Biology Education | Piedmont University

This program
Best fit for:

• First-time college students or transfers
• Students 18-22
• Residential students at our main campus

College OF ARTS & SCIENCES

FINANCIAL AID

Who will my professors be?

Professor of Earth Science and Faculty Athletics Representative

Phone: 706-778-8500 x1158

Email: ddooley@piedmont.edu

Debra Dooley

Professor, Earth Science

706-778-8500 x1158

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QUESTIONS?

Our Undergraduate Admissions team can help!

Undergraduate Admissions
P: 706-776-0103
E: ugrad@piedmont.edu

Hands-on experiences happen here.

The Bachelor of Arts in Biology Education is a secondary education program addressing the continuing shortage of highly qualified teachers in Georgia.

Advisors are selected for both their teaching skill and experience in high school classrooms, and model techniques proved to work in high school settings when teaching their college content courses.

Designed to produce teachers who have more hands-on experience, the program enables candidates to observe and assist with teaching in 6-12 grade classrooms. Candidates also experience the impact that diversity has on schooling and consider the implications on teaching and learning.

Candidates study and reflect upon the knowledge, skills, and dispositions (habits of mind) required for successful teachers both in their college classes and during fieldwork. Requiring a content major in the field of study, this program culminates in a full year Apprentice Teaching experience in area schools.

What classes will I take?

Required Non-Content Courses

EDUC 1199. Introduction to Education
EDUC 3355. Exceptional Children
EDUC 4497. Classroom Management
EDSE 3301. Secondary Methods
EDSE 3335. Science Methods Methods 6-12
ENGL 4440. Reading and Writing in the Content Fields
PSYC 3311. Psychology of Adolescence

Apprenticeship Sequence

EDSE 4400. Facilitating Learning and Assessment I
EDSE 4401. Facilitating Learning and Assessment II
EDSE 4498. Apprentice Teaching I
EDSE 4499. Apprentice Teaching II

Content Courses

PHYS 1011. Physical Science I
CHEM 1101. General Chemistry I
CLAB 1101. General Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 1102. General Chemistry II
CLAB 1102. General Chemistry II Lab
ENVS 2070. Environmental Science
CHEM 2351. Organic Chemistry
BIOL 1101. General Biology I
BLAB 1101. General Biology I Lab
BIOL 1102. General Biology II
BLAB 1102. General Biology II Lab
BIOL 3240. Genetics
BIOL 3500. Vertebrate Natural History (or 4200 (420))
BIOL 3990. Philosophy and Methodology of Science
BIOL 4210. Biochemistry
BIOL 4700. Ecology

Prepare to Make a Life

What can I do with a major in
BIOLOGY EDUCATION?
The program is designed to produce teachers who have hands-on experience. Candidates observe and assist with teaching in 6-12 grade classrooms.