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Teaching science at the secondary level (middle school or high school) requires a science major (biology, chemistry or physics), additional general science courses and a secondary education minor. For details on education courses and other requirements, see Biology's education page and the Education Department site.
Recommended major: BA in Biology
Recommended courses: (not a complete listing of major requirements)
- BIO200 (Cellular Biology)
- BIO201 (Botany)
- BIO202 (Zoology)
- BIO216 (Ecology)
- BIO260 (Genetics)
- BIO302 (Animal Physiology)
- BIO340 (Microbiology)
Suggestions to enrich your education:
- Be a student preceptor or a lab assistant for a biology course
- Work with middle-school students in the summer Forensics Camp
- Become a freshman orientation leader
Life after NCC:
- Most entry-level teaching positions require only the bachelor's degree
- Teachers need continuing education credits and eventually obtaining a master's degree may be helpful in moving up