STEM: Earth/Space Sciences & Chemistry (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.

Earth & Space Sciences:

• Earth Sci. 1121 (121), The Dynamic Earth
• Earth Sci. 2122 (122), Earth through Time
• Earth Sci. 2203 (203)
  ENR 2100 (201), Intro to Environmental Science
• Earth Sci. 2204 (204), Exploring Water Issues
• Astron. 1140 (161) OR 1144 (162) OR
  Earth Sci. 2205, Astronomy
• Earth Sci. 2206 (206) OR 5206 OR
  5584 (584), Oceanography
• EEOB 3310 (400) OR ES 3315 (315) OR
  Anthro. 3315 (315), Evolution
• Geog. 5900 (520), Climatology

Chemistry:

• Chem. 1210 (121/122), General Chemistry I
• Chem. 1220 (122/123), General Chemistry II
• Chem. 2210 (221), Analytical Chemistry I
• Chem. 2310 (231) OR 2510 (251/252), Organic Chemistry I
• Biochem. 4511 (511), Biochemistry
• Chem. 2540 (254) OR
  Biochem. 5621 (521), Org. Chem./Biochem. Lab

Additional Science Prerequisites:

• Biology 1113 (113), Biological Sciences I
• Biology 1114 (114), Biological Sciences II
• Physics 1250 (131/132), General Physics I
• Physics 1251 (132/133), 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

*These courses may count toward an Education Minor. For more information, please contact the EHE Undergraduate Student Services Office at (614) 292-6612.