STEM: Life 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 Chem
  • EEOB 3310 (400), Evolution
  • EEOB 3320 (405), Organismal Diversity
  • Microbio. 4000 (509), Microbiology
  • Mol. Gen. 4500 (500), General Genetics
  • Mol. Gen. 3300 (PCMB 300), Plant Biology
  • SELECT ONE:
    • Entom. 3000 (500), General Entomology
    • EEOB 2210 (210), Biodiversity of Ohio - Plants
    • EEOB 2520 (232), Human Physiology
    • EEOB 2510 (235), Human Anatomy
    • EEOB 2220 (322), Biodiversity of Ohio - Birds
    • EEOB 5430 or 5930 (621), Fish Ecology/Ichthyology
    • EEOB 4220 (625), Ecology & Evolution – Mammals

Additional Science Prerequisites:

  • Chem. 1210 (121/122), General Chemistry I
  • Chem. 1220 (122/123), General Chemistry II
  • Chem. 2310 (231) OR
    Chem. 2510 (251/252), Organic Chemistry I
  • Earth Sci. 1121 (121),The Dynamic Earth AND
    Earth Sci. 2122 (122), Earth through Time OR
    Earth Sci. 5189.06: Field Geology for Educators
  • Physics 1200 (111) OR
    Physics 1250 (131), General Physics I
  • Physics 1201 (112) OR
    Physics 1251 (132), General Physics II

Education Prerequisites:

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