Practicum student teachers

To become an undergraduate teaching assistant (practicum), you will need:
  1. to have taken BIOL198 (preference is given to those taking the course at K-State, but anyone with general biology can certainly apply).
  2. to have made an A or B in the class
  3. enroll in BIOL 365B for 1 - 4 credits (only two credits will count as an elective if you are a biology major).
Advantages for being a practicum instructor:
  1. Experience for jobs that require explaining complex processes to people.
  2. Experience for graduate school or becoming a teacher.
  3. Many practicums are junior or senior pre-health majors who gain a greater understanding of the material by teaching it before they take advanced placement exams like the MCAT.

There is no better way to learn a subject than to have to explain it several times and with several different approaches!

How it works:
  • Contact the semester coordinator: Eva Horne (ehorne@ksu.edu) in fall and Wendy Reeves (wreeves@ksu.edu) in spring.
  • Once you have been granted permission, enroll in BIOL 365B
  • The coordinator will contact you a month or so before classes start to see which sections you will not be able to teach
  • Once they've heard from everyone, the coordinator will assign you to a section that matches your schedule.

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