Earth Science with 9-12 Teacher Licensure

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 (4)

ENVR 490 requirement can be met by:

EDUC 455 - Student Teaching and Seminar (8)

II. Required courses in Earth Science Core—26 hours:

III. Required courses outside the major—13–16 hours:

CHEM 132 - General Chemistry (3) or
Satisfactory score on Chemistry Placement Examination
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 145 - Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 236 - General Chemistry II (3)
STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)

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 123 and BIOL 124 , 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.