Biology - Life Science (Teaching) (BLST) - BS Major

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95 S.H. (No Minor required)

The Biology department, in cooperation with other science departments and the College of Education, administers a Board of Teaching approvable program to meet the needs of 21st century science teachers at the 9-12 grade level.

Note: Winona State University teacher education programs are often redesigned to reflect new licensure requirements from the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Please contact your program advisor and refer to the Teacher Education Addendum at www.winona.edu/education/advising for the latest information about program requirements whether you are applying to a teacher education program, or currently enrolled in a teacher education program.

Teaching majors must take all courses in the Professional Education Sequence in addition to courses in the content area, as described below. Students majoring in Biology Life Science must have both a 2.75 overall GPA and 2.50 GPA or higher in the major. For more information about teacher education admission requirements, see Teacher Education Licensure Programs .

Biology Core Courses - BIOL (18 S.H.)

BIOL 241 - Basics of Life (4 S.H.)
BIOL 242 - Organismal Diversity (4 S.H.)
BIOL 312 - General Ecology (3 S.H.)
△ BIOL 308 - Cell Biology (3 S.H.)
◆ BIOL 310 - Genetics (3 S.H.)
◎ BIOL 307 - Cell Biology Laboratory (1 S.H.) OR
BIOL 313 - General Ecology Laboratory (1 S.H.)

Note:

BIOL 241 - Basics of Life

and

BIOL 242 - Organismal Diversity

should be taken prior to

BIOL 312 - General Ecology

BIOL 313 - General Ecology Laboratory

◎ BIOL 307 - Cell Biology Laboratory

△ BIOL 308 - Cell Biology

and

◆ BIOL 310 - Genetics

△ BIOL 308 - Cell Biology

should be taken prior to or concurrently with

◎ BIOL 307 - Cell Biology Laboratory

BIOL 312 - General Ecology

should be taken prior to or concurrently with

BIOL 313 - General Ecology Laboratory

Life Science Requirements - (6 S.H.)

◎ BIOL 315 - Environmental Biology (3 S.H.)
△ BIOL 499 - Capstone Project (1-3 S.H.)

Life Science Electives - BIOL (8 S.H.)

At least 8 S.H. of approved elective courses to be chosen from the biology electives listed below. It is strongly recommended that the elective requirements be fulfilled from the following courses; students should carefully choose electives with the aid of the life science advisor to ensure broad knowledge and skill in biology:

BIOL 303 - Biology of Algae and Fungi (4 S.H.)
BIOL 314 - Current Issues in Plant Biology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 318 - Invertebrate Zoology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 319 - Vertebrate Biology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 320 - Ornithology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 322 - Human Anatomy (4 S.H.)
BIOL 335 - Plant Ecology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 350 - Plant Taxonomy (4 S.H.)
BIOL 360 - Entomology (4 S.H.)
◎ BIOL 409 - General Microbiology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 441 - Comparative Vertebrate Physiology (3 S.H.)

Education (32 S.H.)

Notes:

1. These courses require formal admission to the teacher education program. For more information about teacher education admission requirements, see Teacher Education Licensure Programs .
2. The College of Education plans to restructure some program offerings. As a result, the content, numbering, and/or credit hours for Professional Educational Sequence courses will likely be revised after this catalog goes to print. To obtain the latest course requirements, please refer to the current program sheets.