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This program in teaching Earth and Environmental Sciences is designed to provide the graduate-level credentials to allow high school teachers currently holding an Ohio AYA license in science to teach college-level science courses in their high schools through College Credit Plus (CCP). In addition, teachers completing this program will meet the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) standards for eligibility to teach courses in Ohio public community colleges and universities. The program can be extended to a Master of Science in Teaching (Earth Science) degree.
Secondary science teachers who wish to pursue the teaching credential/certificate must follow the steps below:
The application form must be completed with all the required documents attached. The form when completed must be signed and dated. All application materials become the property of the Graduate School and cannot be returned.
Send application materials to:
Graduate School
344 Student Union
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Dayton, OH 45435-0001
Students must complete the following program of courses. All courses are existing courses and are offered regularly online during the regular academic year or as short field-based courses during summer. Subject to university policy, the department may accept transfer credit for relevant graduate coursework.
Four required academic year online courses (three credits each):
Three courses from the following intensive summer field courses (two credits each):
Total: 18 credit hours
All academic year online courses with the exception of EES 6010 Astronomy for Teachers are asynchronous, that is, participants do not need to be online at the same time, but there are firm due dates for individual and group assignments during the semester. EES 6010 Astronomy for Teachers has a regularly scheduled online class time on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Summer field-based courses are usually structured to include a four-day field trip and a pre-trip and a post-field trip classroom session.
Finding the right college means finding the right fit. See all that Wright State University–Lake Campus has to offer by visiting campus.