A total of 120 Credits is required for a bachelor of science in education with a specialization in Earth and Space Science. Required courses include:
50.101 General Biology
51.120 Physical Geology
51.121 Physical Geology Lab
51.130 Historical Geology
51.131 Historical Geology Lab
51.255 Meteorology
51.259 Oceanography
52.115 Fund. Of Inorganic Chem.
52.216 Chemical Principles and Measurements
54.110 Astronomy
54.111 Introductory Physics I
54.112 Introductory Physics II
Choose one of the following three courses:
60.206 Teachers, Schools and Society
60.251 Psychological Foundations of Education.
60.291 Principles of Teaching
60.311 Classroom Measurement and Assessment
Choose one of the following two courses:
60.353 Teaching of Science
60.497 Teaching in Education: First Experience
60.498 Teaching in Education: Second Experience
Among 53 credits of general education courses, the following are required:
20.101 Composition I
20.201 Composition II or a Writing Intensive Course:
20.131 The Bible as Literature
20.151 Introduction to Literature
20.152 Literature and Society
20.156 Popular Literature
20.226 European Literature I
20.227 European Literature II
20.236 American Literature I
20.237 American Literature II
20.246 British Literature I
20.247 British Literature II
20.256 Non-Western Literature I
20.257 Non-Western Literature II
Choose one of the following two courses
56.110 Introduction to Computer Science
45.211 Principles of Sociology
48.101 General Psychology
48.212 Adolescent. Psychology
70.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals
Among courses chosen to meet humanities requirement, three departments must be represented from Art and Art History, Communication Studies and Theatre Arts, English, Languages and Cultures, Music History, and Philosophy.
Among natural sciences and mathematics requirements, three departments must be represented from Biological and Allied Health Sciences, Chemistry; Geography and Geosciences; Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, and Physics and Engineering Technology, including one mathematics course from the following:
53.113 Precalculus
53.123 Essentials of Calculus
53.125 Calculus I
53.126 Calculus II
Students should select remaining credits from approved list of Earth and Space Science electives available in the Sec. Education Department