Teaching career in Biology (zoology) in the United States?

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I'm from India and I wish to pursue a career in teaching biology (zoology) say for like up to Grade 12 ( i guess that's high school ) ...

should I have to complete Ph.D or Masters in Biology would be fine enough?
Also, what are the procedures? Genuine helpers only. Thank you.
CBEST ... what is this exam's curriculum based on?
And whats teaching credential?
And do I have to Master from the United States? Or is it okay if I do it from my home country?
 
You don't need a Ph.D. All you need is to have a teaching credential to be able to teach in the high schools. First you have to pass the CBEST exam and then enroll in a university for about a year to take the required courses. There is a book on the CBEST and a video that will give you clues on what is on the test.

A Masters will be fine + the teaching credential
 
To teach in the states, you only need a bachelors degree and a valid teaching certificate. Prospective teachers often major in either the subject they want to teach or in education and minor in the other one. (Example: either Biology major and Education minor, or Education major and Biology minor.)

Jobs will be easier to get if you have a masters degree, but it is not necessary. If you got a PhD, you would be way overqualified. College professors are typically the only educators that have their doctorates, and even they can sometimes get by with just a masters.
 
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