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Majors Leading to Licensure

 

Life Science Teaching Major
(Grades 9-12 with optional grades 5-8 General Science add-on)

General Education Prerequisites

PSY101 Introduction to Psychology 4
BIO120 Biology I: The Unity of Life 4
KHS115 Health and Human Movement for Professionals 3
MAT* MAT135 Calculus I 4
or
MAT125 Pre-calculus 4
CHE115 General Chemistry 4

*Students choose either a calculus-based sequence (MAT135, PHS221 and MAT230) or a trigonometry-based sequence (MAT125, PHS112 and MAT110)

9-12 Life Science Teaching Content Major

BIO The Diversity of Life 4
CHE116 General Chemistry II 4
PHS PHS221 OR PHS112 Gen Physics I 4
BIO321 Plant Biology 4
BIO322 Animal Biology and Physiology 4
BIO310 Genetics 4
BIO300 Microbiology 4
BIO320 Ecology 4
BIO330 Molecular Cell Biology 4
CHE328 Biochemistry 4
MAT* MAT230 Probability and Stats 4
or
MAT110 Intro. Prob. and Stats. 3
BIO455 Research Proposal 1
BIO456 Research in Biology 3

5-8 General Science add-on (optional)

Choose 1 each, Earth and Space Science

  • ESC120 (2) or ESC340 (4)
  • ESC140 (2) or ESC320 (4)

ED346 Effective Middle School Teacher 2
ED478 Teaching 5-8 Science 1

Prerequisites to Admission to Teacher Education

PSY220 Adolescent Psychology 4
ED200 Introduction to Teaching (25 hours) 1
ED336 Educational Psychology (25 hours) 2

Minimum of 48 earned credits
Minimum 2.50 CPGA

Other Education Course

ED439 The Inclusive Classroom (25 hours) 2
ED385 Foundations of Education 3
ED487 Reading Across the Content Areas 2

Prerequisites to Admission to Teacher Education

ED200 Introduction to Teaching (25 hours) 1
PSY220 Adolescent Psychology 4
ED336 Educational Psychology (25 hours) 2

Minimum of 48 earned credits
Minimum 2.50 CPGA

Prerequisites to Student Teaching

NOTE: Complete content major with 2.75 GPA

ED330 Human Diversity and Relations (25 hours) 2
ED346 The Effective Middle School Tch. 2
ED478 Teaching 5-8 Life Science 1
ED353 Teaching 9-12 Life Science 3
ED347 The Effective Secondary Teacher 2

Complete all four Human Relations Activity Reports

Student Teaching

ED472.11 Student Teaching 9Ð12 Life Science
Published August 15, 2005.