Received by the Graduate Council—December 1, 2008
GRADUATE COUNCIL CURRICULUM COMMITTEE (GCCC)
Third Meeting/2008-09 Academic Year
November 17, 2008
SECTION B – Recorded, but further approval needed before inclusion in the Graduate Catalog
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Biology
Pres. Peters/Other Catalog Changes
Page 180, 2008-09 Graduate Catalog
BOT
(insert immediately above Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences)
Specialization in Biology Teaching
A minimum of 36 semester hours is required for the M.S. degree with specialization in biology teaching.
Students pursuing this specialization must have a B.S. degree in the natural sciences (biology, chemistry,
earth and space science, or physics) and a current ISBE teaching certificate (Type 09 certificate or a B.S.
degree with a Type 03 certificate and a minimum of 32 semester hours of science content). The candidate
must have one year or more of teaching experience in science.
The student will be required to take a proficiency examination in biology at the beginning and end of their
program. In addition, the student will be required to conduct an approved action research project including
submitting a written paper as well as present and defend the project (BIOS 770 or BIOS 699). The action
research project will be developed under the supervision of the graduate adviser and conducted in a school
setting with district approval.
If the student has completed the equivalent of BIOS 570X (or BIOS 572X and BIOS 573X), and ETR 521
and ETR 522 (or BIOS 670) as an undergraduate with a grade of C or better, the courses may be waived as
a requirement in the graduate program and other course work substituted with the approval of the student’s
graduate committee.
Requirements
BIOS 570X - General Biochemistry (3)
BIOS 605 - Institute for Science Teachers in Biology (3)
BIOS 684 - The Processes and Practices of Science (3)
BIOS 761 – Seminar (minimum of 2 semester hours credit)
BIOS 770 – Independent Study (4-6),
OR BIOS 699 – Masters Thesis (4-6)
ETR 521 and ETR 522 – Educational Statistics I and II (6)
EPS 523 – Application of Psychological Research to Educational Practice (3)
PHYS 605 – Institute for Science Teachers; Instructional Technology (3)
Biology Electives
Minimum of 9 semester hours of credit of graduate-level courses within the department