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2024-2025 University Catalog 
    
2024-2025 University Catalog

Secondary Education/Biology, B.S.


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The B.S. in Secondary Education/Biology leads students to certification in the field in grades 7-12. Requirements include General Education, Secondary Education, and the Biology major.

The Biology, B.S Degree is different from the Biology, B.A. Degree. For the B.S. degree, students take twenty-four credit hours of Biology courses, at least four of which must be 4-credit courses and at least 3 of which must be at the 300-level or above. **No more than one field course may be included.

Students may receive credit only for one of BIO 333 or CHEM 390, even if BIO 333 is used to fulfill the chemistry requirement.

Electives must be chosen from at least two of the three subject categories (Evolution & Ecology; Organismal; Molecular & Cellular Biology).

Students may receive credit for only one course in the “Supplemental Electives” category.

Biology Requirements


Additional Elective Courses


Take twenty-four (credits) from the following courses at least four of which must be 4-credit courses and at least 3 of which must be at the 300-level or above.

**No more than one field course may be included.

 Students may receive credit only for one of BIO 333 or CHEM 390, even if BIO 333 is used to fulfill the chemistry requirement.

Electives must be chosen from at least two of the three subject categories (Evolution & Ecology; Organismal; Molecular & Cellular Biology).



Students may receive credit for only one course in the “Supplemental Electives” category.

Secondary Education Requirements


Level II: Preparing to Teach Coursework


Licensure


All teacher education programs at Roger Williams University are approved by the Rhode Island Department of Education. Under the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) agreement, our graduates are eligible for certification in Rhode Island and all other states with the exception of Alaska, Iowa and Minnesota.

RWU discloses that the Master of Arts in Special Education and Bachelor of Arts in Education do not satisfy all educational requirements for licensure as an elementary or secondary public-school educator. Certification and licensure requirements are set by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), and students interested in learning about RIDE requirements, including state reciprocity policies, should enquire via the RIDE website or the students’ resident state websites for the most current information on licensure requirements for educators.

Licensure


All teacher education programs at Roger Williams University are approved by the Rhode Island Department of Education. Under the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) agreement, our graduates are eligible for certification in Rhode Island and all other states with the exception of Alaska, Iowa and Minnesota.

RWU discloses that the Master of Arts in Special Education and Bachelor of Arts in Education do not satisfy all educational requirements for licensure as an elementary or secondary public-school educator. Certification and licensure requirements are set by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), and students interested in learning about RIDE requirements, including state reciprocity policies, should enquire via the RIDE website or the students’ resident state websites for the most current information on licensure requirements for educators.

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