Alternative A: Biology 6-12

50 hours M.Ed. | 50 hours M.A.T.

I. Unconditional Admission Required Courses:

A. Professional Courses: 28 hours

B. Teaching Field*:

Eighteen (18) hours of advisor approved electives in biology at the 500 level.

II. Additional Required Courses: 4 hours

ED 335. Field Experience P-12 I (1)
ED 336. Field Experience P-12 II (1)
ED 435. Field Experience P-12 III (1)
ED 436. Field Experience P-12 IV (1)

Notes:

*Students working toward the M.A.T. degree will take six (6) additional semester hours in their teaching field.

A full time internship in an approved school setting is also required in the Alternative A Program. The student must be within four semester hours of completing all coursework excluding internship. Under no circumstances will the internship be waived. The deadline to apply for Fall Internship is February 1. The deadline for Spring Internship is September 1.

Governance

The Teacher Education Program and the Teacher Certification Program are governed by the Alabama State Department of Education, and the College of Education reserves the right to change requirements in these programs at any time when such changes are mandated by the State Department.