Undergraduate - Lee University

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS 179
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
BSST
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(Teacher Licensure, Grades 7–12)
SPECIALTY AREA REQUIREMENTS
Credit Hours
BIO 111 - Plant Biology 4
BIO 112 - Animal Biology 4
BIO 251 - Microbiology I 4
BIO 303 - Cell Biology 3
BIO 342 - Genetics 4
BIO 393 - Ecology 4
BIO 451 - Evolutionary Biology 3
BIO 495 - Capstone (Proposed course under development) 3
Biology Electives 6
The remaining hours of the 35-hour major must be
selected from course offerings in biology.
Subtotal Specialty Requirements 35
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
MAT 111 - Algebra and MAT 112 - Trigonometry 6
or
MAT 144 - Precalculus and MAT 271 - Calculus I 8
MAT 241 - Computer Applications 3
PHS 111 - Physical Science 4
CHY 111 - General Chemistry I 4
CHY 112 - General Chemistry II 4
HSC 354 - Personal and Community Health 3
or
HSC 291 - Principles of Nutrition 3
Subtotal Collateral Requirements 24-26
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
EDU 199 - Intro. to the Teaching Profession Seminar 1
EDU 201 - Foundations of Education 3
SED 312 - Educational Psychology (cross-listed in PSY) 3
EDU 316 - Exceptional Child (cross-listed in Special Ed.) 3
SED 415 - Teaching Science , Grades 7-12 1
SED 419 - General Secondary Methods 2
SED 444 - Student Teaching, Grades 7-8 5
SED 445 - Student Teaching, Grades 9-12 5
EDU 434 - Student Teaching Seminar 2
Subtotal Professional Education Requirements 25
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 34
Ten hours are fulfilled through the program’s
major and professional requirements.
RELIGION REQUIREMENTS 15
Three hours of the 18-hour religion requirement are
fulfilled through the program’s specialty area requirements.
ELECTIVES 0
TOTAL HOURS IN PROGRAM 133