Become a Biology Teacher with Washburn
Pass on your love for science by earning a degree to teach students in grades 6-12. In addition to taking courses in the biology department, you'll take courses through the education department and student teach for a semester. When you graduate, you'll be ready to take the Kansas teaching licensure exam.
Course Plan and Major Maps
Teaching Licensure Only
This option is right for you if you already have a bachelor's degree and want to become a licensed biology teacher.
To satisfy Kansas State Department of Education requirements for teaching certification in Biology (grades 6-12), the state-approved program of the biology department at Washburn University requires that candidates fulfill the following requirements:
- University and general education requirements
- 38 credit hours in biology
- 20 credit hours of biology core requirements, plus
- 18 credit hours of supporting biology courses, plus
- Required 30-hour natural science concentration: 20 credit hours in one discipline
(Beginning with Catalog Year 2014)
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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A. Biology, Secondary Education Specialization (BiED) Core Courses: |
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BI 102 |
General Cellular Biology |
5 |
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BI 103 |
General Organismal Biology |
5 |
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BI 301 |
General Microbiology |
4 |
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BI 333 |
General Genetics |
4 |
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BI 390 |
Biology Seminar |
1 |
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BI 395 |
Biology Research |
1 |
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Total Core BI Hours for BiEd Majors |
20 |
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B. Required Supporting Courses for BiED Majors: Students must complete the following courses to satisfy Kansas teaching standards. Indicated courses may be substituted by course listed under Course Substitutions. |
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BI 155 |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases* |
1 |
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BI 202 |
Biology of Behavior |
3 |
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BI 250 |
Introduction to Human Anatomy** |
3 |
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BI 255 |
Human Physiology † |
4 |
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BI 310 |
Ecology ‡ |
4 |
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BI 340 |
Evolutionary Biology |
3 |
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Total Supporting BI Hours |
18 |
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| Course Substitutions | ||
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BI 275 |
Human Anatomy** (substitute for BI 250) |
4 |
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BI 325 |
Microbiology of Human Disease* (substitute for BI 155)* |
5 |
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BI 300 |
Field Biology ‡ (substitute for BI 310) |
3 |
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BI 330 |
Animal Physiology † (substitute for BI 255) |
4 |
| Total BI Hours for BiEd Majors | 38 | |
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C. Required Chemistry, Math and Physics Courses for BiEd Majors: |
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CH 151/152 |
Fundamentals of Chemistry (1 year with lab) |
10 |
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CH 340/342 |
Organic Chemistry I (with lab) |
5 |
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MA 140 |
Statistics |
3 |
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PS 261-262 |
College Physics (1 year with lab) |
10 |
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D. Courses that may be used to fulfill the 30-hour NS Concentration (CH emphasis) |
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CH 341/343 |
Organic Chemistry II (with lab) |
5 |
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or |
5 cr hr of upper division CH |
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| Total CH, MA, PS Hours | 33-35 | |
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F. Professional Education Requirements (See BiEd advisor) |
39 |
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GET IN TOUCH WITH Department of Biology
Department of Biology
Stoffer Science Hall, Room 202
Washburn University
1700 SW College Ave
Topeka, KS 66621
Phone & Email
Phone: 785-670-2077
biology@washburn.edu
