Secondary Education Geography Major

Teaching certification is obtained by completing a major in geography, a teaching minor and the professional education sequence. Advising for this major is provided by the Geography Department.

Students with a major or minor in Secondary Education Geography 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

123

General Education

30-40

Required Courses in Major	34
GC 100 Physical Geography [SCII]	4
GC 164 Human Geography [SOCR]	4
GC 200 North America or	4
GC 300 Regional Studies: World Cultures (4 cr.) [SOCR]
GC 205 Introduction to Geographic Research	4
GC 220 Economic Geography or	4
GC 310 Urban Geography (4 cr.) or
GC 316 Geography of Tourism (4 cr.) or
GC 360 Population Geography (4 cr.)
GC 225 Introduction to Maps	2
GC 235 Quantitative Methods	4
GC 335 Geographic Information Systems or	4
GC 337 Computer Cartography (4 cr.) or
GC 425 Remote Sensing (4 cr.) or
GC 428 Spatial Analysis (4 cr.)
GC 489 Human Impact Upon the Environment	4


Other Required Courses	12
HS 201 World History to 1520 [SOCR]	4
HS 221 The United States to 1865 [PERS]	4
HS 222 The United States Since 1865 [PERS]	4


Teaching Minor, minimum	20-24


Professional Education	33
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
GC 350 Methods and Materials in Teaching Social Studies Education	4

Bulletin Year: 2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.