Pre-Education Option
This option is available within the Liberal Studies major at the following location:
- Corvallis
The BA or BS degree in Liberal Studies may be used to prepare for a teacher licensure program. This program alone does not result in teacher licensure in any state or country. For more information on teacher licensure programs that may work for you, please contact the College of Education.
Option Code: 922
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Acquire competency and knowledge in multiple fields, demonstrating interdisciplinary connections between two or more liberal arts areas.
- Apply critical thinking and problem-solving using evidence-based reasoning to make informed decisions.
- Relate pluralism and cultural legacies to individual experiences, with an appreciation for cultural, historical and social contexts.
- Engage in active collaboration with advisors, faculty, and fellow students to develop an appreciation for differing values and perspectives.
- Articulate and apply written communication skills to a variety of purposes and formats, including students’ individual liberal studies plan, their educational experience, and learned values.
- Prepare for global citizenship by applying and cultivating multiple aspects of self-awareness, social responsibility, and life-long learning.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| HDFS 311 | INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| HDFS 313 | ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| GEOG 105 | *PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH 1 | 3 |
| or GEOG 106 | *WESTERN TRADITION & EMERGING CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL NORTH | |
| HST 201 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| or HST 202 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | |
| or HST 203 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | |
| PSY 201Z & PSY 202Z | +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I and +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II | 8 |
| Other Requirements | ||
| Education | ||
| Select 9 credits from the following courses: | 9 | |
| *PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY | ||
| *SOCIAL JUSTICE,CIVIL RIGHTS & MULTICULTURALISM IN EDUCATION | ||
| LEARNING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN | ||
| APPLIED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN K-12 SCHOOLS | ||
| Computer Science | ||
| Select any CS course of 3 or more credits | 3 | |
| Literature | ||
| Select 9 credits of ENG courses | 9 | |
| Math | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following courses: | 12 | |
| +*MATH IN SOCIETY | ||
| +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS | ||
| +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| *FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS | ||
| *CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I | ||
| *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| *MATHEMATICS FOR MANAGEMENT, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||
| *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS | ||
| Science | ||
| Select 6-8 credits from the following courses: 2 | 6-8 | |
| *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS | ||
| *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS | ||
| *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| *HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| *HUMAN ECOLOGY | ||
| MARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGY | ||
| *HUMAN ECOLOGY | ||
| MARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| *EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH | ||
| *LIVING WITH ACTIVE CASCADE VOLCANOES | ||
| *GLOBAL CHANGE AND EARTH SCIENCES | ||
| SURFACE PROCESSES | ||
| *EARTHQUAKES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | ||
| ^CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| ^ECOLOGICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING | ||
| *PESTS, PLAGUES AND POLITICS | ||
| GENERAL HUMAN NUTRITION | ||
| *ENERGY ALTERNATIVES | ||
| VEGETATION MONITORING AND ANALYSIS | ||
Any Bacc Core Biological Science course | ||
Any Bacc Core Physical Science course | ||
| Writing Intensive Curriculum | ||
| Select any WIC course from ANTH, ES, HST, PHL, PSY, SPAN, WGSS or WR | 3-4 | |
| Spanish: strongly recommended | ||
| Total Credits | 65-68 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- ^
Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
- +
Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
- 1
Another upper-division cultural GEOG course may be approved by advisor
- 2
Some courses have prerequisites that do not count towards the option requirements
Option Code: 922