2024 - 2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
    Dec 02, 2024  
2024 - 2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Biology, B.A.


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To fulfill major requirements, students must successfully complete ten or more biology courses, each of which must be at least three credits, and include:


at least one course from two of the following three groups:


Additional requirements


  • at least four other courses in biology numbered 200 or higher

  • the ETS Major Field Test in Biology

Further Considerations


Substitutions

B.A. students whose career preparations require successful completion of science and mathematics courses outside of biology may substitute one course from those areas for certain biology courses with the approval of the department chair.  Moreover, two 2-credit biology courses numbered 200 or greater completed during the May Experience can be combined to fulfill one of the elective course requirements for either the B.A. or B.S. degree.

Teaching in Secondary Schools


Students seeking a career in secondary school teaching must complete a major in the field to obtain a teacher certification. They may take advantage of the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) graduate program. Please consult with the Education Department

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