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Bachelor’s Degree in Science Education with Endorsement in Biology 6-12 Requirements

Expected Outcomes:

  • Teacher candidates shall demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to succeed in careers within the field.
  • Teacher candidates shall complete clinical practice and a seminar course in the last semester of their senior year.
  • Teacher candidates of the licensure program will pass the appropriate Praxis II exam.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Core

Core Requirements to include:

ENG 221Speech Communication

3
Or
COMM 221Speech Communication

3
MAT 141Precalculus

5
PHY 101Physical Science I

4
PHY 102Physical Science II

4
PSY 113General Psychology

3
PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3

Additional General Education Requirements (10)

CHE 111General Chemistry I

4
CHE 112General Chemistry II

4
EDU 101Education as Profession

2

Major Field of Study (32)

Required Biology Courses (24)

BIO 111General Biology I

4
Or
BIO 115General Biology I for Majors

4
BIO 112General Biology II

4
Or
BIO 116General Biology II for Majors

4
BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4
BIO 202Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4
BIO 301Genetics

4
BIO 341Ecology

4

Biology Electives [choose from the following] (8)

BIO 261Microbiology

4
BIO 310Biology Seminar

2
BIO 312Topics in Biology

3
BIO 313Topics in Biology Lab

1
BIO 317Marine Biology

4
BIO 318Conservation Biology

3
BIO 321Parasitology

3
BIO 322Parasitology Lab

1
BIO 331Cell Biology

4
BIO 350Botanical Diversity

4
BIO 399Bioethics

3
BIO 411Immunology

3
BIO 426Embryology

4
BIO 440Invertebrate Zoology

4
BIO 441Vertebrate Zoology

4
CHE 411Biochemistry

3
PSY 424Neuropsychology

3

Professional Education

EDU 308Psychology of Learning and Cognition

3
EDU 315Exceptional Child

3
EDU 331Educational Assessment

3
EDU 342Classroom Management

3
EDU 360Multicultural Education

3
EDU 410Technology in Education

3
EDU 415Teaching Reading in Grades 6-12

2
EDU 425Strategies for Teaching Grades 6-12

2
EDU 456Clinical Practice in Secondary Grades 6-12

11
EDU 457Clinical Practice Seminar, 6-12

1

Total Credit Hours: 127-130

*See catalog reference or program coordinator for degree requirements for either BA or BS degree in biology education.

All required sections of the Praxis II shall be passed prior to the clinical practice semester.