Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 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 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-Environment Capstone 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: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.