enrolling in courses for which they are prerequisites. The minimum semester hour requirement for the baccalaureate degree is 120 s.h.
In accordance with the Illinois State Board of Education licensure rules, all candidates seeking teacher licensure are required by Western Illinois University to obtain a grade of “C” or better in all directed General Education courses, all core courses, and all courses in the option. Note C- is below a C.
I. University General Education and College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum
Requirements (p. 84) ...55 s.h. Except Teacher Education students must complete the University General Education Curriculum Requirements—43 s.h. (p. 69)
II. Core Courses ...24 s.h. BIOL 330, 340†, 350; BOT 200; MICR 200; ZOOL 200
III. Options of Study (select A, B, C, D, or E) A. Botany
1. Special Courses: BOT 320, 410, 430† ...9 s.h. 2. Directed Electives: Select 6 s.h. from any Botany course not previously taken;
BIOL 425, 453, 454, 455, 466, 470, 477, 478, 495 ...6 s.h. 3. Any Minor ...16–20 s.h. 4. Open Electives ... 0–3 s.h. 5. Other
a. Chemistry including organic or biochemistry ... 12–13 s.h. CHEM 101, 102, 221 or CHEM 201, 202, 330 or 331
b. MATH 128 or equivalent (see advisor)* and one of: MATH 133, STAT 171, or PSY 223 or equivalent (see advisor)...4–7 s.h. c. GEOG 120 and 121 or GEOG 208 and 308 or any Geology sequence or any
Physics sequence except PHYS 100 ...6–10 s.h. d. Foreign Languages—one year or equivalent of a language (2 years in high
school—see advisor) ... 0–8 s.h. *Completion of MATH 133 satisfies the Mathematics requirement for this option. B. Microbiology
1. Special Courses
a. Diversity: Select one from MICR 400, 401, 404, 423 ...3 s.h. b. Applied: Select one from BIOL 466; MICR 451, 465 ...3 s.h. c. Medical: Select one from MICR 405, 434, 460, 463, 464 ...3 s.h. 2. Directed Electives; Select 6 s.h. from any Microbiology course not previously
taken, BIOL 477, or BIOL 495 ...6 s.h. 3. Any Minor ...16–20 s.h. 4. Open Electives ... 0–3 s.h. 5. Other
a. Chemistry including organic or biochemistry ... 12–13 s.h. CHEM 101, 102, 221 or CHEM 201, 202, 330 or 331
b. MATH 128 or equivalent (see advisor)* and one of: MATH 133, STAT 171, or PSY 223 or equivalent (see advisor)...4–7 s.h. c. GEOG 120 and 121 or GEOG 208 and 308 or any Geology sequence or any
Physics sequence except PHYS 100 ...6–10 s.h. d. Foreign Languages—one year or equivalent of a language (2 years in high
school—see advisor) ... 0–8 s.h. *Completion of MATH 133 satisfies the Mathematics requirement for this option. C. Zoology
1. Special Courses: ZOOL 411 or 415 or 460, ZOOL 320 or 321, ZOOL 430† ...9 s.h. 2. Directed Electives: Select 6 s.h. from any Zoology course not previously taken;
BIOL 425, 444, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 459, 466, 470, 477, 478, 495 ...6 s.h. 3. Any Minor ...16–20 s.h.
5. Other
a. Chemistry including organic or biochemistry ... 12–13 s.h. CHEM 101, 102, 221 or CHEM 201, 202, 330 or 331
b. MATH 128 or equivalent (see advisor)* and one of: MATH 133, STAT 171, or PSY 223 or equivalent (see advisor)...4–7 s.h. c. GEOG 120 and 121 or GEOG 208 and 308 or any Geology sequence or any
Physics sequence except PHYS 100 ...6–10 s.h. d. Foreign Languages—one year or equivalent of a language (2 years in high
school—see advisor) ... 0–8 s.h. *Completion of MATH 133 satisfies the Mathematics requirement for this option. D. Medical Sciences (Pre-Health Professionals)
1. Special Courses: BIOL 170; ZOOL 330 and 331, or ZOOL 321 and 430 ...7–9 s.h. 2. Directed Electives
a. Choose from: MICR 400, 405, 434, 460, 463, 464, 465 ...3 s.h. b. Choose from: BIOL 477, 495; MICR 400, 405, 434, 460, 463, 464, 465; ZOOL
330, 331, 320, 321, 328, 420, 430, 432, 460, 461 ...6 s.h. 3. Minor in Chemistry or Psychology ...18–21 s.h. 4. Open Electives ... 0–3 s.h. 5. Other a. CHEM 201, 202, and 330 or 331 ...13 s.h. b. MATH 133 ...4 s.h. c. STAT 171 or PSY 223 ... 3–4 s.h. d. PHYS 124 and 125 ...10 s.h. e. Foreign Languages—one year or equivalent of a language (2 years in high
