Ecology and Environmental Science builds the organism-environment relationship knowledge shared across three M.A. Science Education tracks — population ecology through environmental interaction.
What C891 covers
The course is an introductory course for graduate students seeking initial licensure or endorsement and/or to earn their MA degree in secondary or middle grade science education. The course explores the relationships between organisms and their environment, including population ecology, communities, adaptations, distributions, interactions, and the environmental factors controlling these relationships. This course has no prerequisites.
The C891 performance assessment
Expect a performance assessment requiring you to analyze an ecological relationship (e.g., a population's response to an environmental factor) using ecology principles.
Key topics in C891
- Population ecology
- Communities and interactions
- Adaptations and distributions
- Environmental controlling factors
Writing tips for C891
Follow the task instructions and rubric line by line
WGU performance assessments for C891 are graded against a fixed rubric — every rubric line has to be visibly addressed, usually with a labeled heading that mirrors the rubric language. Skipping a rubric point because it seems minor is the single most common reason a competent submission comes back "Not Yet Competent" for revision.
Remember this program serves already-licensed teachers adding an endorsement
M.A. Science Education courses like C891 are designed for candidates who are already licensed teachers seeking an ADDITIONAL science endorsement, not first-time teacher-candidates. Written work can assume a baseline of classroom experience and should focus on the specific science content and pedagogy gap the endorsement fills.
Because WGU is self-paced, don't let "no deadline pressure" become no submission
There's no weekly due date forcing progress, which means procrastination costs more at WGU than at a traditional term-based school — a stalled task can quietly eat weeks of a term. Treat your own target date for each C891 assessment as a real deadline.
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Candidates sometimes describe an ecosystem generally without applying the specific ecological principles (population dynamics, community interactions) the course requires — the rubric typically wants those specific principles genuinely applied.
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C891 has no prerequisites.
- Master of Arts Science Education (Middle Grades)
- Master of Arts Science Education (Secondary Biological Science)
- Master of Arts Science Education (Secondary Earth Science)