Updated 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

Science Education, B.S. major
Earth and Space Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure)

This program is designed to meet the requirements for Science teacher licensure with a specialty in Earth and Space Science in the State of Minnesota. Students who complete this major will be eligible for teacher certification in Earth and Space Science in grades 9-12 and for teaching all sciences in grades 5-8. Students should consult their academic advisor in Earth Science prior to developing their program.

Students should complete the science core courses listed below prior to beginning the Earth and Space Science specialty. Consult with your academic adviser if you wish to have an alternative method of satisfying this requirement considered or wish to begin a specialty prior to completion of the science core courses.

Required Credits: 91
Required GPA: 2.50

Core Courses for Science Teaching in Grades 5-8

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
• BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
• CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
• CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)
• SCI 3100 Integrative Science for Teachers (4 credits)
• SCI 3450 Science Methods For Grades 5-8 (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• GEOL 1120 Historical Geology (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
• PHYS 2101 Physics I (5 credits)

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ED 3100 Introduction to the Foundations of Public School Education (3 credits)
• ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3 credits)
• ED 3140 Human Relations In Education (3 credits)
• ED 3350 Pedagogy: Planning for Instruction (3 credits)
• ED 3780 Adaptation and Management: Designing the Learning Environment (3 credits)
• ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
• ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1 credit)
• HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2 credits)

Complete 12 credits of student teaching:

• ED 4830 Student Teaching - Secondary (1-12 credits)

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE SPECIALTY

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
• GEOL 2110 Mineralogy and Petrology (4 credits)
• GEOL 3500 Topics in Paleontology (3 credits)
• GEOL 3600 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (3 credits)
• SCI 2100 Astronomy (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• GEOL 3211 Environmental Hydrology (3 credits)
• ENVR 4050 Geochemistry (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• GEOL 4970 Internship (3 credits)
• GEOL 4980 Research (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES NOT TAKEN IN THE
CORE:

• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• GEOL 1120 Historical Geology (4 credits)