This program is restricted to students seeking teaching certification in biology. No minor required.
Required Foundation Courses (43 cr)
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I Lecture (GE4) 4 cr
CHEM 111L - General Chemistry I Lab (GE4) 1 cr
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II Lecture 4 cr
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry II Lab 1 cr
CHEM 230 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture 4 cr
CHEM 231 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 cr
CS 160 - Microcomputer Software 3 cr
RPW 304 - Technical Report Writing 3 cr
MATH 132B - Statistical Methods: Biostatistics (GE3) 4 cr
PHYS 106A - Earth & Space Science: Physical Geology (GE4) 4 cr
One course from:
MATH 140 - Precalculus (GE3) 4 cr
MATH 161 - Calculus I (GE3) 4 cr
One of the following two-course sequences in Physics:
PHYS 111 - General Physics I (GE4) 4 cr
PHYS 111L - General Physics I Lab (GE4) 1 cr
PHYS 112 - General Physics II 4 cr
PHYS 112L - General Physics II Lab 1 cr
Or
PHYS 211 - Analytical Physics I (GE4) 4 cr
PHYS 211L - Introductory Physics I Lab (GE4) 1 cr
PHYS 212 - Analytical Physics II 4 cr
PHYS 212L - Introductory Physics II Lab 1 cr
Major Required Courses (42 cr)
BIOL 181 - Intro to Ecology, Evolution, Diversity 3 cr
BIOL 181L - Ecology, Evolution, Diversity Lab 1 cr
BIOL 182 - Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology 3 cr
BIOL 182L - Cell and Molecular Biology Lab 1 cr
BIOL 232 - Physiology & Anatomy I 4 cr
BIOL 233 - Physiology & Anatomy II 3 cr
BIOL 260 - Genetics 4 cr
BIOL 291 - Developing Professionals in Biology 1 cr
BIOL 331 - Microbiology 4 cr
BIOL 352 - Evolution 3 cr
BIOL 360 - Cell Biology 4 cr
BIOL 370 - Developmental Biology 4 cr
BIOL 380 - Ecology 4 cr
BIOL 491 - Undergraduate Seminar Biology 1 cr
Two courses from:
BIOL 211 - Botany 3 cr
BIOL 212 - Zoology 3 cr
BIOL 213 - Microbe Diversity 3 cr
Required Education Courses
Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education program and complete an approved minor and secondary education professional studies courses as well as the course listed below.
TEMS 311 - Teaching Science in Mid/Sec Schools 3 cr
Expected July, November 2024
Start date
Expected August 2024
College of Science, Engineering & Technology
7400 Bay Road,
UNIVERSITY CENTER,
Michigan,
48710, United States
An international first-year student is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; has never enrolled in a college or university.
High School Transcripts: We require a 2.5 GPA or higher for undergraduate admission.
English Language Proficiency:
Duolingo: 85 overall score
IELTS: 5.5 overall band score
TOEFL iBT: 61 sum of highest section scores
Pearson PTE: 45 overall score
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.