Biology Secondary/K-12 Certification

Secondary/K-12 Certification

Albion offers programs leading to Michigan certification at the secondary level (grades 6-12) in the subject areas listed below and K-12 certification in French, German, Spanish and music.

The following are options for secondary teaching majors and minors:

Biology
Chemistry
Earth Science/Geology
English
French
German
History
Mathematics
Music
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Social Studies (major only)
Spanish

Students accepted for secondary and/or K-12 certification must:

Complete a teaching major of at least eight units;
Complete a teaching minor of at least five units;
Complete a sequence of pedagogy courses, including / or / or /, and ;
Complete all other requirements as specified by the Education Department.

Pedagogy course(s) note: Students with a humanities (English, French, German, Spanish) major and minor take ; students with a social science (history, political science, psychology) major and minor take ; and, students with a mathematics/natural science (biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, mathematics) major and minor take . Otherwise, students with major and minors split between humanities, social science, and/or mathematics/natural science take the appropriate combination of , and for one unit total. Music students take pedagogy courses in the Music Department. Students should consult with their Education Department adviser to ensure they are taking the correct pedagogy courses.

Secondary/K-12 Certification Program

Junior Year - Fall

Junior Year - Spring

EDUC 396: Boundary Crossings in Elementary Schools (1 Unit) ***
OR
EDUC 397: Boundary Crossings in Secondary Schools (1 Unit) ***

Senior Year - Fall

Senior Year - Spring

Note

* May be taken either fall or spring semester.

** Discuss appropriate course(s) with Education Department adviser. Music students take pedagogy course work offered through the Music Department.

*** required for K-12 certification; required for secondary certification. Course meets intermittently during the spring semester and intensively during three weeks in May, requires residence on campus, and is part of spring registration.

**** K-12 certification requires in addition to for French, German and Spanish majors. Course offered fall semester only.

*****History and political science major and minor require .

Course descriptions and prerequisites are listed under the respective departments. Numbers in parentheses indicate units of credit awarded. Students apply for formal acceptance and admission into the teacher education program during their sophomore year, after completing . If a student desires to do off-campus study, the ideal semester to do so is the fall of the junior year.