Biology, Teacher Preparation in Biology Concentration, BS

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A student may seek secondary teaching licensure in biology. This program consists of courses required for the biology major as well as additional education coursework and the professional semester consisting of 12 hours in the senior year. If an additional endorsement in chemistry or physics is desired, the student must minor in that discipline and meet all state-mandated core requirements for that endorsement. Interested students should meet with secondary science education faculty for advising on preparation for secondary science teaching.

General Education Core Requirement (37 credits)

Please see the General Education section of this catalog for options for other Goals.

MATH 171 - Statistical Decision Making is required for General Education Goal 5.
PHYS 103 - Conceptual Physics is required for General Education Goal 6.
PHIL 315 - Biomedical Ethics is required for General Education Goal 12.
or
PHIL 316 - Environmental Ethics is required for General Education Goal 12.
SCED 490 - Research Methods in Science Education. satisfies General Education Goal 14.

Additional Degree Requirements (7 credits)

Major Requirements (49 credits)

Core Requirements (26 credits)

Area Requirements (12 credits)

All students must successfully complete at least one class from each area below.

Cell and Molecular Area

Ecology and Evolution Area

Organismal Area

Biology Elective Requirements (11 credits)

Students must complete at least 11 additional Biology elective credits from BIOL 206 -BIOL 498 , with a minimum of 3 credits from BIOL 400 to BIOL 491. These biology electives may be selected from additional courses in the areas or from the elective courses offered on a rotating basis. However, to meet Virginia teaching licensure requirements, the Teacher Preparation in Biology Concentration requires that these electives, or the above area requirements, include a course in each of the following topics: botany (satisfied by BIOL 309 or BIOL 460 with a field botany focus), zoology (satisfied by BIOL 303 , BIOL 306 , or BIOL 315 ), and anatomy/physiology (satisfied by BIOL 206 , BIOL 207 , BIOL 301 , or BIOL 302 ).

Secondary Education Licensure, Grades 6-12 (37 credits)

Total Credits Required

BS in Biology with Teacher Preparation in Biology Concentration 130

*For additional endorsement to teach Chemistry, Minor in Chemistry 23 credits

*For additional endorsement to teach Physics, Minor in Physics 20 credits

*Students seeking endorsement in these areas must meet criteria established by the State Department of Education.