Bulletin Year: 2017 - 2018 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog. | View this program in the current bulletin.

Teaching certification is obtained by completing a major in earth science, a teaching minor and the professional education sequence. Advising for this major is provided by the Geography Department and the School of Education when enrolling in education courses.

Students with a major or minor in secondary education must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in the major and minor combined with no grades below a “C”.  All courses in the professional education sequence must be at least a “B-“.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm

Total Credits Required 137
General Education
30-40
Required Courses in Major36
AS 103 Observational and Solar System Astronomy [QUAR] 4
GC 225 Introduction to Maps 2
GC 255 Physical Geology [SCII] 4
GC 376 Field Geology 4
GC 365 Historical Geology 4
GC 385 Weather and Climate 4
GC 390 Oceanography 2
GC 465 Hydrology 4
Choose from the following:8
GC 202 Soils (4 cr.)
GC 335 Geographic Information Systems (4 cr.)
GC 370 Geomorphology (4 cr.)
GC 425 Remote Sensing (4 cr.)
Teaching Minor, minimum20-22
Choose from biology education, chemistry education or physics education.
Other Required Courses16-17
MA 103 Finite Mathematics [QUAR] 4
MA 271 Calculus with Applications 4
Choose two courses from the following that are not in the selected minor.8-9
BI 100 Biological Science (4 cr.) [SCII] or
     BI 111 Introductory Biology: Principles (4 cr.) or
     BI 112 Introductory Biology: Diversity (4 cr.)
CH 105 Chemical Principles (4 cr.) [SCII]
PH 201 College Physics I (5 cr.) [SCII]
Professional Education37
ED 201 Introduction to Education 2
ED 231 Teaching for Learning in the Secondary Classroom 4
ED 301 Dimensions of American Education 2
ED 319 Teaching of Reading for Secondary Teachers 3
ED 361 Special Education and the General Classroom Teacher 2
ED 380 Practicum in the Secondary School 2
ED 430 Teaching in the Secondary School 11
ED 450 Seminar in Teaching 1
ED 483 Educational Media Technology 2
MSED 340 Fundamental Concepts in Science 4
MSED 350 Methods and Materials in Teaching Science Education 4


Bulletin Year: 2017 - 2018 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.