Life Science Education for Teacher Licensure
See the College of Education and Health page for additional requirements.
For teacher licensure, students must achieve the minimum score on the Praxis II Specialty Area and Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests as determined by the Arkansas Department of Education. For further requirements please see the teacher education student services website. https://www.atu.edu/teachereducation/
Curriculum
The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.
| Fall | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1013 Composition I 1 |
3 |
| MATH 1113 College Algebra 3 | 3 |
| BIOL 1011 Orientation to the Biological Sciences | 1 |
| BIOL 1114 Principles of Biology | 4 |
| CHEM 2124 General Chemistry I and CHEM 2120 General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
| Spring | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1023 Composition II 1 | 3 |
| HIST 1903 Survey of American History | 3 |
| BIOL 2124 Principles of Zoology or BIOL 2134 Principles of Botany | 4 |
| CHEM 2134 General Chemistry II and CHEM 2130 General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| Total Hours | 14 |
| Spring | Credits |
|---|---|
| FAH 1XXX Fine Arts and Humanities Courses 1 |
3 |
| BIOL 3034 Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 3054 Microbiology and 3 hrs Biology Elective or BIOL 4033 Cell Biology and 4 hrs Biology Elective | 7 |
| BIOL 3252 The Nature and Context of Science/PHSC 3252 The Nature and Context of Science | 2 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
| Spring | Credits |
|---|---|
| BIOL 4701 Special Methods in Biology | 1 |
| SEED 4503 Seminar in Secondary Education | 3 |
| SEED 4909 Teaching in the Secondary School 2 | 9 |
| Total Hours | 13 |
1See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
2For teacher licensure, students must achieve the minimum score on the Praxis II Specialty
Area and Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests as determined by the Arkansas Department
of Education. For further requirements please see the teacher education student services
website. https://www.atu.edu/teachereducation
3Any higher level Mathematics course may be substituted for MATH 1113 College Algebra.