Students who wish to pursue P-12 teacher certification in Earth Science must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook. The course PHED 401 The Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools is the departmental requirement.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Program Handbook for more information.
Program Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
Code | Title | Credits |
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I. General Education | ||
A. New Student Seminar | 1 | |
C. Communication | ||
1. Writing | 3 | |
2. Literature | 3 | |
Complete one course from D. Fine and Performing Arts or F1. Great Works and Their Influences or F2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives. | 3 | |
H. Mathematics | ||
Fulfilled by MATH 111 in the major. | 0 | |
I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
Fulfilled by EAES 105 in the major. | 0 | |
K. Social Science | ||
1. Complete one course from K1. American and European History or K3. Social Science. | 3 | |
2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
3. Social Science Perspectives – Fulfilled by EDFD/PSYC 200 in the Teacher Education sequence. | 0 | |
L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
Fulfilled by SASE 210 in the Teacher Education sequence. | 0 | |
II. World Languages | ||
A. World Languages | 3-6 | |
III. Major Requirements | ||
A. Required Courses | ||
EAES 105 | Physical Geology | 4 |
EAES 220 | Mineralogy | 4 |
EAES 240 | Earth System History | 4 |
EAES 302 | Structural Geology | 3 |
EAES 320 | Igneous Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
EAES 441 | Stratigraphy | 4 |
B. Collateral Chemistry Courses | ||
Complete one of the following sequences: | 7-8 | |
Introductory Chemistry and Environmental Geochemistry | ||
General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II | ||
C. Collateral Math Courses | ||
Select one of the following sequences: | 8 | |
Applied Precalculus and Applied Calculus A | ||
Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
D. Collateral Physics Courses | ||
Select one of the following sequences: | 8 | |
University Physics I and University Physics II | ||
College Physics I and College Physics II | ||
E. Collateral Biology Course | ||
BIOL 112 | Principles of Biology I | 4 |
or BIOL 113 | Principles of Biology II | |
F. Major Electives | ||
Select one course each in Meteorology, Astronomy and Oceanography for a total of 10-11 credits from the list below. | 10-11 | |
IV. Teacher Education Sequence | ||
See requirements below. | 37 | |
V. Free Electives | ||
Complete additional coursework to reach 120 credits. | 4-0 | |
Total Credits | 120-121 |
Teacher Ed Program Requirements (P-12)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Teacher Ed Pre-Requisite Requirements | ||
EDFD 200 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
or PSYC 200 | Educational Psychology | |
or FSHD 216 | Adolescent Development | |
SASE 210 | Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling | 3 |
Professional Sequence | ||
Professional Sequence Courses | ||
SASE 320 | Curriculum Design for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
SASE 321 | Assessment Practices for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
SASE 322 | Language and Learning in Content Area Teaching | 3 |
Methods Course(s) | ||
Select a Teaching Methods course or courses according to major: | 3-7 | |
Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education II: P-12 (Visual Arts major.) | ||
Dance Methods (Dance major.) | ||
Teaching English (secondary) (English major.) | ||
Teaching French in P-12: Practice (French major.) | ||
The Teaching of Health and Teaching of Secondary Physical Education (Physical Education major.) | ||
The Teaching of Italian in Elementary and Secondary Schools (Italian major.) | ||
Methods of Teaching Latin (Latin major.) | ||
Methods and Material of TESL (Linguistics major.) | ||
Teaching of Mathematics (Mathematics major.) | ||
Music Classroom Methods I and Music Classroom Methods II (Music major.) | ||
The Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools (Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, or Physics majors.) | ||
Methods of Teaching Social Studies | ||
Teaching Spanish in K-12 | ||
Theatre Teaching Methods | ||
Professional Year Courses | ||
SASE 450 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
SASE 451 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
SASE 452 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
SASE 453 | Clinical Practice II | 9 |
Total Credits | 36-40 |
Major Electives
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Meteorology | ||
EAES 201 | Understanding Weather and Climate | 4 |
EAES 301 | Climatology | 3 |
EAES 403 | Meteorology | 4 |
Astronomy | ||
PHYS 180 | Astronomy for Everyone | 4 |
PHYS 280 | Astronomy for Physicists | 4 |
Oceanography | ||
EAES 150 | General Oceanography | 3 |
EAES 250 | Introduction to Marine Sciences | 4 |
EAES 350 | Oceanography | 3 |