Fall - 2007

Biology Education -- Teaching Certification Requirements (Grades 9 - 12)

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Note: SBU reserves the right to amend the curriculum and require teaching certificate candidates to graduate under a program which reflects the state certification requirements in force at the time of graduation.
GPA Requirements:
 •  2.5 overall and in the certificate subject area
 •  2.5 in professional education courses with no grade lower than a "C"
Assessments:
 •  ACT / SAT scores
 •  APT / MFT, if applicable
 •  C-BASE - pass all sections
 •  Praxis II - passing score
Professional Education Sequence
Course #
Course Title
Hours
Grade
Sem / Year
EDU 2113 Educational Psychology (F / S)
3
   
EDU 2313 Foundations of Education (Secondary) (F / S)
3
   
EDU 2141
Field Experience Level 1 (Observing and Assisting) in Secondary 9 - 12 or K - 12 School (F / S / J) Pre-enrollment required in EDU dept
 •  2.0 GPA
 •  Education File Complete
 •  Completed EDU 2113 or 2313 OR be concurrently enrolled in one or both
1
   
EDU 2823 Technology for Educators (F / S)
3
   
EDU 4033 Adolescent Development (F)
3
   
Before continuing Professional Sequence, the following prerequisites must be met:
 •  C-BASE - Pass all sections
 •  2.5 overall GPA
 •  EDU 2113, 2313, 2131
EDU 3333 Principles and Methods of Secondary School (F / S)
3
   
EDU 3341 Field Experience Level 2 in Secondary School (must be taken concurrently with EDU 3333) (F / S)
Pre-enrollment required in EDU dept
1
   
EDU 3613 Teaching Reading in Content Areas (F / S)
3
   
EDU 3833 Behavior & Classroom Management-Sec (F / S)
[EDU 3333 is a recommended pre-requisite]
3
   
EDU 4522 Methods of Teaching Science in Middle / Secondary Schools (S, even)
2
   
Before beginning Student Teaching Semester, the following prerequisites must be met:
 •  Praxis II -- passing score
EDU 4832 Assessment & Evaluation of Learners (BLOCK) (F / S)
2
   
EDU 4842 Teaching Diverse Learners (BLOCK) (F / S)
2
   
EDU 4939 Student Teaching in Secondary School (BLOCK) (F / S)
10
   
TOTALS Professional Education Sequence
39
   
Biology Certification Requirements
57
   

Biology Education Certification Requirements (57 hours)
Biology core (24 hours total)
Hours
Grade
Sem / Year
BIO 1114 General Biology I (F / S)
4
   
BIO 1124 General Biology II (S)
4
   
BIO 2214 Environmental Biology (On Demand)
4
   
BIO 2234 General Botany (S)
4
   
BIO 3323 Genetics (F)
3
   
BIO 3334 Introduction to Ecology (S)
4
   
BIO 4471 Biology Seminar (F)
1
   
Biology Elective (12 hours)
BIO         
BIO         
BIO         
Required Support Courses (14 hours)
CHE 1115 General Chemistry I (F)
5
   
CHE 1125 General Chemistry II (S)
5
   
*PHS 1004 Intro to Physical Science (J / S)
4
   
Additional Required Courses (7 hours)
PHS 1114 Introduction to Earth Science (F / J)
4
   
PHS 3303 History & Philosophy of Science & Technology (F, even)
3
   






Requirements For Additional Major: BS in Biology
Choose 8 to 10 hours from the following
PHY 1114 / 1124 General Physics I (F) and II (S)
8
   
CHE 3304 / 3314 Organic Chemistry I (F) and II (S)
8
   
MAT 1195 / 2255 Analytics and Calculus I (F / S) and II (F / S)
10
   
CIS 1144 / 1154 Computer Science I (F / S) and II (S)
8
   
*PHY 1114 / 1124 may be substituted for PHS 1004..