Earth Science with 9-12 Teacher Licensure

I. Required courses in the major—19–28 hours:

• ENVR 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
• ENVR 234 - Energy and Society (3)
• ENVR 241 - Principles of Ecology and Field Biology (4)
• ENVR 282 - Environmental Geology (3)
• ENVR 480 - Seminar on Environmental Issues (3)

•    Note: The EDUC 480 requirement can be met by EDUC 455 and 456

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

• ENVR 105 - Physical Geology (4)
• ENVR 106 - Earth History (3)
• ENVR 320 - Mineralogy and Petrology (4)
• ENVR 338 - Principles of Hydrology and Hydrogeology (4)
• ENVR 385 - Soils (4)
• ASTR 102 - Introduction to Astronomy: The Solar System (3)
• ATMS 103 - Introduction to Meteorology (3)

III. Required courses outside the major—20 hours:

• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 132 - General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 145 - Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory (1)
• PSYC 319 - Educational Psychology (4)
• STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)

IV. Other departmental requirements:

Major competency is satisfied in ENVR 480, which must be completed with a grade of C or higher. The competency also can be satisfied by the completion of EDUC 455 and EDUC 456.

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

Courses that satisfy some of the following LAC requirements can be found throughout the curriculum and may be used to fulfill multiple requirements.