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Biology Major with Adolescence Education


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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 a general elective. Interwoven throughout the curriculum is a four-semester course sequence focusing on scientific communication and research. The final course in the sequence serves as the capstone course where students will demonstrate integration of their learning. Student teaching will be completed in the fall of senior year.

Biology Core - Adolescence Education


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

Foreign Language Requirement


  • Students must complete three credits in a Modern Foreign Language.

Elective Courses for Biology Majors with Adolescence Teaching Certification


Biology majors select 1 course from each of the following lists of courses (Cellular/Molecular, Organismal, Ecology) for a total of 3 courses and a minimum of 11 credits (two of the three courses must have a lab component). The fourth Biology elective can be any upper division Biology course for Biology majors (3 or 4 credits). Note: Each course chosen will only satisfy ONE requirement. 

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

Fourth Biology Elective


Students must choose one additional course of at least three credits from any of the three categories above (cellular/molecular, organismal, ecology). SCI 450 (Advanced Scientific Research) is also an available elective, as long as students take a minimum of three credits.

Note: Each course chosen will only satisfy ONE requirement.

Additional Requirements for Biology Majors with Adolescence Education


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

Mathematics Requirement


 Students must take:

Required Courses for Adolescence Education


See Education: Initial Teacher Certification in Adolescence Education  for course requirements.

Sample Program for Biology Major with Adolescence Education


Sophomore Year


 NOTE: It is recommended that students use one course required in the major to count as one of their Integrative Studies (IS) courses.

Senior Year


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