Biology Licensure in Grades 6-12 Concentration Requirements
(SLO) Expected Outcomes:
1. Teacher candidates shall demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to succeed in careers within the field.
2. Teacher candidates shall complete clinical practice and a seminar course in the last semester of their senior year.
3. Teacher candidates of the licensure program will pass the appropriate Praxis II exam.
Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)
General Education Core
Core Requirements to include:
Additional Required Courses (5)
| EDU 101 | Education as Profession | 2 |
| PSY 211 | Developmental Psychology-Lifespan | 3 |
Required Biology Courses (26)
Biology Electives [choose from the following] (8)
Professional Education Courses (36)
| EDU 308 | Psychology of Learning and Cognition | 3 |
| EDU 315 | Exceptional Child | 3 |
| EDU 331 | Educational Assessment | 4 |
| EDU 342 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 360 | Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDU 410 | Technology in Education | 2 |
| EDU 415 | Teaching Reading in Grades 6-12 | 3 |
| EDU 425 | Strategies for Teaching Grades 6-12 | 3 |
| EDU 456 | Clinical Practice in Secondary Grades 6-12 | 11 |
| EDU 457 | Clinical Practice Seminar, 6-12 | 1 |
For the Bachelor of Science Degree: Computer Literacy (3)
General Electives (0-2)
All required sections of the Praxis II shall be passed prior to the clinical practice semester.
Total Credit Hours: 120