STEM: Life Sciences & Earth & Space Sciences (7-12) 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:

A course will meet only one prerequisite, no course may be counted towards more than one prerequisite.

Life Sciences:

Biology 1113 (113), Biological Sciences I
Biology 1114 (114), Biological Sciences II
Biochem 4511 (511), Intro. to Biological Chemistry
Mol. Gen. 4500 (500), General Genetics
Mol. Gen. 3300 (PCMB 300), Plant Biology

Earth & Space Sciences:

Earth Sci. 1121 (121), The Dynamic Earth
Earth Sci. 2122 (122), Earth through Time
Earth Sci. 2203 (203) OR
ENR 2100 (201), Intro to Environmental Science
Earth Sci. 2204 (204), Exploring Water Issues
Astron. 1140 (161 or 1161) OR 1144 (162 or 1162) OR
Earth Sci. 2205, Astronomy
Earth Sci. 2206 (206) OR 5206 OR
5584 (584), Oceanography
Geog. 5900 (520), Climatology

Additional Science Prerequisites:

EEOB 3310 (400) OR ES 3315 (315) OR
Anthro. 3315 (315),
Chem. 1210 (121/122), General Chemistry I
Chem. 1220 (122/123), General Chemistry II
Chem. 2310 (231) OR 2510 (251/252), Organic Chemistry I
Physics 1200 (111) OR
Physics 1250 (131), General Physics I
Physics 1201 (131) OR
Physics 1251 (132), General Physics II

Education Prerequisites:

ESEPSY 5401 (P&L 607) OR
Psych. 3551 (551), Adolescent Learning/Development
EDU T&L 5442 (642), Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum
ESSPED 2251 Introduction to the Special Education Profession OR
EDUTL 5501 Inclusion: Philosophical, Social, and Practice Issues