Adolescent to Young Adult Education (grades 7-12) - Integrated Science

Education Coursework:

Courses to be taken concurrently:

• EDUC 101 - Developing as a Professional Educator I
• EDUC 151 - Foundations of the Education Profession
• EDUC 201 - Developing as a Professional Educator II
• EDUC 231 - Introduction to Exceptionalities and Interventions
• EDUC 301 - Developing as a Professional Educator III
• EDUC 354 - Science Pedagogy for Middle Childhood
• EDUC 358 - Science Pedagogy for Adolescents to Young Adults
• EDUC 374 - Content Area Literacy
• EDUC 401 - Developing As a Professional IV
• EDUC 430 - Student Teaching: Adolescent to Young Adult

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  Additional required Educational Coursework:

Psychology Coursework”

• PSYCH 121 - General Psychology (Fulfills Signature Learning Social Science Requirement)
• PSYCH 201 - Educational Psychology

Math Coursework:

• MATH 121 - Trigonometry  (Fulfills Signature Learning Quantitative Reasoning Requirement)
• MATH 230 - Calculus I

Chemistry Coursework:

• CHEM 101 - Chemical Principles IA
• CHEM 102 - Chemical Principles IIA
• CHEM 221 - Chem Analysis I
• CHEM 231 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 233 - Organic Chemistry I Lab

Life Science Coursework:

• BIOL 151 - Foundations Modern Biology I
• BIOL 152 - Foundations Modern Biology II
• BIOL 270 - Genetics
• BIOL 324 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
• BIOL 360 - Ecology

Environmental Science Coursework:

• GEOL 220 - Introduction to Astronomy
• GEOL 250 - Physical Geology
• ENVS 250 - Environmental Science

Physical Science Coursework:

• PHYS 220 - General Physics I
• PHYS 221 - General Physics II

Professional Development Opportunities (Optional):

• EDUC 100 - Preprofessional Services
• EDUC 283 - Intercultural Student Teaching and Community Engagement Seminar
• EDUC 383 - Autism, Dyslexia and Writing Grants

Note: Must take and pass all tests required for licensure prior to student teaching:

• Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (EDUC-197, EDUC-198, EDUC-199)
• Content GPA (2.75 or higher required for acceptance to Teacher Education)
• Content GPA (2.75 or higher required for acceptance to Student Teaching and Licensure)
• Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) Requirements

Signature Learning Requirements for Education Majors:

• First Year Seminar - EDUC 101 Developing as a Professional Educator I  
• Reading and Writing 
• Oral Communication - UC 120 Oral Communication  (Grade of C or better required)
• Ethics 
• Quantitative Reasoning * - (Grade of C or better required)
• Fine Arts 
• Social Science - (Requirement fulfilled with Major)
• Religion 
• Cultural Pluralism 
• Natural Science * (Students must take six (6) credit hours of Natural Science (the combination of the Natural Science and Society requirement and the Laboratory Science requirement)
• Humanities 
• Global Systems 

See Signature Learning   Pathways for a complete listing of applicable cognate courses. Requirements for Education Majors may change depending upon the area of Licensure chosen.