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.
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 |
|
BI 390 |
Biology Seminar |
1 |
|
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 |
|
BI 310 |
Ecology ‡ |
4 |
|
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 |
|
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
