Certification Requirements
An innovative approach to teacher preparation
This pathway gives you the training and certifications to teach biology in middle school or high school.
You'll also gain the education typical of a professional biologist.
Certification checklist
You can complete these requirements in about five years.
- Complete the biology major (comprehensive) with the pre-teacher education option.
- Pass the Missouri Content Assessment exam.
- Biology Test Code: 075.
- Complete the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) or another teacher preparation program.
It’s critical that you work with our dedicated advisor to ensure that you stay on track to reach your goals.
Want to teach dual credit, too?
In order to teach dual-credit science courses, which result in both high school and college credits for your students, you will need 18 graduate hours in a science discipline.
The graduate certificate in science content helps you meet this requirement.
It's available in an accelerated option, so you can add just a few more credit hours to your degree pathway to earn this certificate along with your BS and MAT degrees.
Extra benefit
Compared to traditional teacher preparation programs, this pathway gives you more options for your career. If teaching doesn’t work out, you can still work as a professional biologist.