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2018 Siena Heights University Catalog 
    
2018 Siena Heights University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, B.S.


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Course Requirements for Major


Program Requirements: 35-36 Credit Hours


Total for Major: 72-73 Credit Hours


Liberal Arts: 28 Credit Hours


General Electives: 19-20 Credit Hours


Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours


Other Requirements


  1. Students majoring in Biology must maintain a 2.1 g.p.a. in all required courses (excluding cognate requirements) in the major.
  2. Biology majors must complete a 16-hour residency at Siena Heights, 12 credit hours of Siena Heights biology courses at the 300-level or higher, and the Junior and Senior Seminar series (BIO 395 /BIO 396 /BIO 495 /BIO 496 ).
  3. Students who are seeking teacher certification must take BIO 441  or BIO 443   as one of the four required Biology electives.
  4. Students seeking teacher certification must also complete the appropriate science methods course: NSC 373 Science Methods  from the Professional Education Sequence.
  5. Students seeking secondary certification in teaching must also take NSC 110 Earth Science .
  6. See Certification Pathway for all Education Certification requirements. 

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