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 Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 19 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-6 | |
| Major Requirements | 60-62 | |
| Teacher Education Program Requirements | 37 | |
| Free Electives | 1-0 | |
| Total Credits | 120-124 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Collateral Chemistry Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following sequences: | 7-8 | |
| Introductory Chemistry and Environmental Geochemistry | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II | ||
| Collateral Math Courses | ||
| Select two of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| Applied Calculus A | ||
or MATH 122 | Calculus I | |
| Applied Calculus B | ||
or MATH 221 | Calculus II | |
| Applied Precalculus | ||
| Data Science and Statistics | ||
| Collateral Physics Courses | ||
| Select one of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| University Physics I and University Physics II | ||
| College Physics I and College Physics II | ||
| Collateral Biology Course | ||
| BIOL 112 | Principles of Biology: Introduction to the Cell | 4 |
| or BIOL 113 | Principles of Biology: Organisms and Diversity | |
| Major Electives | ||
| Select one course each in Meteorology, Astronomy and Oceanography for a total of 10-11 credits from the list below. | 10-11 | |
| Total Credits | 60-62 | |
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 |
Teacher Education Program Requirements
Teacher Education Program Requirements (Teacher Certification in Subject Area P-12)
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 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 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course. | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Fulfilled by collateral mathematics courses in the major. | 0 | |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Physical Geology (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. Complete one course from K1. American and European History or K3. Social Science. | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| Total Credits | 19 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in a single language. | 3-6 | |
| Total Credits | 3-6 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| EAES 105 | 4 | EAES 240 | 4 |
| Collateral Math 1 | 4 | Collateral Math 2 | 4 |
| EDFD 200 | 3 | SASE 210 | 3 |
| WRIT 105 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (D) Fine and Performing Arts or GENERAL EDUCATION (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences orGENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | Oceanography Elective | 3-4 |
| GNED 199 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 17-18 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| EAES 220 | 4 | EAES 320 | 4 |
| CMST 101 | 3 | CSIT 100 | 3 |
| Collateral Chemistry 1 | 3-4 | Collateral Chemistry 2 | 4 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (K1) Social Science – American and European History orGENERAL EDUCATION (K3) Social Science – Social Science Perspectives | 3 |
| SASE 320 | 3 | SASE 321 | 3 |
| 16-17 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| EAES 302 | 3 | EAES 441 | 4 |
| Meteorology Elective | 3-4 | Astronomy Elective | 3-4 |
| PHYS 191 or 193 | 4 | PHYS 192 or 194 | 4 |
| World Language 1 | 3 | World Language 2 | 0-3 |
| SASE 322 | 3 | SASE 402 | 4 |
| 16-17 | 15-19 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL 112 or 113 | 4 | SASE 452 | 3 |
| SASE 450 | 3 | SASE 453 | 9 |
| SASE 451 | 3 | ||
| Free Elective | 0-3 | ||
| 10-13 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 121-131 | |||