2008-2009 cohort
Content area preadmission course requirements
Master of education/initial licensure in science education
Content area courses are prerequisites that must be completed or in progress at the time of M.Ed./ILP program admission.
Courses in the content area are required to meet the Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (SEPT) and content standards adopted in 1998 by the Minnesota Board of Teaching: "The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students."
Contact Student Services to meet with an adviser, who will assess and recommend courses that fulfill this requirement.
Students seeking science education licensure must complete requirements for at least one of the following licensure areas:
Students may also complete requirements for general science licensure (grades 5-8). While general science licensure is optional, it is highly recommended by the College.
Science education licensure areas
Students must complete requirements for at least one of the following licensure areas:
Chemistry licensure area (grades 9-12)
(36-39 credit minimum)
General psychology (4 cr)
Select from PSTL 1281 or PSY 1001
Philosophical foundations (4 cr)
Select from PHIL 1005 or 3601
One year sequence in chemistry, with labs (8 cr)
CHEM 1021, 1022
Analytical chemistry with lab
CHEM 2101, 2111
One year organic chemistry with lab
CHEM 2301, 2302, 2311
Physical chemistry
CHEM 3501
Research in chemistry (2 cr)
CHEM 4094
One course in historical and social perspectives of science (3-4
cr)
Select from HSCI 3331, 3332, 3401, 3814 (recommended)
Earth and space science licensure area (grades 9-12)
(40 credit minimum)
General psychology (4 cr)
Select from PSTL 1281 or PSY 1001
Philosophical foundations (4 cr)
Select from PHIL 1005 or 3601
Astronomy with lab (3 cr)
AST 1001
Physical geology with lab (3 cr)
GEO 1001
Historical geology (3 cr)
Select from GEO 1002 or 3401
Oceanography or limnology (3 cr)
Select from GEO 1006 or 4601
Earth materials or mineralogy and petrology (3 cr)
Select from GEO 2301, 2302, 3001
Land forms (3 cr)
Select from GEO 4701 or 4703
Human-oriented geology (6 cr)
Select from GEO 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 5108
Field methods of geology (4 cr)
Select from GEO 3911, 4911, 4921, 4971
Integrated earth systems (3 cr)
GEO 4631W
Research in earth science (2 cr)
Select from GEO 4093, 4094
History, philosophy, or sociology of science (3 cr)
Coursework approved by a Student Services adviser
Life science licensure area
(38-39 credit minimum)
General psychology (4 cr)
Select from PSTL 1281 or PSY 1001
Philosophical foundations (4 cr)
Select from PHIL 1005 or 3601
One year sequence in life sciences, with labs (8-10 cr)
BIOL 1001, 1002
Plant and animal sciences
BIOL 2012, 2022 and select from BIOL 3211 or PHSL 3051 (recommended)
Ecology and evolution
BIOL 3407, 3409
Biochemistry, genetics, and cell biology
BIOL 4003, 4004; BIOC 3021
One course in life science research (2 cr)
Select from BIOC 4994 or 4794W; EEB 4994 or 4794W; FW 4108 or 4801W;
GCD 4994 or 4794W; MICB 4994 or 4794W; NSCI 4994 or 4794W; PBIO 4994
or 4794W
One course in historical and social perspectives of science
(3-4 cr)
Select from BIOL 4501; HSCI 3211, 3242, 3244, 3814
Physics licensure area (grades 9-12)
(41-43 credit minimum)
General psychology (4 cr)
Select from PSTL 1281 or PSY 1001
Philosophical foundations (4 cr)
Select from PHIL 1005 or 3601
Introductory physics
PHYS 1301W, 1302W, 2503
Quantum physics
PHYS 2601, 2605
Upper-division topical physics (2 courses)
Select from PHYS 4001, 4002, 4101, 4201
Directed research in physics (10 cr)
PHYS 4051, 4052
One course in historical and social perspectives of science
(3-4 cr)
Select from HSCI 3814, 4111, 4121; PHYS 4111
Optional: General science licensure (grades 5-8)
(37-39 credit minimum)
One year sequence in physics, with labs (8-10 cr)
PHYS 1101, 1102
One year sequence in chemistry, with labs (8-10 cr)
CHEM 1021, 1022
One year sequence in life sciences, with labs (8-10 cr)
BIOL 1001, 1002
Two courses in earth sciences, with lab (8-10 cr)
AST 1001, GEO 1001
Revised May 2008