BIOLOGY
Bachelor of Arts
2012-2013 Catalog Year
Download the Four Year Plan - general track
Download the Four Year Plan - secondary edu
This 4-Year Plan is only a suggested guide for planning course selections.
Official course selections should be made with the guidance of an academic advisor and will depend on an individual student's situation.
Specific information regarding majors, minors, course descriptions, policies and procedures can be found in the university catalog.
Biology General Track
| Fall | Spring | ||
| YEAR I | |||
| ENG1000: Introduction to Academic Writing | 4 | IDS1600: Culture, Diversity, & Expression | 4 |
| MTH1100: Algebra | 3 |
BIO1210: Biology of Cells w/ lab OR BIO1220: Biology of Organisms w/ lab | 4 |
| BIO1210: Biology of Cells w/ lab OR BIO1220: Biology of Organisms w/ lab | 4 |
*MTH2320: General Statistics |
3 |
| General Education Course (KO, ONW, AP) | 3-4 |
General Education Course (KO, ONW, AP) | 3-4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 14-15 | Total Semester Hours | 14-15 |
| YEAR II | |||
| ENG2010: Introduction to Research Writing | 4 | IDS2000: Wellness & Social Responsibility | 4 |
| CHM1310: General Chemistry I w/ lab OR CHM1200: Principles of Chemistry w/ lab | 4 |
Biology Selected Course | 4 |
| Biology Selected Course | 4 |
Biology Selected Course or Elective | 4 |
| General Education Course (KO, ONW, AP) | 3-4 | General Education Course (KO, ONW, AP) | 3-4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15-16 | Total Semester Hours | 15-16 |
| YEAR III | |||
| NSM3100WI: Research and Writing in NS (WI) OR Biology Selected Course | 3-4 | NSM3100WI: Research and Writing in NS (WI) OR Biology Selected Course | 3-4 |
| BIO3150: Invertebrate Biology w/ lab OR BIO3250: Vertebrate Biology w/ lab (these courses are offered alternate falls with each other) | 4 |
BIO3270: Plany Physiology w/ lab OR Elective (if not taking BIO3260: Comparative Botany in Fall) | 4 |
| 3000/4000 Level General Education Course (KO, ONW, AP) | 3-4 |
General Education Course (KO, ONW, AP) | 3-4 |
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Elective |
4 |
BIO3400: Genetics | 4 |
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| Total Semester Hours | 14-16 | Total Semester Hours | 15-16 |
| YEAR IV | |||
| NSM4990: Senior Capstone in Nat. Sci. (fall or spring) | 3 |
Biology Selected Course or Elective |
4 |
| BIO3260: Comparative Botany w/ lab OR Elective (if not taking BIO3270: Plany Physiology in Spring) | 4 |
Elective | 3-4 |
| Biology Selected Course or Elective | 4 | Elective | 3-4 |
| Elective | 3-4 |
Elective | 3-4 |
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| Total Semester Hours | 14-15 | Total Semester Hours | 13-16 |
Biology Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education
| Fall | Spring | ||
| YEAR I | |||
| ENG1000: Introduction to Academic Writing | 4 | IDS1600: Culture, Diversity, & Expression | 4 |
| MTH1100: Algebra | 3 |
NSM1300: Earth Science (ONW) | 4 |
| BIO1210: Biology of Cells w/ lab OR BIO1220: Biology of Organisms w/ lab | 4 |
BIO1210: Biology of Cells w/ lab OR BIO1220: Biology of Organisms w/ lab |
4 |
| COM1500: Human Communication | 4 |
**General Education Course (AP or KO-B) | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 | Total Semester Hours | 16 |
| YEAR II | |||
| ENG2010: Introduction to Research Writing | 4 | IDS2000: Wellness & Social Responsibility | 4 |
| BIO2660: Anatomy/Physiology I w/ lab | 4 |
BIO2670: Anatomy/Physiology II w/ lab | 4 |
| CHM1310: General Chemistry I w/ lab OR CHM1200: Principles of Chemistry w/ lab | 4 |
BIO3400: Genetics OR BIO3530: Evolution | 4 |
| EDU2200: Standards and Foundations of Education | 4 | EDU2260: Theories of Learning | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 | Total Semester Hours | 16 |
| YEAR III | |||
| BIO3510: Ecology w/ lab | 4 | BIO3400: Genetics OR BIO3530: Evolution | 4 |
| PSY3350: Child/Adolescent Psychology (KO-A) | 4 |
EDU3720: Reading Across the Curriculum | 4 |
| BIO3150: Invertebrate Biology w/ lab OR BIO3250: Vertebrate Biology w/ lab | 4 |
NSM3100WI: Research and Writing in the NS (WI) OR **General Education Course (AP or KO-B) | 3-4 |
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NSM3100WI: Research and Writing in the NS (WI) OR **General Education Course (AP or KO-B) |
3-4 |
NSM1150: Science Foundations (ONW) | 4 |
| *EDU2900: Pre-Teaching |
1 |
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| Total Semester Hours | 16-17 | Total Semester Hours | 15-16 |
| YEAR IV | |||
| NSM4990: Senior Capstone in Nat. Sci. (fall or spring) | 3 |
*EDU4750: Student Teaching |
12 |
| BIO3260: Comparative Botany w/ lab | 4 |
*EDU4760: Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| BIO3380: Biotechnology | 3 | ||
| PSY3460: Exceptional Individual | 3 |
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| *BIO3820: Methods of Teaching Sec. Sci. - Bio | 4 |
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| Total Semester Hours | 16 | Total Semester Hours | 15 |
General Notes
- Selected BIO Courses: BIO2830/3830/4830: Directed Study, BIO3940/4940: Internship in Biology, BIO3970: Research in Biology, BIO3980/4980: Independent Study, or BIO3790: ACCA Affiliated Course
- * MTH requirement: students need to complete MTH2320: General Statistics or MTH2700: Statistics for Research; MTH2700 has a pre-requisie of MTH1310: Pre-Calculus
- ** If students place into ENG1000, they will need to take a General Education Course (AP or KO-B) during May Term or Summer
- * Indicates the course must be applied for 1 year in advance.
- Courses in bold require acceptance into the College of
Education - Students must complete 30 semester hours at the 3000 level or above, of which 15 semester hours must be completed at Aurora University.
- Last 24 semester hours of degree must be completed at Aurora University, including at least 18 semester hours in the major.
- WI indicates the required 3000-level Writing Intensive course for the major.
- General Education abbreviations:
- KO = Knowing Ourselves and Others A and B
- ONW = Our Natural World
- AP = Aesthetic and Philosophical Expression A and B
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