Teacher Certification in Biology

Teacher Certification in Biology

1. FOR BIOLOGY MAJORS WHO WANT A SECONDARY ENDORSEMENT (5-12): Students majoring in Biology who desire Iowa Teacher Certification with a Biology secondary endorsement must complete the major requirements above and the Secondary Education Program (with SCIE3360 Methods of Teaching Science and Mathematics as the appropriate methods course).
2. FOR NON-BIOLOGY MAJORS WHO WANT A SECONDARY BIOLOGY ENDORSEMENT (5-12). Non-Biology majors desiring a secondary Biology endorsement (5-12) in Iowa must complete a major in a secondary teaching field, the Secondary Education Program (with SCIE3360 Methods of Teaching Science and Mathematics as the appropriate methods course), and the following courses:
   BIOL1400 Fundamentals of Biological Science 3 s.h.
   BIOL1430 Fundamentals of Animal Biology 4 s.h.
   BIOL1440 Fundamentals of Plant Biology 4 s.h.
   BIOL2360 Fundamentals of Microbiology 4 s.h.
   BIOL3310 Fundamentals of Genetics 4 s.h.
   BIOL3400 Ecology 4 s.h.
   BIOL4110 Biology Seminar 1 s.h.