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: 18 Credits

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

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 Clinical Experience (Student Teaching) and must be taken during last and final semester.

Specialty Area Requirements: 51 Credits

BIOL 200
BIOL 320
BIOL 330
BIOL 350
BIOL 499
BOTN 210
CHEM 141
CHEM 142
CHEM 161
CHEM 162
GEOL 311
MATH 130 or MATH 131
PHYS 111
ZOOL 200
ZOOL 310
one additional science course

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 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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