Secondary Education Earth Science Major (currently not accepting students)

New students will not be accepted into the program at this time. Contact department for more information.

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 earth science education must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or greater overall, in the major, and/or minor(s) with no grade below a "B-" in the professional education sequence and no grade below a "C" in the major and/or minor(s).

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 Major	36
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, minimum	20-22
Choose from biology education, chemistry education or physics education.

Other Required Courses	12-13
MA 111 College Algebra for Calculus Preparation [QUAR]	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.) [SCII] or
BI 112 Introductory Biology: Diversity (4 cr.)
CH 105 Chemical Principles (4 cr.) [SCII]
PH 201 College Physics I (5 cr.) [SCII]

Professional Education	37
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

Note: MA 111 College Algebra for Calculus Preparation is required for many of the courses in this program.

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