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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

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Earth Science

Programs

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

Professional Education

Programs

Elementary Education, B.S. major
Communication Arts & Literature Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Mathematics Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Pre-Primary Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Social Studies Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Elementary Education, B.S. major
Science Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
English Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Health Education. B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Mathematics Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Music Education, B.S. major
Instrumental/classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure)
Music Education, B.S. major
Vocal/classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure)
Physical Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Physics Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Life Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Earth and Space Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Chemistry Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Social Studies Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)

Science Education

Programs

Elementary Education, B.S. major
Science Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Physics Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Life Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Earth and Space Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure)
Science Education, B.S. major
Chemistry Specialty (Teacher Licensure)

Courses

Education Courses

Special Education Courses

Science Courses

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

Required Credits: 86
Required GPA: 2.50

Core Courses for Science Teaching in Grades 5-8

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
or BIOL 1110 Human Biology (4 credits)
BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
or BIOL 1120 General Biology: Evolution And Ecology (3 credits)
CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
or CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)
or CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II (4 credits)
GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
SCI 3100 Integrative Science for Teachers (4 credits)
SCI 3450 Science Methods For Grades 5-8 (4 credits)
or ED 3410 Secondary Science Methods (4 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 1120 Historical Geology (4 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)