Licensure in Secondary Education 9-12, Biology Specialty Area

Program Requirements

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Overall minimum GPA of 2.7 (3.0 preferred) on 4.0 scale for all undergraduate work or minimum 2.75 (3.0 preferred) on 4.0 scale in last 60 hours of study which may include no more than 12 hours graduate study.

Professional Education Core Courses: 18 Credits

EDUC 210
EDUC 211
EDUC 310
EDUC 330
EDUC 331
SPED 320

Secondary Education Major Core: 21 Credits

READ 320 And EDUC 455 And choose section of EDUC 460 based on specialty areas: EDUC 460 And EDUC 480 And EDUC 490. READ 320, EDUC 455, and EDUC 460 may not be taken until student is admitted to Teacher Education. EDUC 480 and EDUC 490 may not be taken until student is admitted to Clinical Experience (Student Teaching) and must be taken during last and final semester.

Specialty Area Requirements: 43 Credits

BIOL 200/ 200L
BIOL 320
BIOL 330/ 330L
BIOL 351/ 351L
BOTN 210/ 210L
CHEM 141/ 141L
CHEM 161/ 161L
GEOL 311
MATH 130 or MATH 131
PHYS 115/ 125L
ZOOL 200/ 200L
ZOOL 310/ 310L

Core Academic Skills for Educators Test Requirement

Required for students with less than 2.7 Undergraduate GPA.
PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)—Score 156
PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing (5722)—Score 162
PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5732)—Score 150 or a composite score of 468

PRAXIS II and edTPA Requirement

PRAXIS II Test: 5235 Biology: Content Knowledge—Score 150
And PRAXIS II Test: 5624 Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7-12—Score 157 or passing edTPA score

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