Coordinator:
Dr. Ravit Duncan (732-932-7496, ext. 8355; email: ravit.duncan@gse.rutgers.edu)
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The Graduate School of Education offers a postbaccalaureate master's degree/initial teacher certification program in biological science education. The program requires that a student have a bachelor's degree with a major appropriate to the area of licensure, 90 credits in liberal arts, and satisfaction of the general education distribution. The requirements needed to satisfy the general education distribution can be found in the Office of Student and Academic Services, Room 110, Graduate School of Education (732-932-7496, ext. 8132).
The specific program requirements are as follows:
Biological Science Education (18 credits)
05:300:462 Demonstration and Technology in Science Teaching (3)
11:300:450
or 15:256:550 Biology and Society (3)
11:300:453
or 15:256:553 Teaching Life Science (3)
15:256:556 Understanding Evolution: A Classroom Perspective (3)
Graduate-level electives in life science or science education (6)
Common Professional Education Core (15 credits)
05:300:306 Educational Psychology: Principles of Classroom Learning (3)
05:300:401 Individual and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom (3)
15:255:533 Assessment and Measurement for Teachers (2)
15:255:534 Classroom Organization (1)
15:255:539 The Teaching Professional (3)
15:293:523 Inclusive Teaching in Education (3)
Internship in Teaching (12 credits)
15:255:535 Teaching Internship (9)
15:255:536 Teaching Internship Seminar (3)
Every candidate for certification in biological science education must complete a full major in biological sciences or related field. At least 12 credits in biology must be taken at the 300-level or above. Coursework in the following four areas are required: (a) cell biology, (b) genetics, (c) systems physiology, and (d) ecology and evolution.
