UVU Biology Education B.S. Academic Plan
Student’s Name _____________________UV ID No. ___________
Address ___________________________State ______ Zip Code _______
Phone (Home and Work) ________________
UVU General Education Core & Distribution Requirements
(required of all students and should be met by those having the UVU AS Biology degree)
Course
CR
CR
W hen Taken/
Plan to Take
ENGL 1010 Intro. to Writing
3
Humanities (see Gen. Ed. List)
3
ENGL 2020 Inter. Writing Sci/Tech
3
Fine Arts (see Gen. Ed. List)
3
American Institutions (see Gen. Ed. list)
3
HIST 4320 Hist Scientific Thought
3
PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values
3
MATH 1050 College Algebra
4
HLTH 1100 Pers. Health & Wellness
OR PES 1097 Fitness for Life
2
W hen Taken/
Plan to Take
Note: Science general education requirements are fulfilled by the biology/physical science courses
required below.
Required Core Biology Courses
Required Biology Courses
CR W hen Taken/
Plan to Take
Required Biology Courses
CR
BIOL 1610 & 1615 College Biology I
5
BIOL 3700 General Ecology
3
BIOL 1620 & 1625 College Biology II
4
BIOL 4200 Teaching Meth. Sci
3
MICR 2060 OR 3450 Microbiology
4
BIOL 4500 Prin. of Evolution
3
BIOL 3500 Genetics
3
BIOL 494R Seminar
1
Required Zoology Courses
CR
ZOOL 2320 Human Anatomy
When Taken/
Required Botany Courses
CR
4
BOT 2100 Flora of Utah OR
BOT 2050 Field Botany
3
ZOOL 2420 Human Physiology
4
BOT 3340 Plant Biology
4
ZOOL 3100 Vertebrate Zoology
4
ZOOL 3200 Invertebrate Zoology
4
W hen Taken/
Plan to Take
W hen Taken/
Required Core Support Courses: Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics
Course CR
W hen Taken/
Plan to Take
CR
CHEM 1110 Elementary Chemistry
3
PHYS 1010 Elem. Physics
3
CHEM 1115 Elem. Chemistry Lab
1
GEO 1010 & 1015 Intro Geol. & Lab
4
CHEM 1120 Elem. Bio-org. Chemistry
4
CHEM 1125 Elem. Bio-org. Chem. Lab
1
W hen Taken/
Plan to Take
N ote: CH EM 1210 and 1220, Principles of Chem istry I & II, may be substituted for CH EM 1110/1115. CH EM 2310, 2320, 2315,
2325, Organic Chemistry I & II and labs, may substitute for CH EM 1120/1125.
substitute for PHYS 1010.
PH YS 2010 and 2015, College Physics I and lab, may
UVU Biology Education B.S. Academic Plan (continued)
Required Education Courses
Courses
CR
EDSC 2540 Dev. Adolescent Student
2
W hen Taken/
Plan to Take
Courses
CR
EDSC 4200 Classroom Mgmt. I
W hen Taken/
Plan to Take
2
EDSC 3000 Educational Psychology
3
EDSC 4250 Classroom Mgmt. I,
2
EDSC 3050 Found. Am. Edu.
2
EDSC 4440 Content Area Read.
3
EDSC 3250 Instructional Media
2
EDSC 4450 Multicul. Instruction
2
EDSP 3400 Exceptional Children
2
EDSC 4550 Sec. Curr. Instruc.
4
EDSC 4850 Sec. Student Teach.
8
Credit Check : Total = 125 ___; 40 upper division ___; 51 biology ___; half of biology in upper division ___
Signatures:
Biology Sec.Ed. Advisor: _________________
Student: ____________________
Date: _________
Required biological course offerings
Course
MICR
BIOL
BIOL
BIOL
BIOL
BIOL
BIOL
BIOL
BOT
BOT
BOT
ZOOL
ZOOL
ZOOL
ZOOL
Num ber
2060*
1610/1615
1620/1625
3500
3700
4200
4500
494R
2050 OR
2100
3340
2320
2420
3100
3200
Title
Credits
Offered
Prerequisite(s)
Microbiology
4
F, Sp, Su
BIOL 1010 or 1610, CHEM 1110
College Biol I
5
F
, Sp
min DRP =85
College Biol II
4
F, Sp, Su
BIOL 1610 or 1010 w/ instr.perm.
Genetics
3
F, Sp
BIOL 1610 or 1010 w/ instr.perm.
General Ecology
3
F, Sp
BIOL 1620 or 1010 w/ instr.perm.
Teaching Meth.
3
F, Sp
Admission to Secondary Ed. Program
Prin. of Evolution
3
F, Sp
BIOL 3500 & 6 upper div. BIOL cr. hours.
Seminar
1
F, Sp
BIOL 3500 & 3700 & instructor's perm.
Field Botany
3
F
BIOL 1010 or 2110 recommended
Flora of Utah
3
Su
BIOL 1010 recommended
Plant Biology
4
F
BIOL1010, CHEM 1110 recommended
Human Anatomy
4
F, Sp, Su
BIOL 1010 & ENGL 1010
Human
4
F, Sp, Su
BIOL 1010 & ENGL 1010
Vertebrate
4
F
BIOL 1620 or 1010 w/ instr.perm.
Invertebrate
4
Sp
BIOL 1620 or 1010 w/ instr.perm.
* BIOL 3450 may substitute
Prerequisites for Required Core Support Courses
Course
Pre- or Corequisite
C H E M 1110 Elem . Chem istry
C H E M 1115 Elem . Chem istry Lab
M A TH 1010 (pre-)
C H E M 1110 (co-)
C H E M 1120 Elem . Bioorgan. Chem .
C H EM 1125 Elem . Bioorgan. Lab.
C H E M 1110 (pre-)
C H EM 1120 (co-)
*
Course
Corequisite
Pre- or
G EO 1010 Intro. Geology
G E O 1015 Intro. Geology Lab
none
G E O 1010 (co-)
M A TH 1050 College Algebra
PH YS 1010 Elem . Physics
M A TH 1010 (pre-)
M AT H 1010
NOTES
*
Prerequisite: must complete prerequisite course, usually with a minimum C- grade, before taking indicated
course.
Corequisite: must be enrolled in indicated course during same semester or have previously completed
indicated course.
* See the UVU catalog for alternative ways to meet the indicated math prerequisites.
A higher level math
course meets the listed prerequisite. For example, if you have had MATH 1050, you have met the
MATH 1010 prerequisite.