Middle Childhood MEd Prerequisite Coursework

Required for entry to M.Ed. Program

The courses listed below DO NOT necessarily fulfill any undergraduate major requirements at OSU. If you are an undergraduate student at OSU, you should meet with your major advisor ASAP to find out which course overlaps, if any, exist between these prerequisites and your major requirements. You must choose and complete two Areas of Concentration (AOC) with a minimum GPA of 2.75 in each. List of electives are listed towards the bottom of the page.

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Requirement

  • Biology 1101 (101), Intro Bio OR
    Biology 1113 (113), Biol Sci: Energy Trasfer, & Dev
  • Chem 1110 (101/102), Elementary Chem OR
    Chem 1210 (121/122), General Chem I
  • Physics 1106.01 (106/107), Physics by Inquiry I OR
    Physics 1104 (104), World of Energy: Light, Thermodynamics, Energy Sources
  • Earth Sci 1100 (100), Planet Earth: How It Works OR
    Earth Sci 1121 (121), The Dynamic Earth
  • Math 1148 (148) & 1149, Algebra/Trigonometry OR MATH 1150 (150), Pre-Calculus
  • STAT 1350 (145), Elem. Stats OR 1450 (145), Intro to the Practice of Stats
  • Choose ONE Math Sequence Below:
    • Math 1165 (108), Math for Middle School Teachers I AND
      MATH 1166 (109), Math for Middle School Teachers II AND
      MATH 2167, Calculus for Middle School Teachers
    • MATH 1135, Number & Operations for Teachers AND
      MATH 1136, Measurement & Geometry for Teachers AND
      MATH 2167, Calculus for Middle School Teachers 
  • EDUTL 3356 (656), Lit for Adolescents
  • ENGLISH 3271, Structure of the English Language
  • American Literature Elective
  • World Literature Elective
  • Oral Communication Elective
  • Written Elective
  • Media Studies Elective
  • ANTHROP 2202 (202), Cultural Anthropology
  • ECON 2001.01 (200), Principles of Microeconomics OR
    ECON 2002.01 (201), Principles of Macroeconomics
  • GEOG 2400 (240), Economic & Social Geography OR
    GEOG 2750 (200), World Regional Geography
  • HISTORY 1151 (151), American History to 1877 OR
    HISTORY 2001, Launching America
  • HISTORY 1681 (181), World History to 1500 OR
    HISTORY 2641, Global History to 1500
  • HISTORY 1682 (182), World History from 1500 to Present OR
    HISTORY 2642, Global History to 1500 to Present OR
    HISTORY 2650 (597), The World Since 1914
  • POLISCI 1200 (100), Intro to Comparative Politics OR
    POLISCI 1165 (165), Intro to Politics OR
    POLISCI 2400 (210), Intro to Political Theory

Required for all students

  • EDUTL 5225 (722), Diverse Literature and Comprehension
  • EDUTL 5468 (668), Foundations of Reading & Literacy
  • EDUTL 5469 (669), Language & Word Study for All Learners
  • ESEPSY 2309 (309.07), Psych Perspectives on Education
  • ESCFE 3206 (306.07), School and Society OR
    ESCFE 4280 (650.02), History of Modern Education
  • HDFS 2410 (361) Child Development (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences) OR
    EDUTL 3160 (460) Application of Development in Learning Contexts (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences) OR
    ESEPSY 5401 (607.07) Adolescent Learning & Development in School Contexts

Elective choices/substitutions

Reading and Language Arts

American Literature Electives, choose 1 course:

  • Eng 2290 (520), Colonial and U.S. Lit to 1865
  • Eng 2291 (291), U.S. Lit: 1865 to Present
  • Eng 4550 (550), Colonial & Early National U.S. Lit
  • Eng 4551 (551), Sp Top in 19th-Century U.S. Lit
  • Eng 4553 (553), 20th-Century U.S. Fiction

World Literature Electives, choose 1 course:

  • AFAMAST 2251 (251), Intro to African Literature
  • CLAS 2220 (222), Classical Mythology
  • COMPSTD 2101 (201), Lit & Society
  • COMPSTD 2301 (273), Introduction to World Lit
  • FRENCH 1801 (150), Masterpieces of the French-Speaking
  • World
  • Russian 2250.01 (250), Masterpieces of Russian Lit

Oral Communication Electives, choose 1 course:

  • ARGCOMM 3130 (390), Oral Expression in Agriculture
  • COMM 2110 (321), Public Speaking
  • COMM 2367 (367), Persuasive Communication
  • EDUTL 5101 (633), Teaching & Learning w/ Drama

Written Elective, choose 1 course:

  • English 3398 (398), Methods for the Study of Lit
  • English 3467S (467), Issues & Methods in Tutoring
  • Writing
  • Any 2367 Course at OSU

Media Studies Elective, choose 1 course:

  • COMM 1100 (200), Communication in Society
  • COMM 2540 (240), Intro to Communication Technology
  • COMPSTD 3607 (358), Film & Lit as Narrative Art
  • ENGLISH 2263 (263), Intro to Film
  • ENGLISH 2269 (269), Digital Media Composing
  • ENGLISH 3378 (378), Special Topics in Film & Lit
  • WGSST 2317, Hollywood, Women & Film

*A course will meet only one prerequisite. No course may be counted towards more than one prerequisite.