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Biology Major with Adolescence Education


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Good high school science teachers are always needed.  Recently, as the salaries for teachers have grown, many people are returning to the profession.  The Biology Department at Nazareth College believes that the student planning to teach high school biology should have the same academic training as other students preparing to become professional biologists.  Therefore, the student in the Biology Adolescence Education program has the same science curriculum as the biology major except that student teaching replaces the biology general elective. To complete the college requirement for a senior experience and comprehensive examination, students in this program attend the spring semester of senior seminar and take the comprehensive examination in biology.

Biology Core - Adolescence Education


The Biology core provides the foundation for this program.  Students take the courses listed below, as well as additional biology electives.  The Senior experience prepares the students for their exit examination and subsequent post-undergraduate career plans.

Additional Requirements for Biology Majors with Adolescence Education


In addition to the Biology core, students in the Adolescence Education Certification major are required to take the 31-32 credit hours listed below.

Chemistry Requirement


Physics Requirement


Mathematics Requirement


Organismal Elective Courses for Biology Major with Adolescence Education


For the Biology Adolescence Education Certification Major, students select 1 course (3-4 credit hours) from the list of Biology Department organismal elective courses below.

Note: All courses must be taken with the laboratory whenever a laboratory is offered.

Organismal Group


Biology Senior Experience


Students in the Adolescence certification program begin their Senior Experience with the Methods course (BIO 457) in the spring semester of the junior year followed by Student Teaching (BIO 479) in the fall of their senior year.  In the spring semester, biology secondary education students will participate in Senior Seminar (BIO 451 for 1.5 credits), and the Biology Comprehensive Examination (BIO 499). The Biology Comprehensive requirement typically is satisfied by the student completing the Major Field Test in Biology.

Sample Program for Biology Major with Adolescence Education


Sophomore Year


  • Perspectives I Credits: 6
  • Modern Foreign Language Credits: 6
  • Biology Core Credits: 4

As well as:

Senior Year


  • Perspectives I Credits: 3
  • Perspectives II Credits: 6
  • Biology Organismal Elective Credits: 4
As well as:

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