Earth and Space Science B.A. - Concentration: Secondary Education

Program Features

 96 credits

Co-requisites:

Co-requisite courses for Secondary Education track:

PSED 161	Foundations of Education	3 credits
PSED 250	The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities	3 credits
PSED 420	Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies	3 credits
PSED 421	Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom	3 credits
PSED 430	Student Teaching in Secondary Education | Middle and Junior High School	6 credits
PSED 431	Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School	6 credits
PSED 446	Teaching of Science in the Secondary Schools	3 credits
REED 350	Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners	3 credits
SPED 102	Diversity of the Learner	3 credits
SPED 350	Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities	3 credits
PHYS 499	Student Teaching Internship	1 credit
	Total Credit Hours:	37

Co-requisite core courses: (required of all tracks)

MATH 140	GN: Calculus I	4 credits
CPSC ___	CPSC Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	7

Two additional credits in MATH:

MATH XXX	Two additional credits in MATH	2
	Total Credit Hours:	2

Recommended Course:

CMST 111

GN: Introduction to Communication

3 credits

Please refer to the section The College of Education in this catalog for specific requirements for admission into teacher education programs.

Additional Requirements (for all tracks)

• At least 9 credits of required courses (not co-requisites), 300-level or above, must be completed at ESU.
• A minimum of a "C-" must be attained in all required major and cognate courses.

Required core courses (required of all tracks):

BIOL 114	GN: Introductory Biology I	4 credits
BIOL 474	Introduction to Oceanography	3 credits
CHEM 121	GN: General Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 123	GN: General Chemistry I Laboratory	1 credit
GEOG 121	GN: Physical Geology	3 credits
GEOG 220	Meteorology	3 credits
OR
PHYS 126	GN: Introduction to Weather Forecasting	3 credits
PHYS 121	GN: Astronomy | The Sky and Solar System	3 credits
PHYS 122	GN: Astronomy | Stars and Galaxies	3 credits
PHYS 124	Observational Astronomy Lab	1 credit
PHYS 131	GN: Fundamental Physics I	4 credits
OR
PHYS 161	GN: Physics I	4 credits
PHYS 132	Fundamental Physics II	4 credits
OR
PHYS 162	Physics II	4 credits
PHYS 304	Modern Physical Astronomy	3 credits
PHYS 305	Physics of the Atmosphere	3 credits
PHYS 495	Senior Capstone	3 credits
GEOG 321	Geomorphology	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	44

Choose two courses from the following list:

At least one of the courses must be BIOL 200, BIOL 210, CHEM 108, CHEM 373 or GEOG 422.

BIOL 104	GN: Human Ecology	3 credits
BIOL 200	General Ecology	3 credits
BIOL 210	Environmental Biology	3 credits
BIOL 322	Plant Responses to Environmental Stress	4 credits
BIOL 428/BIOL 528	Biogeography	3 credits
BIOL 440	General Aquatic Ecology	3 credits
BIOL 441	Ecology of Water Pollution	3 credits
BIOL 443	Stream Ecology	3 credits
BIOL 446	Limnology	3 credits
BIOL 457	Behavioral Ecology	3 credits
BIOL 460	Marine Ecology	3 credits
BIOM 401/BIOM 501	Biological Oceanography	3 credits
BIOM 458/BIOM 558	Coastal Environmental Oceanography	3 credits
BIOM 459/BIOM 559	Advanced Methods in Coastal Ecology	3 credits
BIOM 460	Marine Ecology	3 credits
BIOM 467	Marine Pollution Research Cruise	3 credits
BIOM 469	Field Methods in Oceanography	3 credits
BIOM 480	Oceanography	3 credits
BIOM 482	Field Studies in Oceanography	3 credits
CHEM 108	GN: Environmental Chemistry	3 credits
CHEM 124	GE: General Chemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 233	Organic Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 373	Environmental Quality: The Chemical Approach	4 credits
CPSC 130	GN: Introduction to Computer Programming I	3 credits
GEOG 320	Climatology	3 credits
GEOG 341	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	3 credits
GEOG 422/GEOG 522	Watershed Hydrology	3 credits
GEOG 440	Field Tech Geography	3 credits
PHYS 261	Physics III	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	6-8

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan (Secondary Education)

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

CPSC 101	GN: Personal Computers and Their Uses in the Sciences	3 credits
GEOG 121	GN: Physical Geology	3 credits
PHYS 121	GN: Astronomy | The Sky and Solar System	3 credits
FYE 100	University Studies	3 credits
ENGL 103	English Composition	3 credits
PHYS 124	Observational Astronomy Lab	1 credit
	Total Credit Hours:	16

Group A General Education Elective: CMST 111 is recommended.

Spring

GenEd ___	General Education Elective (Group A)	3 credits
PHYS 122	GN: Astronomy | Stars and Galaxies	3 credits
MATH 135	GN: Pre-Calculus	3 credits
SPED 102	Diversity of the Learner	3 credits
PSED 161	Foundations of Education	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Sophomore Year

Fall

MATH 140	GN: Calculus I	4 credits
BIOL 114	GN: Introductory Biology I	4 credits
PSED 250	The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities	3 credits
ENGL ___	General Education Elective - Group A (2nd English)	3 credits
HPLW 105	Health Promotion and Lifetime Wellness	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	17

Spring

PHYS 131	GN: Fundamental Physics I	4 credits
GEOG 220	Meteorology	3 credits
OR
PHYS 126	GN: Introduction to Weather Forecasting	3 credits
SPED 350	Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities	3 credits
GenEd ___	General Education Elective (Group A)	3 credits
GenEd ___	General Education Elective (Group C)	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	16

Junior Year

Fall

REED 350	Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners	3 credits
PHYS 132	Fundamental Physics II	4 credits
CHEM 121	GN: General Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 123	GN: General Chemistry I Laboratory	1 credit
GEOG 321	Geomorphology	3 credits
GenEd ___	General Education (Group C)	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	17

Spring

PSED 420	Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies	3 credits
BIOL 474	Introduction to Oceanography	3 credits
EnvirSci ___	Environmental Science Elective	3 credits
GenEd ___	General Education Elective (Group A)	3 credits
PHYS 305	Physics of the Atmosphere	3 credits
PHYS 495	Senior Capstone	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	18

Senior Year

Fall

PSED 421	Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom	3 credits
PSED 446	Teaching of Science in the Secondary Schools	3 credits
PHYS 304	Modern Physical Astronomy	3 credits
GenEd ___	General Education Elective (Group C)	3 credits
XXXX ___	Earth and Space Science Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

PSED 430	Student Teaching in Secondary Education | Middle and Junior High School	6 credits
PSED 431	Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School	6 credits
PHYS 499	Student Teaching Internship	1 credit
	Total Credit Hours:	13

Total Credit Hours:  127

 

For more information, contact Program Coordinator, Robert Cohen at 570-422-3428 or [e-mail].