2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog
Earth Science
Programs
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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
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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
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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)
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)