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Undergraduate Programs PA Certification-Secondary Biology Education (7-12)

Program Description
Admissions & Retention Requirements
Course Requirements (Recommended Course Sequence)

Program Description

To be able to teach biology in a Pennsylvania (PA) public secondary school, students need to declare a major in biology and elect a concentration in secondary education. In addition to completing requirements in their major, they need to fulfill the following requirements. Students may complete the professional semester requirements in the graduate year if they elect the BA/M. Ed. Combined 5-year program.

Course Requirements

Course Number	Course Name	Credit
Secondary Education Core Courses (18 Credits)
EDU 200*	Social and Philosophical Foundations of Modern Education	3
EDU 201*	Introduction to Special Education	3
EDU 207	Child, Adolescent, & Educational Development	3
EDU 250*	Field Experience (Middle/High School)	3
EDU 403	Reading in the Content Area	3
EDU 409	Seminar for Secondary Education	3
Recommended Electives
EDU 417	Multicultural Education (required for the BA/M.Ed 5-year program)	3
BKIN 201	First Aid	3
Biology Certification Requirements (7 credits)
PHYS		4
MATH		3
Professional Semester (15 credits)
EDU 410	Student Teaching	12
EDU 420	Practicum	3