Degree: Bachelor of Science
Semester Hours: teacher education courses + biology major
Format: Face-to-face
, general biology track
Admission Requirements: All students seeking licensure to teach shall make application for admission to teacher education and to student teaching. Application for admission to teacher education is made at the end of the fall semester of the sophomore year and application for admission to student teaching is made at the end of the fall semester of the junior year. Transfer students are required to attend an education department transfer orientation meeting their first semester on campus.
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This program will prepare students to teach biology by instructing them in the standards of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). The courses listed in the general biology major and the secondary education (6-12) courses make up the program for biology teacher licensure, grades 6-12.
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- CHEM 315 Organic Chemistry I - 4
- ENVS 135 Earth Science - 2
- PHYS 252 and 252 and PHYS 253 University Physics I, lecture and lecture and laboratory - 4
Enrollment in upper-level biology, biochemistry, chemistry and environmental science courses (BIOL, BIOCH, CHEM, ENVS 300s and 400s) requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all science and math courses (BIOL, BIOCH, CHEM, ENVS, MATH, PHYS). Students who fail to earn a C- in any coursework required for their major should promptly schedule a meeting with their advisor.