Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education & Teaching, B.S., Earth Science Education Concentration


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Degree Awarded: Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science 120
Career Opportunities:
Teach earth science 6-12 (see College of Education 
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses.

Praxis Exam Requirements: Students must pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics or submit an ACT composite score of 22 or higher. There is no Praxis exam in Earth Science at this time, but students must pass the PLT (5624) prior to Teacher Residency.
 

General Education Courses

Freshman Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)


General Elective (3 credit hours)


Choose an advisor-approved elective in consultation with academic advisor.

Sophomore Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)


English Literature (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

Fine Arts/Humanities (3 credit hours)


Choose an advisor-approved Arts and Humanities elective.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)


Fine Arts (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Fine Arts courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Geology (3 credit hours)


Choose a GEOL course in consultation with academic advisor.

General Elective (4 credit hours)


Choose an advisor-approved elective in consultation with academic advisor.

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)


General Education Core Curriculum


English
(6 cr)
Mathematics
(6 cr)
Natural Sciences
(9 cr)
Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  
MATH 105 
and
Choose 3 cr from list below
BIOL 110 
GEOL 111  
GEOL 112  
PSYC 312 
and
Choose 3 cr from the
Gen Ed Course List  
History
(3 cr)
Fine Arts
(3 cr)
Communication
(3 cr)
Literature
(3 cr)
HIST 221  or HIST 222   Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
CMCN 310   Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
 
Mathematics: MATH 206 , MATH 210 , or STAT 214 

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