Integrative Biology B.S. *

General Education Requirements - 41 hours

While NSU requires a minimum of 40 hours of academic work in general education during the freshman and sophomore years, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements. These prerequisites raise the general education requirement for this major to 41 hours.  For students transferring with an Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied, except where program prerequisites are required. Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for further information. Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work.  See General Education Requirements  for more information.

Integrative Biology General Education Requirements and Major Prerequisites

The following are course prerequisites that may be completed as part of the General Education requirements.

• BIOL 1013 - Introductory Biology I
• BIOL 1011 - Introductory Biology I Laboratory
• CHEM 1123 - General Chemistry I (Lecture)
• CHEM 1131 - General Chemistry I (Laboratory)
• MATH 1513 - College Algebra
• EDUC 4823 - Technology and the 21st Century Learner (Biology Ed option)
• PSYC 1003 - Introduction to Human Behavior
• or  PSYC 1113 - Introduction to Psychology (Biology Ed option)
• Second Language (Biology Ed option)

Integrative Biology Core - 35 hours

• BIOL 1021 - Introductory Biology II Laboratory
• BIOL 1023 - Introductory Biology II
• BIOL 3003 - Plant Biology
• BIOL 3013 - Animal Biology
• BIOL 3114 - Genetics
• BIOL 3153 - Evolutionary Biology
• BIOL 3344 - Environmental Physiology
• BIOL 3524 - Ecology
• BIOL 4621 - Senior Seminar
• CHEM 1223 - General Chemistry II (Lecture)
• CHEM 1231 - General Chemistry II (Laboratory)
• MATH 3513 - Statistical Methods

• 2 hours of biology research experience from one of the following:

• BIOL 3142 - Experimental Design
• or  BIOL 4232 - Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
• or  BIOL 4410 - Research in Biology
• or  BIOL 4422 - Integrative Biology Research
• or  BIOL 4700 - Internship

Option - 13 to 35 hours

Select one of the following options:

Professional Education Requirements (Secondary) - 29 hours

• CLINICAL INTERNSHIP / PRE-I INTERNSHIP SEMESTER

• EDUC 3313 - Clinical Teaching/Pre-Internship I - Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education. Apply for admission to teacher education during this semester.
• EDUC 3113 - Educational Psychology - Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education.

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• PRIOR TO PRE-II INTERNSHIP

• SPED 4433 - Introduction to Education of Children with Exceptionalities - Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education.
• EDUC 4823 - Technology and the 21st Century Learner

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• PRE-II INTERNSHIP SEMESTER

  Students should take these courses the semester immediately before the full internship (student teaching).

• EDUC 4032 - Pre-Internship II - Must be admitted to teacher education. Apply for admission to Pre-II the semester before enrollment.  This course should be taken the semester immediately before the full internship semester.
• EDUC 4353 - Secondary Teaching Methods and Practices - Must be admitted to teacher education. This course should be taken the semester immediately before the full internship semester.
• Content Methods Course (see above)

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• FULL INTERNSHIP SEMESTER

• EDUC 4064 - Secondary Intern Teaching (Full Internship Program)
• EDUC 4074 - Secondary Intern Teaching
• EDUC 4172 - Assessment and Evaluation
• EDUC 4252 - Seminar

Teacher Education Admission and Certification Policies

In addition to courses in the discipline, all students completing a baccalaureate degree that leads to teacher certification must meet the following requirements for certification.

• Be accepted for admission to teacher education, pre-II internship, and full internship according to published course sequence and guidelines.
• Demonstrate proficiency at the high novice level in a language other than English.
• Complete all courses in the major and Professional Education Core with a grade of “C” or higher.
• Students entering NSU beginning Fall 2013 must have an overall GPA of 2.75 for admission to teacher education.
• Once admitted to the teacher education program, all majors must continue to maintain a GPA of 2.5 (overall and in their major field of study) through completion.
• 4 X 12 requirement - Early Childhood, Elementary Education, and Special Education programs require completion of 12 semester hours with a grade of “C” or better in the following disciplines: Communication Arts (English, Communication, Literature), Math, Science, and Social Science (Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) prior to graduation.
• All Professional Education majors must complete PSYC 1003 or PSYC 1113.  Advisors recommend those courses be completed as part of the General Education course sequence.

Additional Degree Information - Gregg Wadley College of Science and Health Professions

In addition to general education and program requirements stated above, additional hours may be needed to satisfy all minimum degree requirements listed below.

• English Proficiency: Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
• ​A minimum of 120 hours is required althout several science and health profession majors require more. PE activity hours cannot be counted toward the total degree credit hours. Prior learning credit (CLEP, Advanced Standing, Military Credit, etc) is limited to 30 hours.
• ​A minimum of 30 hours in residence (from NSU) is required for graduation. Hours in residence exclude zero-level courses and prior learning credit such as CLEP, Advanced Placement, Advanced Standing, Military Credit, etc.​
• A minimum of 40 hours of 3000/4000 level courses is required for graduation.  ​
• A minimum of 60 hours from a 4-year school is required for graduation excluding zero level and PE activity courses.
• At least fifty percent of the major requirements must be upper division courses (3000 and 4000 level).
• At least 18 hours or fifty percent of the major, whichever is greater, must be satisfactorily completed at NSU.
• The minimum number of credit hours required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences varies based on the type of degree. B.S. degrees require at least 55 hours and B.S.Ed., B.S.M.L.S., B.S.N., and B.S.S.L.P. degrees require at least 40 hours.  Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) courses are identified in catalog course descriptions.

For additional information, see Bachelor’s Degree Requirements .

Accelerated B.S. Integrative Biology to M.S. Natural Science Degree

Note:  Please refer to Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program   for complete information concerning the Accelerated Degree Program (ADP).  Refer to the current Graduate Catalog for master’s degree requirements.

IMPORTANT:

• Students admitted to the Accelerated B.S. Integrative Biology to M.S. Natural Science degree program will complete up to 6-9 hours of graduate level credit to apply toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees.
• Students may not receive credit toward both the undergraduate and the paired graduate-level course. A student completing an undergraduate course and the paired graduate-level course will only receive credit for one course toward the bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum grade of C is required for all 5000 level graduate courses.
• Students who do not follow the approved degree plan may become ineligible to continue in the accelerated degree program. 
• Prior to completing the undergraduate degree, if the undergraduate GPA, graduate GPA and/or overall GPA fall below a 3.00, the student becomes ineligible to continue in the ADP.
• Students may withdraw from an approved accelerated degree pathway.  Graduate credit hours completed prior to the student withdrawing or becoming ineligible to continue in the ADP apply toward the undergraduate degree only.