Earth Science with 9-12 Teacher Licensure

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

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

•    Note: The ENVS 480 requirement can be met by EDUC 456.

   

• ENVS 490 - Internship (3-6)   or
• ENVS 499 - Undergraduate Research in Environmental Science (1-6)

•   Note: The ENVS 490/499 requirement can be met by EDUC 455.

II. Required courses in Geoscience Core—25 hours:

• ENVS 105 - Physical Geology (4)
• ENVS 106 - Earth History (3)
• ENVS 320 - Mineralogy and Petrology (4)
• ENVS 338 - Principles of Hydrology and Hydrogeology (4)
• ENVS 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 ENVS 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.