BIOL 3417 - Biology for Teachers (GR. 4-8)

Credit(s): 4

This course provides instruction in the main areas of biological science for which science teachers (grades 4-8) are expected to demonstrate competency for teacher certification. Students seeking certification in early childhood - grade 6 generalist also are encouraged to enroll. Topics include basic principles of science, structure and function of living things, reproduction and heredity, adaptation and evolution, regulatory mechanisms and behavior, and organisms and environment. This course may not be used to meet graduation requirements by a student majoring/minoring in the College of Sciences and Mathematics.