Dec 03, 2024  
BVU Academic Catalog 2023-2024 
    
BVU Academic Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology With Teaching Licensure (5-12) (B.S.)

Location(s): Storm Lake


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Biology is a science that considers the processes of life at the molecular, cellular, organismal, ecological and evolutionary levels. Biology majors learn fundamental concepts within each of these areas in a required year-long survey of biological principles. Subsequently, students select advanced classes based in the foundational areas of biology: Cell Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology. To ensure depth in biology, students will select a minimum of three 300 level courses. To equip themselves for the lives that they will lead as biologists, students complete 12 credits of support work in the areas of chemistry, physics and/or mathematics. In addition to learning through coursework, students are required to complete an internship and a capstone that is either research or journal club based. All students complete Areas 1, 2, and 3 comprising the biology major core and complete one biology major track.

Courses


46 credit hours broken down as described in the Major in Biology - General Biology Track    with the following three exceptions:

Teaching internship


Teaching internship replaces the requirement of BIOL 495 .

Students seeking a life science teaching license


Students seeking a life science teaching license should take at least one elective in each of these three areas:

Area 1


Area 3


Additionally


Students must also complete the requirements listed under secondary education and education core.

Secondary Education Licensure Core:


Secondary education licensure requires a content major in a certifiable teaching area and completion of the following eight components:

  • Foundations of Collegiate Learning, Liberal Arts Core, and university graduation requirements
  • The education core (See “The Education Core” section.)
  • SEDU 310 Standards, Assessment and Instruction for Engaged Learning 
  • The secondary methods course(s) in your chosen discipline including the field experience (See below)
  • TEAC 4XX Student Teaching in Secondary Disciplinary Area

The Education Core:


The education core, which is required of all students seeking a teaching license, is the nucleus of the teacher education program and includes basic courses in education and psychology. Elementary education majors, students seeking secondary licensure, and Post Baccalaureate students are required to take all EDCO courses for a letter grade and to earn a minimum grade of “C-” in each course.

* Prerequisite:


Students must complete a background check prior to beginning this field experience. The background check will be conducted by BVU’s Human Resource department and is at the student’s expense.

46 credit hours


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