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 | 22-26* |
| GC 100 Physical Geography [SCII] | 4 |
| GC 164 Human Geography [SOCR] | 4 |
| GC 200 North America | 4 |
| GC 220 Economic Geography | 4 |
| GC 225 Introduction to Maps | 2 |
| GC 350 Methods and Materials in Teaching Social Studies Education * | 4 |
| GC 360 Population Geography | 4 |
| *Not required if major is economics education, history education, political science education or social studies education. | |
Grade earned in methods course(s) is calculated with courses in the professional education sequence in the major.
Bulletin Year:
2017 - 2018 Undergraduate Bulletin
| View the current NMU Catalog.