Program Overview

Environmental Science Education Option

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.

Option Code: 846

Course List

• Environmental Science Education Core
  • Practicum Experience
  • Select 3 credits of the following:
    • SED 406: PROJECTS
    • ED 309: FIELD PRACTICUM
    • ED 409: PRACTICUM/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
• Education Courses
  • Select 6 credits of the following:
    • ED 216: PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY
    • ED 219: SOCIAL JUSTICE, CIVIL RIGHTS & MULTICULTURALISM IN EDUCATION
    • SED 412: TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS FOR TEACHING MATH AND SCIENCE
    • SED 413: INQUIRY IN SCIENCE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
• Human Development Course
  • Select 3-4 credits of the following:
    • ED 253: LEARNING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
    • HDFS 313: ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
• Special Course Requirement
  • Select one of the following:
    • Double Degree Program
      • ED 216: PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY
      • ED 219: SOCIAL JUSTICE, CIVIL RIGHTS & MULTICULTURALISM IN EDUCATION
      • ED 253: LEARNING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
    • Pre-MS Professional Teacher Education Program
      • SED 412: TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS FOR TEACHING MATH AND SCIENCE
      • SED 413: INQUIRY IN SCIENCE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
    • MS Professional Teacher Education Program
      • HDFS 313: ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
• Upper-Division Science
  • Select 14-15 upper-division science credits
    • BI 311: GENETICS (recommended but not required)
    • BI 445: EVOLUTION (recommended but not required)

Requirements for Endorsements

• Environmental Sciences students seeking an endorsement in Integrated Science must select the following:
  • GEOG 323: CLIMATOLOGY
  • GEO 202: EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE
  • GEO 203/GEO 308: EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH
  • OC 201: OCEANOGRAPHY
• Environmental Sciences students seeking an endorsement in Biology must select the following:
  • CH 231: GENERAL CHEMISTRY
  • CH 232: GENERAL CHEMISTRY
  • CH 233: GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Total Credits

• Total Credits: 30-37

Additional Requirements

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).

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 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.