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Western Oregon University\u2019s Biology Teacher Education Major takes future educators through an array of biology topics that are tailored to the individual student. Start with the very principles of biology and grow into topics including Neurobiology, Insect Biology, and Environmental Geochemistry. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Biology Teacher Education major (76-80 credits)<\/h3>\n

BI 211, 212, 213 Principles of Biology (12)
\nCH 221, 222, 223 General Chemistry (15)
\nBI 314 Introductory Genetics (4)
\nBI 315 Cell Biology (4)
\nBI 316 Evolution (4)
\nBI 321 Systematic Field Botany (4)
\nBI 331 General Microbiology (4)
\nBI 357 General Ecology (4)
\nBI 419 Biology Teaching Practicum (2)<\/p>\n

Choose one:
\nBI 343 Analysis of Biological Data (4)
\nMTH 243 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4)<\/p>\n

Choose one Inquiry\/Organismal course:
\nBI 360 Animal Behavior (4)
\nBI 361 Marine Ecology (5)<\/p>\n

Choose two Physiology courses (one plant based and one animal based):<\/p>\n

Plant Based<\/p>\n

BI 330 Plant Physiology (5)
\nBI 340 Plant Nutrition (4)
\nBI 371 Structure of Seed Plants (4)<\/p>\n

Animal Based<\/p>\n

BI 426 Genes and Development (4)
\nBI 432 Immunology (4)
\nBI 434 Comparative Animal Physiology (4)
\nBI 437 Neurobiology (4)<\/p>\n

Choose one Organismal course (cannot be the course selected for inquiry\/organismal):<\/p>\n

BI 317 Vertebrate Natural History (4)
\nBI 324 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (5)
\nBI 360 Animal Behavior (4)
\nBI 361 Marine Ecology (5)
\nBI 451 Invertebrate Zoology (5)
\nBI 453 Marine Vertebrates (4)
\nBI 454 Plant Ecology (5)
\nBI 461 Conservation Biology (4)
\nBI 474 Biology of Insects (5)<\/p>\n

Choose one Earth and Physical Science course:<\/p>\n

CH 310 Environmental Geochemistry (3)
\nCH 320 Introduction to Forensic Science (3)
\nCH 361 Energy, Resources and the Environment (3)
\nCH 371 Environmental Chemistry (3)
\nES 331 Introduction to Oceanography (3)
\nES 341 Geographic Information Systems I (4)
\nES 431 Paleobiology (4)
\nES 473 Environmental Geology (4)
\nPH 201 General Physics (4)<\/p>\n

This program does not lead to a biology degree but may lead to an education degree following the completion of the professional education core in the College of Education. Requirements for admission into education programs can be obtained from the College of Education.<\/p>\n

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Biology Teacher Education major (76-80 credits)<\/h3>\nBI 211, 212, 213 Principles of Biology (12)\nCH 221, 222, 223 General Chemistry (15)\nBI 314 Introductory Genetics (4)\nBI 315 Cell Biology (4)\nBI 316 Evolution (4)\nBI 321 Systematic Field Botany (4)\nBI 331 General Microbiology (4)\nBI 357 General Ecology (4)\nBI 419 Biology Teaching Practicum (2)\n\nChoose one:\nBI 343 Analysis of Biological Data (4)\nMTH 243 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4)\n\nChoose one Inquiry\/Organismal course:\nBI 360 Animal Behavior (4)\nBI 361 Marine Ecology (5)\n\nChoose two Physiology courses (one plant based and one animal based):\n\nPlant Based\n\nBI 330 Plant Physiology (5)\nBI 340 Plant Nutrition (4)\nBI 371 Structure of Seed Plants (4)\n\nAnimal Based\n\nBI 426 Genes and Development (4)\nBI 432 Immunology (4)\nBI 434 Comparative Animal Physiology (4)\nBI 437 Neurobiology (4)\n\nChoose one Organismal course (cannot be the course selected for inquiry\/organismal):\n\nBI 317 Vertebrate Natural History (4)\nBI 324 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (5)\nBI 360 Animal Behavior (4)\nBI 361 Marine Ecology (5)\nBI 451 Invertebrate Zoology (5)\nBI 453 Marine Vertebrates (4)\nBI 454 Plant Ecology (5)\nBI 461 Conservation Biology (4)\nBI 474 Biology of Insects (5)\n\nChoose one Earth and Physical Science course:\n\nCH 310 Environmental Geochemistry (3)\nCH 320 Introduction to Forensic Science (3)\nCH 361 Energy, Resources and the Environment (3)\nCH 371 Environmental Chemistry (3)\nES 331 Introduction to Oceanography (3)\nES 341 Geographic Information Systems I (4)\nES 431 Paleobiology (4)\nES 473 Environmental Geology (4)\nPH 201 General Physics (4)\n\nThis program does not lead to a biology degree but may lead to an education degree following the completion of the professional education core in the College of Education. Requirements for admission into education programs can be obtained from the College of Education.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-878","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/435"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/878\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}