Biotech Education Teacher Licensure

Biology/Biotechnology: Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Concentration

Program Overview

Becoming a biology teacher means you'll be entering into one of today's most exciting, in-demand careers. Choose the school that's focused on your success: 西瓜视频.

Biology majors can pursue Massachusetts state licensure by completing the secondary education concentration. In doing so, you will be eligible to receive a license to teach Biology, grades 8-12, in Massachusetts.

The experience you gain at 西瓜视频 is comprehensive. You will complete freshman and sophomore internships in a range of school settings, a sophomore and junior field experience connected to your secondary education courses, a junior year pre-practicum, and senior year full practicum experience. Upon graduation, you will have completed all of the requirements necessary to apply for an initial license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and you will be eligible to pursue licensure in many other states. Students receive free preparation for the required Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) as part of the program.
Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Minimum Credits Required: 131

First Year - Credits: 34
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- General Education Elective (Cr. 3) (Must be above the 100 level)
- BIO 102/102L聽-聽Principles of Biology I and Lab (Cr: 4)
  
  Satisfies Science and Technology General Education Requirement
- BIO 103/103L聽-聽Principles of Biology II and Lab (Cr: 4)
- CHE 105/105L聽-聽General Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
- CHE 106/106L聽-聽General Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ED 010聽-聽Communication and Literacy Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
- ED 111聽-聽Clinical Field Based Experience I (Cr: 2)
- ED 125聽-聽Approaches to Middle and Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
- ENG 111聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- ENG 112聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- MTH 129聽-聽Analysis of Functions (Pre-calculus) (Cr: 4)
  
  Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement
- MTH 134聽-聽Calculus I (Cr: 4)
  
  Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement
Sophomore - Credits: 34
- Global Issues (Cr: 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
- Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
- BIO 225聽-聽Introduction to Biotechnology (Cr: 3)
- CHE 207/207L聽-聽Organic Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
- CHE 209/209L聽-聽Biochemistry and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ED 030聽-聽Subject Matter Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
- ED 203聽-聽Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
- ED 211聽-聽Clinical Field Based Experience II (Cr: 2)
- ED 240聽-聽Literacies for Learning at the Middle and Secondary School (Cr: 3)
- PSY 200聽-聽Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)
Junior - Credits: 32
- Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- BIO 201/201L聽-聽Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab (Cr: 4)
- BIO 202/202L聽-聽Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab (Cr: 4)
- BIO 210聽-聽Biostatistics (Cr: 3)
- BIO 311/311L聽-聽Genes and Genomes and Lab (Cr: 4)
- BIO 320/320L聽-聽Cell and Molecular Biology and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ED 303聽-聽Pre-Practicum Field Experience (Cr: 1)
- ED 330聽-聽Sheltered English Immersion (Cr: 3)
- ED 339聽-聽Assessment for Learning (Cr: 3)
- ED 380聽-聽Methods in the Secondary Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
Senior - Credits: 31
- Aesthetic Awareness General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- General Education Electives聽 (Cr: 9)
  (at least two must be above the 100 level)
- BIO 489聽-聽Senior Research (Cr: 3)
- BIO 490聽-聽Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
- EC 400聽-聽Senior Transition (Cr: 1)
- ED 400聽-聽Practicum and Seminar in Education (Cr: 12)
Internships and Careers
An 西瓜视频 education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.

Whether you pursue graduate school or embark on your career right away after graduation, we believe that your time at 西瓜视频 will prepare you for the next step.

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