Requirements:

1. Coursework (9 cu)

  • Science Course Elective (3 CU)
  • BIOL 810: College Science Teaching (2 CU)
  • EDUC 890: Curriculum Design Seminar (2 CU)
  • EDUC 865: College Teaching Internship (2 CU)

2.  Teaching Internship

3.  Teaching Document (choose one):

  • Teaching Portfolio
  • Teaching in Action Research Project

 

Recommended:

4. Prerequisite Workshops, Seminars, Courses (Optional – Recommended, 10 hours) – examples listed below

  • TIBBS Summer Teaching Series
  • Center for Faculty Excellence’s Future Faculty Fellowship Program (FFFP)
  • CIRTL MOOCs, Learning Communities, Workshops, etc.
  • Relevant workshops or coursework in the School of Education
  • Other non-credit bearing courses and Graduate School Professional Development programs*
  • Attend local, regional, or national teaching or education conferences**

5. Service Obligation (Optional – Recommended, 1 year) – examples listed below

  • Future Science Educator (FuSE) leadership
  • TIBBS Summer Teaching Series Planning Committee (TIBBS Advisory Board)
  • CIRTL MOOC Local Learning Community Leader
  • Organize departmental seminars, colloquia, brown bags on educational topics
  • Serve on teaching conference planning committee **

 

Note:

* For example, PITAP 810 Preparing International Teaching Assistants Program-PITAP: Communicating in the American Classroom

** Examples of education conferences include (but are note limited to): American Society of Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators; National Science Teacher’s Association/North Carolina Science Teacher’s Association; Association for Science Teacher Education-International/Regional; Elon University’s Annual Teaching and Learning Conference – local and free to attend

 

Instructions: Upon program completion, approved CCST candidates who have completed all requirements should submit the CCST Completion of Requirements Form along with supporting documentation to Rebekah Layton, PhD, Program Coordinator, at rlayton@unc.edu.