Biology/Biotechnology: Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Concentration

Program Overview

Becoming a biology teacher means you'll be entering into one of today's most exciting, in-demand careers. Choose the school that's focused on your success: Endicott.

Biology majors can pursue Massachusetts state licensure by completing the secondary education concentration. In doing so, you will be eligible to receive a license to teach Biology, grades 8-12, in Massachusetts.

The experience you gain at Endicott is comprehensive. You will complete freshman and sophomore internships in a range of school settings, a sophomore and junior field experience connected to your secondary education courses, a junior year pre-practicum, and senior year full practicum experience. Upon graduation, you will have completed all of the requirements necessary to apply for an initial license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and you will be eligible to pursue licensure in many other states. Students receive free preparation for the required Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) as part of the program.
Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Minimum Credits Required: 131

First Year - Credits: 34
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- General Education Elective (Cr. 3) (Must be above the 100 level)
- BIO 102/102L - Principles of Biology I and Lab (Cr: 4)
  
  Satisfies Science and Technology General Education Requirement
- BIO 103/103L - Principles of Biology II and Lab (Cr: 4)
- CHE 105/105L - General Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
- CHE 106/106L - General Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ED 010 - Communication and Literacy Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
- ED 111 - Clinical Field Based Experience I (Cr: 2)
- ED 125 - Approaches to Middle and Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
- ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- MTH 129 - Analysis of Functions (Pre-calculus) (Cr: 4)
  
  Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement
- MTH 134 - Calculus I (Cr: 4)
  
  Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement
Sophomore - Credits: 34
- Global Issues (Cr: 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- BIO 225 - Introduction to Biotechnology (Cr: 3)
- CHE 207/207L - Organic Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
- CHE 209/209L - Biochemistry and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ED 030 - Subject Matter Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
- ED 203 - Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
- ED 211 - Clinical Field Based Experience II (Cr: 2)
- ED 240 - Literacies for Learning at the Middle and Secondary School (Cr: 3)
- PSY 200 - Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)
Junior - Credits: 32
- Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- BIO 201/201L - Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab (Cr: 4)
- BIO 202/202L - Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab (Cr: 4)
- BIO 210 - Biostatistics (Cr: 3)
- BIO 311/311L - Genes and Genomes and Lab (Cr: 4)
- BIO 320/320L - Cell and Molecular Biology and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ED 303 - Pre-Practicum Field Experience (Cr: 1)
- ED 330 - Sheltered English Immersion (Cr: 3)
- ED 339 - Assessment for Learning (Cr: 3)
- ED 380 - Methods in the Secondary Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
Senior - Credits: 31
- Aesthetic Awareness General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- General Education Electives (Cr: 9)
  (at least two must be above the 100 level)
- BIO 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
- BIO 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
- EC 400 - Senior Transition (Cr: 1)
- ED 400 - Practicum and Seminar in Education (Cr: 12)
View academic catalog and learning outcomes
Internships and Careers
An Endicott education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.

Whether you pursue graduate school or embark on your career right away after graduation, we believe that your time at Endicott will prepare you for the next step.

View Internships and Careers
Recent Internships

Beverly High School (MA)

Change is Simple

New England Aquarium

Stone Zoo - Zoo New England