Secondary Education Teacher?

Alise Rutgers: It is really important to ask this question to someone in your state. In CA, a biology degree is not "good enough" to teach. You still have to take a biology test to fulfill competency requirements. However, I thought is was fairly easy to pass. Also, CA requires an additional year of credential courses regardless of the major. One more note to make, (if it matters to you) usually "biology for teaching" major is usually a B.A. rather than a B.S. but at a CSU this degree allows you to teach all sciences which may make you more appealing to high schools. Just a suggestion, substitute first to see if you like it before you commit but keep in mind how mean students can be to subs....Show more

Arnoldo Budzynski: If you are sure you want to be a teacher and do not have any other career aspirations, then go with the major in Secondary Education. If you think there's a chance that you might not want to teach for the rest of your life, go with the Bio ! major as that keeps more doors open.Good luck!

Eldridge Rieves: I think you should major in education with emphasis in Biology. This will be able to open a lot of doors for you as far as teaching.Good luck to you!

Bennie Lantgen: Major in biology, with a concentration in education. If you do it the other way, you will have a degree in education, but not in biology. When we hire teachers, we want a degree in the subject area. If you are certified to teach, you have the education courses we need you to have...besides, your course load is on your transcripts.And, if you decide education is not for you, you can move on to something else with a degree in biology, but with the degree in education, you are pretty much limited to education....Show more

Georgina Natal: You will need to check in the state where you live. At Ohio State, you get a bachelor's degree in the subject area first and then you apply for the masters degree in education. I would also look! into adding more than one subject area. Science teachers are! very desirable and the more areas you can teach the more desirable.