Biology (Grades 9-12 or 5-12) Certification

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CIP Code: 13.1322

Note: Middle school certification may be combined with secondary certification in the same content area, earning subject-specific certification in grades 5-12.

Subject-Specific Certification Requirements:

Candidates pursuing middle/secondary combined certification must satisfy all the subject-specific seconddary content area requirements, which will also fulfill the middle school concentration area requirements.
Content area courses are undergraduate-only unless otherwise noted.
See your advisor for certification requirements.

Professional Requirements

Content Planning and Delivery/Individual Student Needs/Schools and the Teaching Profession

EDUC 200 - Continuing Portfolio Development for Teacher Candidates Semester Hours: Zero ^{(must be enrolled concurrently with EDUC 201 )1}
EDUC 201 - Professional Growth and Folio Development I Semester Hours: One (must be taken first semester of enrollment)†^{^1}
EDUC 203 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Semester Hours: Three †¹
EDUC 303 - Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction Semester Hours: Three (must be taken first semester of enrollment)†^{^1}
EDUC 573 - Applications of Technology Semester Hours: Three
ECTA 323 - Curriculum, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDPS 313 - Psychology of Learning & Development Semester Hours: Three ⁑¹
EDPS 453/553 - The Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three
EDMS 443/543 - Middle School: Philosophy and Organization Semester Hours: Three (only required for those pursuing middle school and secondary certification)
EDRD 423/523 - Integration of Literacy in Content Areas: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ‡
EDRD 463/563 - Reading and Writing Strategies for Middle and Secondary Content Areas Semester Hours: Three
ETOP 423/523 - Classroom and Behavior Management Semester Hours: Three ^{^}
EDUC 401 - Professional Growth and Folio Development II Semester Hours: One (must be taken the semester prior to student teaching)†^{^2}
EDTR 413/513 - Trauma Informed Classroom I Semester Hours: Three (must be taken concurrently with Student Teaching)

Total: 32-35 Hours

¹Undergraduate-only courses required for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
²Undergraduate-only course required in preparation for approval to student teach.
^{^}Teacher Education Program Gateway Courses - requires a grade of B or higher (may be repeated once).
† Requires enrollment in GoReact as co-requisite/pre-requisite.
⁑ For students transferring professional education course work, the combindation of Educational Psychology (or equivalent) and a course that covers child and adolescent growth and development (generally a prerequisite to Educational Psychology) will be substituted for EDPS 313 .
‡ Students who transfer in a course for EDRD 423/523 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete EDCL 420/520 .

Instructional Strategies and Techniques in Content Specialty Area

EDMS 483/583 - Teaching Science for Middle/Secondary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three

Total: 3 Hours

Total: 35-38 Hours

Content Area Requirements

Required Courses

IDST 313 - History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Semester Hours: Three
BIOL 111 - General Biology I Laboratory (MOTR BIOL 150L) Semester Hours: One
BIOL 113 - General Biology I (MOTR BIOL 150L) Semester Hours: Three
BIOL 121 - General Biology II Laboratory Semester Hours: One
BIOL 123 - General Biology II Semester Hours: Three
BIOL 341 - Genetics Laboratory Semester Hours: One
BIOL 343 - Genetics Semester Hours: Three
BIOL 401 - Integrating Concepts of Biology Semester Hours: One
BIOL 423 - Cell Biology Semester Hours: Three
CHEM 130 - General Chemistry I Problem Solving (MOTR CHEM 150L) Semester Hours: Zero
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry I Laboratory (MOTR CHEM 150L) Semester Hours: Two
CHEM 133 - General Chemistry I (MOTR CHEM 150L) Semester Hours: Three
PHYS 121 - Geology and Earth Science Laboratory (MOTR GEOL 100L) Semester Hours: One
PHYS 123 - Geology and Earth Science (MOTR GEOL 100L) Semester Hours: Three
PHYS 131 - College Physics I Laboratory (MOTR PHYS 150L) Semester Hours: One AND
PHYS 133 - College Physics I (MOTR PHYS 150L) Semester Hours: Three
OR
PHYS 211 - General Physics I Laboratory (MOTR PHYS 200L) Semester Hours: One AND
PHYS 213 - General Physics I (MOTR PHYS 200L) Semester Hours: Three
BIOL 323A - Environmental Science and Conservation Semester Hours: Three
OR
BIOL 323B - Ecology Semester Hours: Three

Total: 35 Hours

Elective Biology Courses

Four (4) credit hours from the following:

BIOL 211 - Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory AND
BIOL 213 - Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 321B - Special Topics in Environmental Science AND
BIOL 323A - Environmental Science and Conservation OR
BIOL 323B - Ecology
BIOL 371 - Microbiology Laboratory AND
BIOL 373 - Microbiology
BIOT 211 - Biotechnology Laboratory AND
BIOT 213 - Introduction to Biotechnology
BIOT 301 - Biotechnology Seminar AND
BIOT 313 - Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Total: 4 Hours

Total: 39 Hours

Field and Clinical Experiences

EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I Semester Hours: One (must be in grades 9-12 in a high school setting)†‡^{^1}
EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211 )¹
EDCL 411/511 - Teaching Field Experience II Semester Hours: One (must be in grades 9-12 in a high school setting, different grade than EDCL 211 )*†^
EDUC 410/510 - Field Experience II Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 411/511 )
EDUC 470 - Student Teaching Professional Development Seminar Semester Hours: Zero
(must be taken concurrently with Student Teaching)¹
ESCL 4712/5712 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Twelve (must be in grades 9-12 in a high school setting, different grade than EDCL 211 or EDCL 411/511 )
OR (for those pursuing two secondary content areas)
ESCL 4703/5703 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 9-12 in the add-on content area) AND
ESCL 4709/5709 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Nine (must be in grades 9-12 in the primary content area)
OR (for those pursuing secondary/middle combined)
ESCL 4709/5709 - Student Teaching: Secondary (must be in grades 9-12 in a secondary school setting) AND
EMCL 4703/5703 - Student Teaching: Middle School

Total: 14 Hours

¹Undergraduate-only course.
^{^}Teacher Education Program Gateway course - requires a grade of B or better (may be repeated once).
‡ Students who transfer in a course for EDCL 211 with a grade of B or better who do not have a MEES evaluation (or equivalent) must take EDCL 220 .
† Requires enrollment in GoReact as co-requisite/pre-requisite.
* Candidates pursuing secondary/middle combined certification must complete EDCL 411/511 in a middle school setting.

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