Biology Teaching Option
This option is available within the Education major at the following location:
- Corvallis
This option is for students wanting to earn a bachelor’s degree in Education and qualify for an Oregon teaching license to teach biology at the high school level (grades 9-12).
Option Code: 62
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Understand how learners grow and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and design and implement developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences.
- Understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) they teach and create learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content.
- Plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context.
- Understand and use multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their own growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher’s and learner’s decision making.
- Practices ongoing reflection and use evidence to continually evaluate their practice, particularly the effects of their choices and actions on others, and adapts their practice/choices accordingly. The teacher candidate will avail professional resources and/or professional development beyond university coursework.
Students must complete the required courses and meet all content for this option prior to beginning the Professional Level of the Education UG Major (Double Degree). Most of the required courses in this option will also meet a student's first degree requirements.
Additional option requirements:
- A cumulative 3.0 GPA is preferred for all required courses. Grades below C- are not accepted.
- All required courses must be letter graded (A–F); courses graded on Pass/No Credits (P/N) or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis are not accepted.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Biology Sequence | ||
Select one of the following biology series: | 12 | |
Series 1 | ||
*INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY III | ||
Series 2 | ||
*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | ||
Chemistry Sequence | ||
Select one of the following chemistry series: | 15 | |
Series 1 | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | ||
Series 2 | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | ||
Series 3 (for Chemistry majors) | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CH 231 FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CH 232 FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CH 233 FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS | ||
Physics | ||
Select one of the following physics series: | 8-10 | |
Series 1 | ||
*GENERAL PHYSICS and *GENERAL PHYSICS | ||
Series 2 | ||
*GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | ||
Other Life Science Disciplines | ||
Select 12 upper-division credits from more than one of the following subject areas: | 12 | |
Any BI course in Ecology, Evolution, or Genetics | ||
Any ANS course in Anatomy & Physiology | ||
Any BB course in Cell & Molecular Biology | ||
Any BOT course | ||
Science Education | ||
SED 413 | INQUIRY IN SCIENCE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION | 3 |
Total Credits | 50-52 |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
Option Code: 62