Earth Science 7-12, B.S.
This program has a separate admission process. Please consult the admission requirements for this program on the School of Education page for more information.
Overall GPA of 2.7 Required
120 Overall Credits Required
LIBERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND WRITING REQUIREMENTS
Liberal Education Program
50 Credits Required
Students must complete a comprehensive three-tiered Liberal Education Program (LEP). View all requirements of the tiers on the Liberal Education Program.
While the choice of courses that fulfill the requirements is generally left up to students, some departments require that students select specific courses to complement their major. This major has specific Tier requirements/restrictions for the following:
Tier 1 - Quantitative Reasoning (select one):
MAT 122 – Precalculus
MAT 150 – Calculus I
Tier 2 – American Experience (select one):
HIS 110 – United States History I
HIS 111 – United States History II
Tier 2 – Mind and Body:
SHE 203 – School Health
Tier 2 – Natural World I: Physical Realm:
CHE 120 – General Chemistry I
Tier 2 – Natural World II: Life and Environment:
ESC 201 — Historical Geology
Tier 2 - Social Structure, Conflict, and Consensus
EDU 200 - Teachers, Schools, and Society
Tier 2 – Time and Place:
ESC 210 — Principles of Astronomy
Tier 3 – Capstone:
ESC 332 – Invertebrate Paleontology
Writing Requirements (“W-Courses”)
Three W-courses are required. These may not be taken until after a student has passed ENG 112 — Writing Arguments. W-courses may count toward LEP, major, or cognate requirements, as well as free electives. Course sections that meet this requirement are designated by section numbers ending in “W”.
Transfer students who enter with 60 to 89 credits are required to pass two W-courses, while transfer students who enter with 90 credits or more must pass one W-course.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
59 Credits Required
Earth Science Requirements
32 Credits Required
‘C’ or better required
Requirements:
ESC 200 — Physical Geology
ESC 205 — Principles of Meteorology
ESC 220 — Physical and Chemical Oceanography
ESC 311 — Mineralogy
ESC 350 - Structural Geology and Tectonics
ESC 430 — Field Methods
Select one from:
- ESC 404 — Air Pollution Meteorology
- ESC 420 – Earth Resources
- ESC 421 – Marine Geology
- ESC 457 — Hydrology
- ESC 458 — Soil Science
Select two from:
- ESC 303 – Environmental Earth Science
- ESC 312 – Petrology
- ESC 315 — Geomorphology
- ESC 325 – Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
- ESC 404 — Air Pollution Meteorology
- ESC 420 – Earth Resources
- ESC 421 – Marine Geology
- ESC 457 — Hydrology
- ESC 458 — Soil Science
Education Requirements
27 Credits Required
Requirements:
EDU 316 - Child Development and Psychology for Educators
EDU 413 – Secondary Education
EDU 471 - Supporting English Learners for School Success (formerly IDS 471)
RDG 470 - Literacy in the Content Areas (formerly IDS 470)
SCE 490 – Science (Secondary School)
SCE 494 – Student Teaching (Science)
SCE 496 – Student Teaching Seminar (Science)
SED 482 – Teaching Exceptional Students in the Secondary Education Classroom