school—see advisor) ... 0–8 s.h. E. Science/Biology—Teacher Education
1. Special Courses
a. BIOL 481, 482†; BOT 430† or ZOOL 430† ...9 s.h. b. BIOL/GEOL 181; PHYS/GEOG 182 ...8 s.h. c. CHEM 201, 202 ...8 s.h. d. PHYS 114 ...4 s.h. e. GEOL 110 ...4 s.h. 2. Department Electives ...3 s.h. Select 3 s.h. from any upper-division BIOL, BOT, MICR, or ZOOL course not
previously taken
3. Science Electives ...0 s.h. Additional courses in Biology (BIOL, BOT, MICR, ZOOL), Chemistry, Geography,
Geology, or Physics 4. Other
a. EDUC 239, 339, 439, 469 ...3 s.h. b. EIS 202, 301, 303 (2 s.h.), 304 (1), 305, 401 ...13 s.h. c. MATH 128 or higher ...3 s.h. Not to include MATH 206, 362, 364, or 367
d. STAT 171 or equivalent (see advisor) ...3 s.h. e. ENG 366 ...2 s.h. f. C&I 403 ...4 s.h. g. SPED 210, 390 ...4 s.h. h. STCH 480 ...12 s.h. #The foreign language/global issues graduation requirement may be fulfilled by
successfully completing one of the following: 1) an intermediate foreign language
requirement; 2) a General Education global issues course; 3) any major’s discipline-specific global issues course; or 4) an approved Study Abroad program.
†BIOL 340 and BOT 430 fulfill the Writing Instruction in the Disciplines (WID) graduation requirement for the Botany option. BIOL 340 fulfills the WID graduation requirement for the Medical Sciences and Microbiology options. BIOL 340 and ZOOL 430 fulfill the WID graduation requirement for the Zoology option. BIOL 340, BIOL 482, and BOT 430
or ZOOL 430 fulfill the WID graduation requirement for the Science/Biology—Teacher Education option.
Bachelor of Science—Clinical Laboratory Science
All students seeking the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science must complete I, II, and III, IV, and V below, and the foreign language/global issues requirement for the major#. The minimum semester hour requirement for the baccalaureate degree is 120 s.h. I. University General Education and College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum
Requirements (p. 84) ...55 s.h. II. Core Courses ...18 s.h.
BOT 200; MICR 200, 434; ZOOL 200, 430† III. Directed Electives
From the following courses: ...6 s.h. BIOL 330, 340; MICR 400, 460, 463, 464
IV. Complete Internship at an Affiliated School of Medical Technology (p. 134) ...30 s.h. V. Other
1. CHEM 201, 202, 330, 421 or CHEM 201, 202, 331, 332 ...17 s.h. 2. Physics (two semesters, except 100) ...8–10 s.h. 3. MATH 128 or equivalent (see advisor) ...3 s.h. #The foreign language/global issues graduation requirement may be fulfilled by
successfully completing one of the following: 1) an intermediate foreign language
requirement; 2) a General Education global issues course; 3) any major’s discipline-specific global issues course; or 4) an approved Study Abroad program.
†ZOOL 430 fulfills the Writing Instruction in the Disciplines (WID) graduation requirement.
Minors
Minor in Botany ...17 s.h. 1. BOT 200 ... 4 s.h.
2. MICR 200 or ZOOL 200... 4 s.h. 3. Select one from BOT 320, 430, 410 ... 3 s.h. 4. Select 6 s.h. from BIOL 470; BOT 210, 329, 402, 423, 451, 452, 462,
481 ... 6 s.h.
Minor in Microbiology ...17 s.h. 1. MICR 200 ... 4 s.h.
2. BOT 200 or ZOOL 200 ... 4 s.h. 3. Select one from MICR 400, 401, 404, 423 ... 3 s.h. 4. Select one from BIOL 466; MICR 451, 465 ... 3 s.h. 5. Select one from MICR 405, 434, 460, 463, 464 ... 3 s.h.
Minor in Zoology ...17 s.h. 1. ZOOL 200 ... 4 s.h.
2. BOT 200 or MICR 200 ... 4 s.h. 3. Select one from ZOOL 320, 321, 411, 415, 430, 460 ... 3 s.h. 4. Select 6 s.h. from BIOL 350, 444, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 459, 466; ZOOL 320, 321,
328, 408, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 430, 451, 452, 460, 461,
476 ... 6 s.h. Minor in Functional Morphology and Evolutionary Anatomy
See Interdisciplinary Studies Minors (p. 249)