Licensure in Secondary Education 9-12, Biology Specialty Area

Program Requirements

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Overall minimum GPA of 2.5 on 4.0 scale for all undergraduate work or minimum 2.75 on 4.0 scale in last 60 hours of study which may include no more than 12 hours graduate study.

Professional Education Core Courses: 15 Credits

EDUC 210
EDUC 211
EDUC 310
EDUC 330
EDUC 331

Secondary Education Major Core: 23 Credits

READ 320 And EDUC 421 And EDUC 450 And choose section of EDUC 460 based on specialty areas: EDUC 460 And EDUC 480 And EDUC 490. READ 320, EDUC 421, EDUC 450, 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 Student Teaching and must be taken during last and final semester.

Specialty Area Requirements: 63 Credits

MATH 129 and MATH 130 with a grade of “C” or better in both courses. MATH 129 and MATH 130 are equivalent to MATH 131.

MATH 131
BIOL 150
BIOL 160
BIOL 200
BIOL 320
BIOL 330
BIOL 350
BICH 411
BOTN 210
ZOOL 200
ZOOL 370
ZOOL 410
ZOOL 430
CHEM 141
CHEM 142
CHEM 161
CHEM 162
PHYS 111

Choose One of the following:

GEOL 311
GEOL 312
CHEM 223
CHEM 224

Core Academic Skills for Educators Test Requirement

Core Required for students with less than 2.5 Undergraduate GPA.
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)—Score 156
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing (5722)—Score 162
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5732)—Score 150

PRAXIS II Requirement

PRAXIS II Test: 5235/0235 Biology: Content Knowledge—Score 150
And PRAXIS II Test: 5624/0624 Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7-12—Score 157

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