Certificate in Science Teaching in Life Science
This certificate offers a broad spectrum of courses. From these, students can create a diverse program that includes anatomy and physiology, nutrition, ecology, plants, microbiology, insects and slime, or focus in on a specific area of interest.
Complete 12 credits selected from the below list, or other approved credits from the MS in Science Education (MSSE) Program Course Catalog:
| BIOE 513 | Terrestrial Ecology of Plains and Prairies (Summer-Online) | 1 |
| BIOE 519 | Riparian Zones/Wetlands (Summer-Online) | 2 |
| BIOE 520 | Animal Biodiversity in GYE (Summer-On Campus) | 2 |
| BIOE 522 | Birds of Prey (Summer-Odd Years-On Campus) | 2 |
| BIOE 523 | Wildlife Ecology (Summer-On Campus) | 2 |
| BIOE 526 | Symbiosis for Teachers: Eat, Prey, Love (Spring-Even Years-Online) | 3 |
| BIOE 527 | Teaching Evolution (Fall-Online) | 3 |
| BIOE 536 | A Study of Local Ecosystems for Teachers (Fall-Online) | 2 |
| BIOE 585 | Exploring Biology for Teachers (Spring-Online) | 3 |
| BIOE 593 | Alpine Ecology for Teachers (Summer-Odd Years-On Campus) | 2 |
| BIOE 595 | Ecology and Conservation of the World's Marine Ecosystems for Teachers (Fall-Online) | 3 |
| BIOE 596 | Land Use Issues in GYE for Teachers (Summer-On Campus) | 2 |
| BIOE 597 | Ecology of Trout Steams for Teachers (Summer-Even Years-On Campus) | 2 |
| BIOE 599 | Advanced Ecology for Teachers (Winter Session (TBD)-On Campus) | 2 |
| BIOH 586 | AP Biology for Teachers (Fall-Even Years-Online) | 3 |
| BIOH 595 | Anatomy & Physiology for Tchrs (Summer-Online) | 3 |
| ERTH 520 | Fundamentals of Oceanography for Teachers (Summer-Online) | 3 |
| ERTH 587 | Invertebrate Paleontology for Teachers (Spring-Odd Years-Online) | 3 |
| ERTH 597 | Vertebrate Paleontology for Teachers (Spring-Even Years-Online) | 3 |
| GEO 521 | Dinosaur Paleontology (Summer-On Campus) | 2 |
| GEO 522 | Dino Paleontology II (Summer-Even Years-On Campus) | 2 |
| LRES 557 | Thermal Biology in YNP (Summer-On Campus) | 2 |
| LRES 569 | Ecol of Invasive Plants in GYE (Summer-On Campus) | 2 |
| LRES 582 | Streamside Science for Teachers (Summer-Online) | 3 |
| LRES 584 | Twelve Principles of Soil Science for Teachers (Spring-Odd Years-Online) | 3 |
| LRES 585 | Water Quality in the Classroom for Teachers (Spring-Even Years-Online) | 3 |
| M 517 | Advanced Mathematical Modeling for Teaching (Summer-Odd Years-Online) | 3 |
| MB 533 | Current Topics in Microbiology for Teachers (Fall-Online) | 3 |
| MB 536 | Exploring Microbiology (Summer-Even Years-Online) | 3 |
| MB 540 | Environmental Microbiology (Summer-Odd Years-Online) | 3 |
| MB 541 | Microbial Genetics (Spring-Even Years-Online) | 3 |
| MSSE 503 | Integrating Literature into the Biology/Life Science Classroom (Spring-Online) | 3 |
| NUTR 526 | Nutrition for Fitness/Performance (Spring-Online) | 3 |
| PHSX 582 | Astrobiology for Teachers Online (Spring-Online) | 3 |
| PSPP 521 | Plant Science for Teachers: It Grows on You (Summer-Online) | 1 |
| PSPP 522 | Insect-ology for Teachers (Summer-Online) | 3 |
| PSPP 547 | Biomimicry for Teachers (Spring-Online) | 2 |
| PSPP 548 | Flowering Plants of the Northern Rocky Mountains (Summer-On Campus) | 2 |
| PSPP 549 | Botany of Spices & Medicinal Plants for Teachers (Summer-On Campus) | 2 |