Life Science (9-12)
Life Science Education
Overview of Life Science (9 - 12)
Middle/Secondary Education: Life Science (9-12) + General Science (5-8)
A major in Life Science Education (often thought of as Biology) leads to a degree and teaching license. Students will also complete the middle school (5-8) General Science licensure with this major to be qualified to teach 5-8 Science and 9-12 Life Science
To earn a stand-alone major in Biology, additional coursework is required.
Declaring your major: To declare this major, you should start with Middle/Secondary Education (MSED) and then find Life Science (9-12). You should also add General Science 5-8 when you declare your major.
Majors must complete the following
Core Secondary Education Requirements
Block 1
- EDUC 210 Education: Issues and Policies (4 credits)
Block 2
- EDUC 329 Diversity and Cultural Competence (4 credits)
- EDUC 330 Psychology for Teaching and Learning (4 credits)
- EDUC 332 Field Experience II: Learning & Teaching (0 credit)
Block 3
- EDUC 355 Reading for the 5-12 Teacher (4 credits)
- EDUC 318 Curriculum and Instruction: Science (4 credit)
- EDUC 344 Field Experience III: Science (0 credit)
Block 4
- EDUC 431 Use of Technology for Instruction (4 credits) or EDUC 432 Learning Design with Technology in International Contexts (4 credits)
- EDUC 460 Clinical Practice: Student Teaching and Seminar (10 credits)
Plus:
- BIOL 101 General Biology OR BIOL 207 Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution (4 credits)
- BIOL 208 Biological Communication and Energetics (4 credits)
- BIOL 209 Biology of Sustainability (4 credits)
- CHEM 111 General Chemistry I (4 credits) AND CHEM 112 General Chemistry II (4 credits) OR CHEM 115 Accelerated General Chemistry (4 credits)
Plus:
- Sixteen additional BIOL credits in courses numbered 200 or above, chosen in consultation with an advisor
General Science (5-8) Concentration
Students have the option of adding the General Science (5-8) licensure
- BIOL 101 or BIOL 207 and 208
- PHYS 101
- CHEM 100 or CHEM 111 and CHEM 112
- PHYS 104 Astronomy
- GEOL 111 or GEOL 115