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Adolescent/Young Adult Licensure in Biology/Life Science

Introduction    Institutional Requirements  Teacher Education Requirements for Major

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Introduction

Welcome to Ashland University Teacher Education. You have expressed a desire to matriculate in our licensure programs. There are five categories of expectations during your time in teacher education:


This plan outlines those expectations in each of those categories. In addition, the plan provides teacher education or university offices where you can get further clarification. It is your responsibility to understand all expectations and work closely with your advisor in order to successfully fulfill these expectations.

Please keep a copy of this plan in your records and keep it continually updated. You MUST bring your copy with you when you meet with your advisor or other department personnel. An official copy of your academic plan is continually updated and maintained in your Teacher Education cumulative file (Schar Hall).

General Expectations Throughout a Student's Matriculation:
  1. Maintain a 2.5 cumulative, major, and professional GPA. I understand that if I do not have the required GPA's I will be put on Conditional Admittance status. If at the end of two semesters, the required GPA's are still below 2.5, I understand I will be dismissed from teacher education. I also understand that if I do not earn required GPA's, there is an intervention process that can help me earn back full admission status. (The Office of Field and Clinical Experiences and Advisor will assist you with this process.)

a.  Earn a grade of C- or higher in any Teacher Education course (EDCI, EDFN & EDEC). I understand that I will have to repeat the course if I earn a D+ or lower on any Teacher Education course.

          

  1. Accumulate at least 128 hours in order to graduate. (This number is different for transfer students.)
  1. It is the student's responsibility to inform the Office of Disability Services and Peer Tutoring if special learning accommodations are required for course and/or field work. Teacher education faculty or administrators are not required to make accommodations unless appropriate documentation is on file with the Office of Disability Services. Personnel from Teacher Education as well as the Office of Disability Services work closely to ensure fair and reasonable accommodations for the teacher education student.
  1. _____ ACT/SAT Score.
  1. _____ (YES/NO) I must take the Praxis I test because my entering ACT or SAT score was lower than the baseline scores for Teacher Education. An ACT composite of 21 or higher OR an SAT composite of 970 or higher are the current Teacher Education Department baselines. If my ACT/SAT scores are below the baseline scores, then I realize I must take and pass all three sections of the Praxis I test before I can be admitted into Teacher Education. The office that can assist me with Praxis I registration, testing dates, fees, and preparation is Teacher Testing and Licensure and Office.
Suggestions/Challenges to the Student:
  1. Teacher Education faculty advisors are assigned to licensure students based on the particular licensure and expertise of the advisor. That advisor should be your first stop when you have questions or concerns. Do you know where you advisor's office is? Do you know his/her phone number? Do you know his/her email?
  1. As faculty members, your advisor holds regular, weekly office hours. Do you know those hours? Do you know that those office hours change each semester?
  1. Your advisor is assigned to you at the beginning of your matriculation. If you change your licensure area (or your major) you must do the following:

    a.  _____ Fill out a Change in Major/Advisor form at the Registrar's Office.

  1. You have been assigned an AU email address as well as a mailbox on campus. Do you check your AU email address often? Those are the two methods of communication we use most often when we send out reminders and notices. We do NOT send these same reminders/notices to your other email addresses. Do you check your mailbox often? Hard copies of updates and notices are sent there.
  1. If you make changes to your academic plan and don't inform your advisor, the total responsibility rests on your shoulders.

Institutional Requirements:

BIOLOGY/LIFE SCIENCE

AYA 7-12 LICENSURE
Institutional Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Check Off Tier Course Number Course Description Semester Hours
 ______ IR  IUL 101  Introduction to University Life
1
 ______ IPR International Perspectives  Student Choice 
3
______ I English 101 Composition I 
3
______ I English 102 Composition II 
3
______ I Communications Student Choice 
3
______
 I received a C- or higher for Communications or an equivalent course
______ I Math 208 Statistics
3
______ I Religion  Student  Choice
3
______ I FCS/PE 180 Lifetime Wellness 
2
______ II Aesthetics Requirement  Student Choice-NEED TWO 
6
______ II Humanities  Student Choice-NEED TWO 
6
______ II Biology 201  Molecular and Cellular Basis of Life 
4
______ II Biology 202  Organisms, Adaptation and Diversity 
4
______ II Social Science  Student Choice-NEED TWO 
6
______ II Historical Reasoning  Student Choice 
3
TOTAL INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
50

Teacher Education Requirements for the Major:

AYA 7-12 Licensure – Biology/Life Science
Teacher Education

Check Off  Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours Prerequisites & Requirements
____ EDFN 130 Workshop in Teaching 2 Must be taken with EDCI 131
____ EDCI 131 Instructional Technology Lab 0 Must be taken with EDFN 130
____
I have completed an "intent to enroll in Teacher Education form," and it has been submitted to the Office of Field/Clinical Experiences in 240 Schar     
____
I have signed a "Good Moral Character" statement, and it has been submitted to the Office of Field/Clinical Experience. NOTE: Both forms are distributed in EDFN 130 and extras are available in the Office of Field and Clinical Experiences
____ EDFN 202 Teaching and Learning Process 3 EDFN 130
____ EDCI 232 Introduction to Principles of Instruc. Tech. 3 EDCI 131
____ EDCI 250 Intro. Educational Intervention 3 None
____ EDCI 392 Content Area Reading 3 None
____ EDFN 402 Social/Professional Issues 3 Senior Teaching Educaiton student or permission
____ PSYC 218 Psychology of Adolescence 3  


___ (If applicable) I have passed all three tests of the Praxis I, and have submitted those scores to the Office of Field and Clinical Experiences prior to enrollment in the remaining blocked courses (below).


