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The Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education equips students to teach grades 9-12 in public, private, and alternative educational settings. This program is ideal if you're passionate about mentoring young adults, shaping the future through teaching, and positively impacting students' lives. At MU, education majors collaborate with experienced mentors, school teachers, administrators, and faculty to build expertise that improves student learning. The curriculum emphasizes educators' roles in fostering development across all stages while examining how cultural, political, historical, and economic factors affect educational environments. Graduates who complete certification requirements earn state approval to teach secondary biology. Hands-on classroom experience starts in the second year and progresses each term, culminating in a capstone teaching internship that builds professional competence. The biology education specialization offers training in effective biology instruction techniques, scientific literacy development, science teaching methodologies, assessment strategies, and professional growth for aspiring biology teachers.