Earth Science with 9-12 Teacher Licensure

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All Earth Science licensure students must complete the following program:

I. Required courses in the major—19–22 hours:

ENVR 330 requirement can be met by:

EDUC 456 - The Teacher as a 21st Century Professional, K-12 (2)

ENVR 490 requirement can be met by:

EDUC 455 - Student Teaching and Seminar (10)

II. Required courses in Earth Science Core—25 hours:

III. Required courses outside the major—20 hours:

Either:

MATH 167 - Precalculus (4) or
MATH 191 - Calculus I (4)

And:

Those requirements indicated under the Education section of the catalog.

IV. Other departmental requirements:

The senior demonstration of competency is satisfied by the completion of ENVR 330 and ENVR 490 with a grade of C or better. Alternatively, the competency can be satisfied by the completion of EDUC 456 with a C or better and satisfactory completion of EDUC 455 . Completion of ENVR 330 or EDUC 456 fulfills the all-university oral competency requirement.

Additional Information:

Students who wish to be licensed in Comprehensive Secondary Science (as distinct from Earth Science) must also complete BIOL 125 and BIOL 126 , PHYS 131 and PHYS 231 . Students seeking middle school licensure should review requirements found in the Education section of the catalog and see the appropriate licensure advisor for additional information.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Colloquium	3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-4
Arts and Ideas	3
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	3

Information Literacy Intensive	Fulfilled within the major
Writing Intensive	Fulfilled within the major