Bachelor of Science Earth and Space Science - Secondary Education Track

College of Science Degree Program Course Requirements

For general degree requirements, see the College of Science and
the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
MATH 1113 or MATH 1131*
*Extra hour applied to Area F

Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4
COMM 1110
Select one of the following courses:
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/LEAD 1705/LIBR 1105/POLS 2401/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the two extra hours may be used as electives.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 11
Select two lab science courses from below:
ASTR 1105/1305; ASTR 1106/1305, BIOL 1215 (recommended); BIOL 1225; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121; GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225; ITDS 1215; PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325; PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312, ITDS 1215
Take one of the following courses:
MATH 1131* or MATH 1132*
*Extra hour applied to Area F
**Courses strongly recommended for GACE Preparation include ASTR 1105; ASTR 1106; BIOL 1215

Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PED course.

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry 1
CHEM 1211L Principles of Chemistry 1 Lab
GEOL 1121 Intro Geo 1: Physical Geology
GEOL 1121L Intro Geo 1: Physical Geology 1 Lab
Take the following physics sequence:
PHYS 1111 Introductory Physics 1
PHYS 1311 Introductory Physics 1 Lab
PHYS 1112 Introductory Physics 2
PHYS 1312 Introductory Physics 2 Lab
OR
PHYS 2211 Principles of Physics 1
PHYS 2311 Principles of Physics 1 Lab
PHYS 2212 Principles of Physics 2
PHYS 2311 Principles of Physics 2 Lab
Add 1-2 hours from Areas A & D
Additional hours may be filled with any Area B ITDS course or 1 hour guided elective approved by advisor.

Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 60-61
ASTR 3105 Physics, Chemistry and Geology of Solar System
CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry 2
CHEM 1212L Principles of Chemistry 2 Lab
GEOL 2225 The Fossil Record
GEOL 5116 Meteorology: Intro Weather and Climate
GEOL 5135 Intro Oceanography
GEOL 5255 Environmental Geology
GEOL 5555 Selected Topics in Geology

Courses required for teacher certification:
EDCI 3456 Practicum in Science Education
EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
EDSE 4135 Curriculum & Methods in Secondary Science
EDUC 2110 Invest Critical & Contemporary Issues in Edu
EDUC 2120 Exploring Socio-Cultural Contexts on Diversity
EDUC 2130 Exploring Learning & Teaching
EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
ISCI 2246 Tutoring in Science
SPED 2256 Intro to Exceptional Learner

Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 6
EDUF 4205 Integrating Technology for Student Teachers (required if competency test is not satisfied)
Select 4-6 hours from the following courses:
Any ASTR, GEOL at 3000+ level not used above

Area I General Electives Required Hours: 0
Any ENVS, PHYS, ISCI, CHEM at 3000+ level not used above
Any ENGR course at 2000+ level
BIOL 2285 Research Methods in Biology
STAT 1127* Introductory Statistics
BIOL 3215* Cellular Biology
BIOL 3216 Genetics
BIOL 3217 Ecology
ENGL 3159 Technical Writing
ENGL 5146 Scientific Writing
*Courses recommended for GACE Perparation

Total Hours Required: 129-130