Bachelor of Arts dalam Pendidikan Menengah - Spesialisasi Biologi

A student who graduates from Thiel College with a major in English, History, Mathematics, Biology, or Chemistry and a secondary education certificate will:

• Teacher candidates will demonstrate oral, written, and presentation communication skills appropriate to the field.
• Teacher candidates will demonstrate mastery of major content knowledge areas and pedagogical strategies to design engaging and meaningful instruction and learning activities.
• Teacher candidates will demonstrate their knowledge of diversity by addressing learners’ commonalities and individual differences to design inclusive learning experiences.
• Secondary education teacher candidates will apply the Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) standards to their discipline in the Secondary Education course of study, as assessed by the content field department.
• Teacher candidates will understand and demonstrate effectiveness by designing rigorous and effective lessons and learning experiences.

Major Requirements

• EDUC 111 Foundations of American Education
• EDUC 112 Psychological Foundations of Education
• EDUC 215 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Note: EDUC 215 is a prerequisite for all other Phase II methodology courses.

• EDUC 220 Integrated Instructional Systems
• EDUC 255 Mentoring I
• SECED 268 Mentoring, Part II: On-Site Secondary Methodology
• SECED 325 Teaching Reading/Writing in the Content Areas
• SECED 340/350/360/370 Teaching in Secondary Schools
• SECED 444 Student Teaching

All students must also take:

• CIS 111 Word Processing Applications
• AH 105 Taking Care of Your Health

The nine credits for special education will come from the following courses:

• SPED 356 Special Education Processes, Procedures, Screening, Assessment, IEP Development, and Evaluation
• SPED 357 Effective Instructional Practices and Delivery Methods in Subject Area Content for All Levels of Special Education Support
• SPED 358 Intensive Reading, Writing, and Math Intervention Approaches

The three credits for ELL will be from:

• EDUC 400 Educating English Language Learners

Kursus yang Diperlukan untuk Jurusan Biologi

Kursus Dasar—Rangkaian kursus ini dirancang untuk membekali siswa dengan pemahaman dasar tentang prinsip-prinsip sains pada umumnya dan biologi pada khususnya. Mereka harus diambil selama dua tahun pertama.

• BIO 145 Foundations of Biology

Dan salah satu dari empat mata kuliah sistematika berikut:

• BIO 212 Microbiology
• BIO 222 Entomology
• BIO 262 Animal Systematics
• BIO 263 Plant Systematics

Studi Area/Luasnya Disiplin Biologi—Kumpulan kursus ini dirancang untuk memperkenalkan siswa pada konsep dan prinsip bidang utama dalam disiplin biologi. Mereka harus diambil setelah kursus dasar:

• BIO 290 Biologi Sel
• BIO 322 Genetics
• BIO 342 Biostatistik dan Metode Penelitian
• BIO 392 Ekologi Umum

Siswa harus memilih satu mata pelajaran pilihan berdasarkan ketersediaan dan niat. Pilihannya harus berupa mata kuliah lab BIO tingkat 200 atau 300 yaitu 4 SKS kecuali BIO 350 – Prinsip Imunologi. Siswa juga dapat memilih NSCI 202, 209 atau 315.

• BIO XXX

Pengalaman Capstone Pilihan—Ketiga mata kuliah ini dirancang untuk mengintegrasikan materi dari berbagai mata kuliah dan pengalaman serta memberikan siswa peluang untuk berkembang sebagai ilmuwan yang matang dan mandiri. Penelitian Independen dapat dimulai pada tahun pertama.

• Seminar Penelitian Junior BIO 395
• Seminar Senior BIO 462

Dan salah satu dari dua kursus berikut:

• BIO 452 Biologi Tingkat Lanjut
• BIO 482 Belajar Mandiri

Sebuah proyek penelitian yang selesai di bawah pengawasan anggota fakultas departemen biologi diperlukan bagi mahasiswa jurusan biologi.

Mata Kuliah Matematika dan Sains Terkait – Prakalkulus dan delapan SKS ilmu lain, baik kimia atau fisika, diperlukan bagi mahasiswa jurusan biologi.

• MATEMATIKA 142 Prakalkulus

Dan salah satu dari tiga pasangan berikut:

• CHEM 140 General Chemistry I
• CHEM 160 General Chemistry II

OR

• PHYS 154 Fisika I (berbasis non-kalkulasi)
• PHYS 164 Fisika II (berbasis non-kalkulasi)

OR

• PHYS 174 Fisika I (berbasis kalkulus)
• PHYS 184 Fisika II (berbasis kalkulus)

At Thiel College, education majors not only receive an outstanding liberal arts education and in-depth training in the classroom skills they need, but they also get the hands-on experience they need to be successful on Day 1. You’ll also have the opportunity to earn multiple endorsements with one program so that you’ll have the credentials to get the job you want. By law, teachers are required to be certified to teach in public schools. So, you’ll also receive the preparation you need to sit for state certification exams.