Biology, B.S. (Secondary Teaching Certification)

The following requirements apply to all candidates for the Bachelor of Science.

Satisfy all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree as found in the “Bachelor’s Degree Requirements ” section of this catalog.
Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after. Note: Students who transfer from a Texas public community college or public university and are certified as core complete shall have satisfied the core requirements of UHV.
Satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Science, as follows:

Lower Division: 3 semester hours of speech and satisfy Computer literacy/proficiency requirement (See [**] below); Natural Sciences: 11 semester hours in natural sciences, at least 2 semester hours of which must be in laboratory courses. Natural sciences include biology, biophysical sciences, chemistry, geology, and physics. To fulfill the natural science course requirement, students must take at least six semester credit hours in natural science coursework. i.e. Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, or Bio/Physical Science

[**] May be satisfied within the core curriculum. However, 3 semester hours of both speech and Computer literacy/proficiency are still required even if the student is certified as core complete by way of transfer from a Texas public community college or public university.

4. Satisfy course requirements for the plan.

These requirements are outlined below:

University Core Curriculum Requirements

(42 total core hours required)

Core 010 Communication
Core 020 Mathematics (MATH 2312 recommended)
Core 030 Life and Physical Science
Core 040 Language, Philosophy and Culture
Core 050 Creative Arts
Core 060 American History
Core 070 Government/Political Science
Core 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Core 090 Component Area Option: Speech
Core 090 Component Area Option: Computer Literacy

Major Program Requirements

Must earn “C” or higher in all major program requirements.

Bachelor of Science Program Requirements - 4 hours

ENGL 3430
Speech^
Computer Literacy^
Additional Natural Science with Lab 4 s.h. (can be satisified with lower division requirements)

Lower Division Requirements - 37 hours

BIOL 1306 Biology I for Science Majors /1106 ^ (must include lab)
BIOL 1307 Biology II for Science Majors /1107 ^ (must include lab)
CHEM 1311 General Inorganic Chemistry I /1111 (must include lab)
CHEM 1312 General Inorganic Chemistry II /1112 (must include lab)
BIOL 2320 Elementary Microbiology /2120 (must include lab)
PHYS 1301 College Physics I - Mechanics /1101 (must include lab)
PHYS 1302 College Physics II - Electricity and Magnetism /1102
3 semester hours of Earth Science (LD Geology or SCIE 3310 )
3 semester hours of Earth Science (LD Geology)
MATH 2312 Pre-Calculus
CHEM 2323 Organic Chemistry I /2123 (must include lab)
CHEM 2325 Organic Chemistry II /2125 *Only required if SCIE 3320 is taken in place of PHYS 1302

Upper Division Requirements - 26 hours

MATH 3391 Probability and Statistics I
BIOL 4310 Biochemistry
BIOL 4313 Genetics
BIOL 3332 Research Methods in Biology *Offered in the Fall only and must be taken prior to BIOL 4203
BIOL 4203 Biology Seminar *Offered in the Spring only (Pre-requisite: BIOL 3332

Select four courses from the Human concentration OR four courses from the Environment concentration

*It is recommended that students select one-track; however, students may take a combination of the courses listed below.

Human Concentration - select four courses from: BIOL 3330 , BIOL 3322 , BIOL 3343 , BIOL 4303 , BIOL 4337

Environment Concentration - select four courses from: BIOL 4335 , BIOL 3326 , BIOL 4337 , BIOL 3340 , BIOL 4340

BIOL Upper Division Lab Requirement - 4 hours

Students must complete a minimum of four hours of UD BIOL 31XX or 41XX Labs. Concurrent enrollment in the lecture is required. Deviation requires advisement.

Professional Development/Education Requirements - 27 hours

Total Semester Hours

Total must be minimum of 120 semester hours. 30 of the last 36 advanced semester hours must be completed with UH-Victoria.

Students seeking secondary teacher certification may be required to complete addtional hours.

^ May be satisfied within core curriculum. However, 3 semester hours of both speech and computer literacy/proficiency are still required even if the student is certified as core complete by way of transfer from a Texas public community college or public university.

Natural Science Lab requirements will be met within core curriculum or lower division major requirements. *Labs are required to correspond with lectures.