Program Overview
Prepare yourself for the career of your choice with our customizable biology degree. Our faculty are world-class scientists who stay current in their field as the world of science evolves.
Let us ready you to be a middle or high school teacher. As a biology teaching major, you'll get to network during clinical practice classes, which will set you up for employment by graduation. You'll have the chance to go to the Tennessee Science Teachers Association meeting or the National Science Teachers Association meeting. You'll get to learn about teaching ideas, influential research and network with other science teachers from across the U.S.
Whether you choose our teaching or general biology degree, our scientists will mentor you and ready you to think critically. You'll grow your working knowledge of biology. So come gain research experience in our state-of-the-art laboratories. Your time here will equip you to enter research graduate programs or professional schools, too. Our graduates are in careers as physicians, dentists, teachers, pharmacists, veterinarians, physical therapists, physician assistants, research scientists and more.
If you’re intending to later attend Lipscomb’s College of Pharmacy, you may opt to pursue a bachelor’s degree track, a 3+1 bachelor’s degree track, or take 64 course hours of required prerequisite courses. With any of these paths, you’ll build the foundation necessary to prepare you for Lipscomb’s Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Biology teaching majors receive the same core as biology (general) majors. A special course developed only for those pursuing teaching is Methods of Teaching Biology. This is a 3 hour course usually taken with Clinical Practice II, which combines content with pedagogy. In this course, students learn not only their craft but also have time structured for edTPA, safety in the classroom and grant writing.
Optional. See the form on molecular biology for research internships in biomedical science. For those interested in “organism level biology” we have opportunities in the Tennessee State Park Service, Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota FL, Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Cincinnati Zoo, Walden’s Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Warner Parks, and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to name a few.
Teaching majors: Clinical Practice courses
Education Level(s) Offered: Secondary (6-12)
As a biology teaching major, you'll get to network during clinical practice classes, which will set you up for employment by graduation. You'll have the chance to go to the Tennessee Science Teachers Association meeting or the National Science Teachers Association meeting. You'll get to learn about teaching ideas, influential research and network with other science teachers from across the U.S.
Want to learn more about obtaining your Biology Teaching degree? Explore the undergraduate degree process to become a teacher.
How to become a biology teacher
