BA in Secondary Teaching Certification Program in Life Sciences at Lewiston-Auburn College (Natural and Applied Sciences Conc.)
This innovative program is available to students majoring in Arts & Humanities or Natural & Applied Sciences. Upon successful completion of this 120 credit hour program students earn their bachelor's degree as well as certification to teach Secondary Education in the State of Maine for the following content areas: English, Social Studies, Dual English and Social Studies or Life Science. For more information on the Arts & Humanities track consult that portion of this catalog.
Natural and Applied Sciences/Secondary Life Science
The bachelor of arts major in Natural and Applied Sciences offers the required courses to obtain secondary teacher certification (Grades 7-12) in Life Science in the State of Maine. Students study the sciences, common core, and education courses, and complete a semester of student teaching in their final year. The program enables NAS students to matriculate in a four-year undergraduate program that awards them a bachelor's degree in Natural and Applied Sciences and qualify for a State of Maine teaching certificate. (Total credits 120).
| Education Courses: 35 credit hours | |
| LAE 200 Education in the U.S. | 4 |
| LAE 320 Applied Skills | 4 |
| LAE 480 Portfolio Seminar | 3 |
| LAE 490 Student Teaching | 9 |
| LAE XXX College Higher Ed Practicum | 2 |
| LAE XXX Methods of Teaching Science | 3 |
| LAE XXX Internship | 3 |
| LAE XXX Writing in the Sciences | 1 |
| SBS 306 Adolescence | 3 |
| SED 335 Teaching Children with Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| Lewiston Common Core: 27-28 credit hours | |
| LCC 110/111 College Writing | 3-4 |
| LCC 150 Statistics | 3 |
| LCC 200 Creative Critical Inquiry | 4 |
| LCC 220 U.S. Democracy | 3 |
| or LCC 320 Sustaining Democracy | |
| LCC 230* Environmental Science | 4 |
| LCC 250 Thinking About the Arts | 3 |
| LCC 350 Global Past and Present | 3 |
| LCC 370 Global Ethics | 4 |
| NAS Required Courses: 41.5 credit hours | |
| MAT 108 College Algebra | 4 |
| MAT 148 Applied Calculus | 3 |
| SCI 105/106* Biological Principles I | 4.5 |
| SCI 107* Biological Principles II | 4.5 |
| SCI 113/114 Chemistry I | 4 |
| SCI 170/171* Human Anatomy & Physiology | 4.5 |
| SCI 240* Applied Botany | 4.5 |
| SCI 250 Applied Physics I | 4 |
| SCI 251 Applied Physics II | 4 |
| SCI 355* Ecology | 4.5 |
| Life Science Content Electives**: 10.5-11.5 credit hours | |
| General Elective: 3 credit hours | |
| Geology Elective: 3 credit hours | |
| Any geology course. |
*Life Science endorsement obtained by at least 24 hours in life science. These required courses provide 26.5 hours. Students intending to teach at the high school level are strongly encouraged to earn a total of 36 content hours by using 9.5 hours oflife science content electives**. If student doesn't want/need these additional 9.5 hours of content they may be replaced with general electives.
Program also requires the successful passing of all relevant Praxis I and II exams
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