BLOCKED COURSES (Courses which MUST be taken together.)
Check Off Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours Prerequisites & Requirements
____ EDCI 230 SEC Workshop in Teaching Sec. Field Exp. 
2
 Concurrent w/ EDCI 287 
____ EDCI 287  Curr./Inst./Asses. 7-12 
3
 EDFN 202 

 

___ I have applied for and have been accepted into the Teacher Education program prior to enrollment in the remaining blocked courses (below). I have met all Teacher Education requirements up to this time. (The application form can be picked up in the Office of Field and Clinical Experiences.)


___ I have applied for the EDCI 330 field experience prior to registering for EDCI 330 blocked courses. The application form can be picked up in the Office of Field and Clinical Experiences. I understand that part of that application involves a background check with an attendant fee. This background check is good for one year.


___ I have submitted my teacher portfolio for Teacher Education Induction. It has been approved before my enrollment in the remaining blocked courses (below)

Check Off  Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours Prerequisites & Requirements
 ____
 EDCI 330 SEC Classroom management Field Exp. Grades 7-12: Education for Diversity
2

Admission in Teacher Education

EDCI 230/287 Block

___ I have requested a free junior audit of coursework completed from the Registrar’s Office. I understand that this audit is the official record of coursework completed and coursework remaining prior to graduation.

___ I have applied for the EDCI 461 student teaching. As part of my application I developed a resume. (The Office of Field and Clinical Experiences as well as the Career Development Office can assist you with this expectation.)

___ I have submitted my Teacher Education Portfolio for a second time prior to enrollment in student teaching coursework (below). It has been approved.


Check Off  Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours  Prerequisites& Requirements
 ____ EDCI 432 SCI Teaching Science Grades 7-12 3 Concurrent w/ Student Teaching
____ EDCI 461 Student Teaching Grades 7-12 10 Successful completion of all Methods and Fields

 

Biology/Life Science Requirements:

BIOLOGY/LIFE SCIENCE MAJOR COURSES

 Check Off Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours Prerequisites & Requirements
____
 BIO 201 Molecular and Cellular Basis of Life
4
 None
____
 BIO 202 Organisms, Adaptation and Diversity
4
 BIO 201
____
 NOTE: BIO 201 & 202 ARE Tier II approved courses, they will count for Tier and Major courses
____
 BIO 301 Professional Preparation
1
 Junior Status
____
 BIO 303 Genetics
4
 BIO 126 or BIO 202
____
 BIO 495 Biology Senior Seminar
1
 24 hrs. Biology Course Work
____
 CHEM 103 General Chemistry I
4
 None
____
 CHEM 104 General Chemistry II
4
 CHEM 103
____
 CHEM 307 Organic Chemistry I
5
 CHEM 104
____
 MATH 208 Elementary Statistics
3
 2 Yrs. H.S. Algebra
____
 PHYS 101 Introduction to Physics
3
 HS Algebra & Geometry
____
 Choose One:
____
 BIO 205 General Zoology
4
 BIO 202
____
 BIO 207 General Botany
4
 BIO 202
____
 Choose One Sequence:
____
 BIO 125-126 Anatomy & Physiology
3
 BIO 125 for BIO 126
____
 BIO 225-226 Anatomy & Physiology
3
 BIO 202; BIO 225 for 226
____
 Biology Electives (7 Hours)
7
  
____
 NOTE: Biology electives must include at least 3 hours of 300 level or above.  You cannot choose BIO 493 and cannot exceed 3 hours of BIO 497 or BIO 498 combined
____
 Math Elective (3 Hours)
3
  

___ I have applied to take the required Praxis II tests prior to or during my final semester. (The Office of Testing and Licensure can assist with applications, deadlines, costs, and preparations.)

___ I have contacted the Career Development Office to discuss job search strategies and opportunities.

___ I have applied for state teaching licensure. (The Office of Testing and Licensure can assist with the applications, deadlines, and costs.) I understand that part of the application will be a background check if one calendar year has passed since my last background check.

___ I have applied for graduation within the time frame of the Registrar’s Office. I have attached the completed “Undergraduate Degree Graduation Check sheet to the graduation form. For May graduation, applications are due the previous November. For December graduates, applications are due the previous September.

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