LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

The online Master of Science in Teaching of Biological Science program centers on five 10-week, totally online, 500-level biology courses designed explicitly to bring the teachers up-to-date with topics and concepts at the cutting edge of biology. The new courses were designed explicitly for biology teachers, the overall program will thus be extremely relevant to in-service teachers.

All Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent) comparable in content and number of credit hours with that granted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Applicants must have an overall grade-point average of 3.0 (A=4.0) for the last 2 years of undergraduate study.

Applicants must have completed a biology undergraduate majors program of study equal to or approximating that offered by the School of Integrative Biology or the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Applicants must have proof of teacher certification in Science: Biology.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Valid Teaching Certificate/Licensure (from any State with the United States) and 1 year teaching experience. Praxis II content specialization exam (or other equivalent[e.g., NTE, or other Non-Ohio-State-mandated exam), or GRE.

Teacher Educator Dispositions Form to be completed by school administrator who has direct knowledge of applicants teaching. 3 letters of recommendation.