Bulletin Year: 2020 - 2021 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog. | View this program in the current bulletin.

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 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 Major34
GC 100 Physical Geography [SCII] 4
GC 164 Human Geography [SOCR] 4
GC 200 North America or4
     GC 300 Regional Studies: World Cultures (4 cr.) [SOCR]
GC 205 Introduction to Geographic Research 4
GC 220 Economic Geography or4
     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 or4
     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 Courses12
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, minimum20-24
Professional Education33
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: 2020 - 2021 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.