BIOLOGY
Endorsement Name
Department
License area [ State of Iowa]
Required Education Minor
Updated
Biology
Biology
5 – 12 Biology
Secondary Education Minor
3/18/14
OPTION ONE: The student completes a Biology major at Luther College to
include the following requirements.
BIO 151: Principles of Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity
BIO 152: Principles of Biology: Molecules, Cells, and Genes
One of the following:
CHEM 151: Chemical Principles I
AND
CHEM 152: Chemical Principles II
OR
CHEM 201: Advanced Chemical Principles
One course from each category:
Ecology or Evolution:
BIO 245: Ecology of Ecuador
BIO 354: Evolutionary Biology
BIO 365: Ecology
Microbiology, Genetics, or Physiology:
BIO 243: Microbiology
BIO 248: Genetics
BIO 255: Human Physiology
BIO 262:Environmental Animal Physiology
Botany and Zoology:
BIO 251: Entomology
BIO 252: Botany
BIO 253: Invertebrate Zoology
BIO 258: Vertebrate Natural History
Any 2 courses from the following:
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12
8
CHEM 202 or higher
CS 150 or higher
PHYS 151 or higher
MATH 140 or higher
ENVS 134, 310, or 320
One biology course numbered between 300 and 368
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OPTION TWO: This is for a student with a major in a different field,
planning to teach Biology, in the State of Iowa, under the second teaching area
provision. This student must complete the Secondary Education Minor.
BIO 151: Principles of Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity
BIO 152: Principles of Biology: Molecules, Cells, and Genes
Four of the following courses including one from each category:
BIO 252: Botany or BIO 365: Ecology
BIO 243: Microbiology, or BIO 248: Genetics or BIO 255: Human
Physiology
BIO 251: Entomology, or BIO 253: Invertebrate Zoology or BIO 258:
Vertebrate Natural History
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