C) | 3 |
GEOL 105 & 105L | Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab (May satisfy general education category G) | 4 |
GEOL 106 & 106L | The Earth Through Time and The Earth Through Time Lab | 4 |
Pick one of the following math classes: | 3-4 | |
Trigonometry | ||
Applied Calculus I | ||
MICR 202 & 202L | Introductory Microbiology and Introductory Microbiology Lab | 3 |
Pick one of the following: | 4 | |
Fundamentals of Physics and Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory | ||
College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | ||
SOIL 217 | Introduction to Meteorology & Climatology | 3 |
STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics (May satisfy general education category R) | 3 |
Professional Education Requirements | ||
EDUC 321 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
EDUC 322 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
EDUC 451 | Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment | 3 |
EDUC 481 | Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: (Science) | 3 |
EDUC 482 | Classroom Practice/Methods of Teaching II: (Science) | 3 |
EDUC 485 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
EDUC 486 | Classroom Management for Diverse Learners | 3 |
EDUC 487 | Student Teaching | 9 |
EDUC 488 | Applied Student Teaching | 3 |
EDUC 489 | Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds | 3 |
Total Credits | 98-99 |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- See School of Education for admission requirements.
- Courses taken P/F may not be used to satisfy any requirements.
- A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all professional education courses.
- To be placed in student teaching, a 2.75 cumulative GPA and a 2.75 GPA in professional education coursework is required.
- To exit the program, a 2.75 cumulative GPA and a 2.75 GPA in professional education coursework is required as well as completing the Praxis Subject test and the Principles of Learning and Teaching test.
- Biological Sciences Majors: Electives taken for the Biological Sciences major cannot be double-counted with the Zoology minor. The only classes that can be double counted are BIOL 150/150L, 151/151L, and 359.