Earth Science Education
Earth Science Education Major
Teaching Option: Curriculum emphasis is on the teaching of Earth science. Students preparing for teaching Earth science in the secondary schools must follow the School of Education curriculum.
Students interested in Earth Science Education are encouraged to declare a double major in their discipline and in education (i.e., Earth Science and Geology). Such double majors may typically be earned by successful completion of a few additional credits. Students should contact their advisers or the Office of Registration and Records for details, and are encouraged to declare their primary and secondary majors with the Office of Registration and Records, 110 Ceres Hall .
Major Requirements
Major: Earth Science Education
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 142
General Education Requirements
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| HD&E 189 | Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take HD&E 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | Writing in the Sciences | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): | ||
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| The 10 credits required in the Science and Technology category will be satisfied by completing the requirements for the teaching specialty. | 10 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Wellness (W): Select from current general education list | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list | ||
| Global Perspectives (G): | ||
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 41 | |
Major Requirements
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| Earth Science Education Requirements | ||
| GEOL 105 & 105L | Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 106 & 106L | The Earth Through Time and The Earth Through Time Lab | 4 |
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Professional Education Requirements | ||
| EDUC 321 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 322 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 451 | Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 481 | Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: | 3 |
| EDUC 485 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 486 | Classroom Management for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 487 | Student Teaching | 9 |
| EDUC 488 | Applied Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 489 | Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds | 3 |
| Teaching Speciality Requirements | ||
| BIOL 124 & 124L | Environmental Science and Environmental Science Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 150 & 150L | General Biology I and General Biology I Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 151 & 151L | General Biology II and General Biology II Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL Elective | 3 | |
| CHEM 121 & 121L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 122 & 122L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM Elective | 4 | |
| GEOL 350 | Invertebrate Paleontology | 3-4 |
| or GEOL 440 | Quaternary Biology | |
| GEOL 412 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| GEOL 420 & GEOL 421 | Mineralogy and Mineralogy Laboratory | 4 |
| GEOL 422 | Petrology | 3 |
| GEOL 423 | Petrography | 1 |
| GEOL 491 | Seminar | 1 |
| GEOL Electives | 6 | |
| PHYS 110 | Introductory Astronomy | 3 |
| PHYS 211 & 211L | College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 212 & 212L | College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory | 4 |
| SOIL 217 | Introduction to Meteorology & Climatology | 3 |
| CSCI 122 | Visual BASIC | 3 |
| Total Credits | 148-149 | |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- Courses taken P/F may not be used to satisfy any requirements.
- GPA of 2.75 or better in the teaching specialty is required for placement in student teaching and exit from the program.
- A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all Professional Education Requirement courses.
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in professional education as well as passing the appropriate Praxis II exam are required to exit the program.
- See School of Education for admission requirements.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree – An additional 6 credits of Humanities and Social Sciences and two years of one modern foreign language at the college level or equivalent are required.
