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STEM: Chemistry & 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
  • EEOB 3310 (400), Evolution
  • Microbio. 4000 (509), Microbiology
  • Mol. Gen. 4500 (500), General Genetics
  • Mol. Gen. 3300 (PCMB 300), Plant Biology

Chemistry:

  • Chem. 1210 (121/122), General Chemistry I
  • Chem. 1220 (122/123), General Chemistry II
  • Chem. 2210 (221), Analytical Chemistry I
  • Chem. 2510 (251/252), Organic Chemistry I
  • Chem. 2520 (252/253), Organic Chemistry II
  • Chem. 2540 (254), Organic Chemistry Lab I OR
    Biochem. 5621 (521), Biochem. & Mol. Bio. Lab
  • Biochem. 4511 (511), Intro. to Biological Chem

Additional Sciences Prerequisites:

  • Physics 1250 (131/133), General Physics I
  • Physics 1251 (132/133), General Physics II
  • Earth Sci. 1121 (121), The Dynamic Earth AND
    Earth Sci. 2122 (122), Earth through Time OR
    Earth Sci 5189.06: Field Geology for Educators

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