Pre-Education Biology Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
The Biology major Pre-Education option is designed to complete the requirements for the Science Education option in the OSU Education master's degree and other U.S. graduate licensure programs for secondary education. Students should consult the requirements for specific schools before they apply because requirements can change and vary some between institutions. The option couples the strong background of the Biology major with core science education and science electives, as well as a required practicum experience. Students receive specific education advising to integrate teaching and other essential professional experiences during their time at OSU.
Option Code: 226
Options in the Biology major require 15 or fewer additional credits (one term) beyond the basic Biology major, and most students can complete the additional Pre-Education option course work in four years. Courses used to satisfy the Pre-Education option requirements also satisfy the Physics or Computational and Quantitative Electives and Experiential Learning or Integrative Biology Elective requirements in the Biology major.
For further information, see MyDegrees or the Integrative Biology website.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Science Education Core | ||
| ED 309 | FIELD PRACTICUM (3 or more credits involving middle and/or high school experience) | 3-6 |
| ED 472 | FOUNDATIONS OF ESOL EDUCATION | 3 |
| HDFS 313 | ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| SED 413 | INQUIRY IN SCIENCE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION | 3 |
| PH 201 & PH 202 & PH 203 | *GENERAL PHYSICS and *GENERAL PHYSICS and *GENERAL PHYSICS | 15 |
| Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of two courses from the following: 1 | 6-10 | |
| Astronomy - OSU Integrated Science endorsement | ||
| *DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences - OSU Integrated Science endorsement | ||
| *CLIMATE SCIENCE | ||
| METEOROLOGY | ||
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Select any combination of three credits from the following: | ||
| TEACHING PRACTICUM (by approval) | ||
| RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (by approval) | ||
| PROJECTS: CURATORIAL ASSISTANT (by approval) | ||
| ADVANCED TEACHING PRACTICUM (by approval) | ||
| INTERNSHIP (by approval) | ||
| Chemistry - OSU Chemistry endorsement | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| Geology - OSU Integrated Science endorsement | ||
| *PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| *EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE | ||
| *EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | ||
| *LIVING WITH ACTIVE CASCADE VOLCANOES | ||
| *MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *NATIONAL PARK GEOLOGY AND PRESERVATION | ||
| *GLOBAL CHANGE AND EARTH SCIENCES | ||
| *OREGON: GEOLOGY, PLACE, AND LIFE ON THE RING OF FIRE | ||
| Integrative Biology 2 | ||
| ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| PACIFIC NORTHWEST COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center) | ||
| SYMBIOSES AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| FIELD METHODS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (taught at OSU Cascades) | ||
| PALEOBIOLOGY | ||
| PHYLOGENETICS | ||
| BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| POPULATION BIOLOGY | ||
| MONSTER BIOLOGY | ||
| DISEASE ECOLOGY | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY 3 | ||
or Z 461 | MARINE AND ESTUARINE INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | |
or BI 450 | ^MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY | |
| BIOLOGY OF INSECTS | ||
| VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| EMBRYOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY II and VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| BEHAVIORAL NEUROBIOLOGY | ||
| HERPETOLOGY | ||
| Oceanography - OSU Integrated Science endorsement | ||
| *OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| Total Credits | 34-41 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- ^
Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
- 1
Students work with the Biology Pre-Education option advisor to select a minimum of two elective courses, one of which must be upper-division
- 2
Cannot be shared with Biology major requirements
- 3
BI 450 (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center) is by application only and may count for other major requirements
Option Code: 226