Environmental Science Education Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
The Environmental Science Education option in Environmental Sciences prepares students for entry into OSU's Education Double Degree Program or the MS Professional Teacher Education Program. Environmental Sciences students preparing to teach in secondary school can choose either to pursue a state endorsement in Integrated Science (to teach any middle school science class or high school environmental science, earth science, or another course that is not biology, chemistry, or physics) or Biology, for all secondary biology classes. Students should consult the Content Mastery Sheets for these subjects that are provided by the OSU College of Education. The courses required are subject to change.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science Education Core | ||
| Practicum Experience | ||
| Select 3 credits of the following: | 3 | |
| PROJECTS | ||
| FIELD PRACTICUM | ||
| PRACTICUM/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE | ||
| Education Courses | ||
| Select 6 credits of the following: | 6 | |
| *PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY | ||
| CIVIL RIGHTS AND MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION | ||
| TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS FOR TEACHING MATH AND SCIENCE | ||
| INQUIRY IN SCIENCE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION | ||
| Human Development Course | ||
| Select 3-4 credits of the following: | 3-4 | |
| LEARNING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN | ||
| ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Special Course Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-9 | |
| Double Degree Program | ||
| *PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY | ||
| CIVIL RIGHTS AND MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION | ||
| LEARNING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN | ||
| Pre-MS Professional Teacher Education Program | ||
| TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS FOR TEACHING MATH AND SCIENCE | ||
| INQUIRY IN SCIENCE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION | ||
| MS Professional Teacher Education Program | ||
| ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Upper-Division Science | ||
| Select 14-15 upper-division science credits 1 | 14-15 | |
| GENETICS (recommended but not required) | ||
| EVOLUTION (recommended but not required) | ||
| Environmental Sciences students seeking an endorsement in Integrated Science must select the following: | ||
| ^CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| *EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE | ||
| *EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH | ||
| *OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| Environmental Sciences students seeking an endorsement in Biology must select the following: | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| Total Hours | 30-37 | |
| 1 | In consultation with your advisor, select additional upper-division science courses from Atmospheric Sciences (ATS), Biochemistry and Biophysics (BB), Botany (BOT), Geology (GEO), History of Science (HSTS), Microbiology (MB), Oceanography (OC) or Zoology (Z). |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Special Course Requirements by Program:
Environmental Sciences students preparing to teach in secondary school can choose either to pursue a state endorsement in Integrated Science (to teach any middle school science class or high school environmental science, earth science, or another course at is not biology, chemistry, or physics) or Biology, for all secondary biology classes. Students should consult the Content Mastery Sheets for these subjects that are provided by the OSU College of Education. The courses required are subject to change.
Option Code: 846