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Apr 25, 2024
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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biology Major with Adolescence Education
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Director: William L. Hallahan, Ph.D.
The biology department believes that students planning to teach high school biology should have the same academic training as 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.
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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. Organismal Elective Courses for Biology Major with Adolescence Education
For the Biology Adolescence Education Certification Program, 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. Required Courses for Adolescence Education
The following courses are required for Adolescence Education for majors in Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Mathematics, Theatre, (English Certification) French, Italian, German, or Spanish.
- Student Teaching and Curriculum Methodology: These courses hold the academic department acronym. These course are numbered 457, Curriculum Methodology: Middle School and Senior High in their area of certification and 479, Student Teaching or professional semester in their area of certification (Ex: HIS 457 or MTH 457).
Additional Program Option: Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Adolescence level (Grades 7 - 12) (Dual Certification)
Students also have the option of completing required coursework and field experiences that would lead to another certification in Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Adolescence level. This dual certification option is designed to provide the knowledge base to support student learning in content areas at the adolescence level, as well as to specifically meet the needs of students who have special education needs in grades 7-12 by means of differentiated instruction and collaborative teaching.
Students who elect to pursue this option complete the following courses in addition to the required courses for Adolescence Education listed above: 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: Junior Year
- Perspectives I Credits: 9
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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