Secondary Education Grades 6-12 [Biology], PBC

Program Admission

By meeting the general requirements for admission and the following prerequisites, applicants can enroll in Portal I courses:

• Possess a baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a USDOE-approved institutional accreditor; and
• Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5 at the time of baccalaureate degree conferral.

Official admission into the program is contingent upon meeting the requirements for EDUC 499.

This program does not accept applicants on a conditional basis.

Term 1: Fall - 6 hours

Note:  EDUC 203 and EDUC 204 require 10 field experience hours each.

EDUC 499 packet must be approved prior to enrolling in EDUC and SPED 300/400 level courses.

• EDUC 110 - Portfolio Management for Teacher Education Programs and Certifications Cr: 0
• EDUC 203 - Theories and Principles of Learning and Teaching Cr: 3
• EDUC 204 - Orientation to Multiculturalism and Diversity in Education Cr: 3
• EDUC 499 - Entrance into the Non-Master’s Alternative Program Cr: 0

Term 2: Spring -8 hours

Note:  EDUC 333 requires 15 field experience hours, and EDUC 403 requires 20 field experience hours.

• EDUC 318 - Planning and Instruction for Literacy in the Content Area Cr: 2
• EDUC 333 - Methods and Materials in Reading for Secondary Teachers Cr: 3
• EDUC 400 - Admission to Teacher Residency - Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Cr: 0
• EDUC 403 - Methods, Models and Strategies for Teaching Science in High School Cr: 3

Term 3: Summer - 5 hours

• EDTC 245 - Educational Technology Foundations Cr: 3
• EDUC 414 - Classroom Engagement and Management Cr: 2

Term 4: Fall - 8 hours

Note:  EDUC 351 requires 10 field experience hours, EDUC 469 requires 20 field experience hours, and (EDUC 460S requires a minimum of 60% of the instructional week in an assigned grade 6-12 classroom completing residency hours, or EDUC 462S requires 100% of the instructional week in a grade 6-12 classroom as the teacher of record).

• EDUC 351 - Educational Measurements Cr: 3
• EDUC 469 - Field Study Project Cr: 2

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  Choose one of the following:

• EDUC 460S - Student Teaching Residency I - PBC Cr: 3
• EDUC 462S - Internship Residency I - PBC Cr: 3

Term 5: Spring - 6 hours

Note:  SPED 444 requires 20 field experience hours, and (EDUC 461S requires 100% of the instructional week in an assigned grade 6-12 classroom completing residency hours, or EDUC 463S requires 100% of the instructional week in a grade 6-12 classroom as the teacher of record).

• SPED 444 - Methods and Materials for Secondary Special Education Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• EDUC 461S - Student Teaching Residency II - PBC Cr: 3
• EDUC 463S - Internship Residency II - PBC Cr: 3

Note

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses applied to the certificate.