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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Biological Science, Biology Education Grades 6-12 Concentration, BS
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Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 The Biological Science, Biology Education Grades 6-12 Concentration, BS program leads to initial teacher certification. All teacher education preparation requirements must be satisfied for this degree (see Teacher Education Preparation Portals ).
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Freshman Fall - 17 hours
Note: EDUC 204 requires 5 field experience hours. Teacher Education Requirements
Check with your advisor concerning required components of the EDUC 200 packet. Freshman Spring - 17 hours
Note: EDUC 203 requires 5 field experience hours. Teacher Education Requirements
EDUC 200 packet must be approved prior to enrolling in EDUC and SPED 300/400 level courses, with the exception of EDUC 318. Sophomore Fall - 16 hours
Note: EDTC 245 requires 5 field experience hours. Teacher Education Requirements
The Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT): Grades 7-12 exam (#5624) must be passed prior to enrolling in EDUC 474S. Sophomore Spring - 17 hours
Note: EDUC 333 requires 15 field experience hours. Teacher Education Requirements
The Praxis Biology: Content Knowledge exam must be passed prior to enrolling in EDUC 474S. Junior Fall - 17 hours
Note: EDUC 407 requires 20 field experience hours, and EDUC 412 requires 10 field experience hours. Teacher Education Requirements
Candidates must enroll in EDUC 300 the semester prior to enrolling in Baccalaureate Residency and Seminar I. The Praxis PLT and the Praxis content exams must be passed by the end of the semester in which the candidate is registered for EDUC 300.
Junior Spring - 14 hours
Note: EDUC 357 requires 10 field experience hours, and EDUC 440 requires 20 field experience hours.
Teacher Education Requirements
Non-education courses taken during residency semesters must be scheduled either in the evening or online. Senior Fall - 12 hours
Note: EDUC 351 requires 10 field experience hours, EDUC 469 requires 20 field experience hours, and EDUC 474S requires a minimum of 60% of the instructional week in an assigned grade 6-12 classroom completing residency hours.
Senior Spring - 10 hours
Note: EDUC 475S requires 80% of the instructional week in an assigned grade 6-12 classroom completing residency hours.
Note
Students must earn a grade of C or better in EDTC 245, ENGL 101, ENGL 102, and MATH 113, as well as in all BIOL, EDUC, PSYC, and SPED courses. General Notes
- All bachelor’s degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
- All bachelor’s degrees require the successful completion of at least nine hours of Natural Sciences General Education Core Curriculum courses. Six hours shall be earned in a single life or physical science; the remaining three hours must be earned in a natural science area other than that previously selected (both life and physical sciences must be taken to fulfill this requirement).
- All degree and graduation requirements may be found on the Academic Regulations page.
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