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

Program Features

 96 credits

Co-requisites:

Co-requisite courses for Secondary Education track:

PSED 161Foundations of Education

3 credits

PSED 250The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities

3 credits

PSED 420Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies

3 credits

PSED 421Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom

3 credits

PSED 430Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Middle School/Junior High School

6 credits

PSED 431Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School

6 credits

PSED 446Teaching of Science in the Secondary Schools

3 credits

REED 350Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners

3 credits

SPED 102Diversity of the Learner

3 credits

SPED 350Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities

3 credits

PHYS 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credit

Total Credit Hours:37

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

MATH 140GN: Calculus I

4 credits

CPSC ___CPSC Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:7

Two additional credits in MATH:

MATH XXXTwo additional credits in MATH

2

Total Credit Hours:2

Recommended Course:

CMST 111GN: 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 114GN: Introductory Biology I

4 credits

BIOL 474Introduction to Oceanography

3 credits

CHEM 121GN: General Chemistry I

3 credits

CHEM 123GN: General Chemistry I Lab

1 credit

GEOG 121GN: Physical Geology

3 credits

 

GEOG 220GE: Meteorology

3 credits

OR

PHYS 126GN: Introduction to Weather Forecasting

3 credits

 

PHYS 121GN: Astronomy: The Sky and Solar System

3 credits

PHYS 122GN: Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

3 credits

PHYS 124Observational Astronomy Lab

1 credit

 

PHYS 131GN: Fundamental Physics I

4 credits

OR

PHYS 161GN: Physics I

4 credits

 

PHYS 132GE: Fundamental Physics II

4 credits

OR

PHYS 162GE: Physics II

4 credits

 

PHYS 304Modern Physical Astronomy

3 credits

PHYS 305Physics of the Atmosphere

3 credits

PHYS 495Senior Capstone

3 credits

GEOG 321GE: 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 104GN: Human Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 200General Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 210GE:Environmental Biology

3 credits

BIOL 322Plant Responses to Environmental Stress

4 credits

BIOL 428Biogeography

3 credits

BIOL 440General Aquatic Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 441Ecology of Water Pollution

3 credits

BIOL 443Stream Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 446Limnology

3 credits

BIOL 457Behavioral Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 460Marine Ecology

3 credits

BIOM 401Biological Oceanography

3 credits

BIOM 458Coastal Environmental Oceanography

3 credits

BIOM 459Advanced Methods in Coastal Ecology

3 credits

BIOM 460Marine Ecology

3 credits

BIOM 467Marine Pollution Research Cruise

3 credits

BIOM 469Field Methods in Oceanography

3 credits

BIOM 480Oceanography

3 credits

BIOM 482Field Studies in Oceanography

3 credits

CHEM 108GN: Environmental Chemistry

3 credits

CHEM 124GE: General Chemistry II

3 credits

CHEM 233Organic Chemistry I

3 credits

CHEM 373Environmental Quality: The Chemical Approach

4 credits

CPSC 130GN: Introduction to Computer Programming I

3 credits

GEOG 320GE: Climatology

3 credits

GEOG 341Geographic Information Systems

3 credits

GEOG 422Watershed Hydrology

3 credits

GEOG 440Field Tech Geography

3 credits

PHYS 261Physics 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 101GN: Personal Computers and Their Uses in the Sciences

3 credits

GEOG 121GN: Physical Geology

3 credits

PHYS 121GN: Astronomy: The Sky and Solar System

3 credits

FYE 100University Studies

3 credits

ENGL 103English Composition

3 credits

PHYS 124Observational 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 122GN: Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

3 credits

MATH 135GN: Pre-Calculus

3 credits

SPED 102Diversity of the Learner

3 credits

PSED 161Foundations of Education

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Sophomore Year

Fall

MATH 140GN: Calculus I

4 credits

BIOL 114GN: Introductory Biology I

4 credits

PSED 250The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities

3 credits

ENGL ___General Education Elective - Group A (2nd English)

3 credits

HPLW 105Health Promotion and Lifetime Wellness

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:17

Spring

PHYS 131GN: Fundamental Physics I

4 credits

 

GEOG 220GE: Meteorology

3 credits

OR

PHYS 126GN: Introduction to Weather Forecasting

3 credits

 

SPED 350Assessment 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 350Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners

3 credits

PHYS 132GE: Fundamental Physics II

4 credits

CHEM 121GN: General Chemistry I

3 credits

CHEM 123GN: General Chemistry I Lab

1 credit

GEOG 321GE: Geomorphology

3 credits

GenEd ___General Education (Group C)

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:17

Spring

PSED 420Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies

3 credits

BIOL 474Introduction to Oceanography

3 credits

EnvirSci ___Environmental Science Elective

3 credits

GenEd ___General Education Elective (Group A)

3 credits

PHYS 305Physics of the Atmosphere

3 credits

PHYS 495Senior Capstone

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:18

Senior Year

Fall

PSED 421Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom

3 credits

PSED 446Teaching of Science in the Secondary Schools

3 credits

PHYS 304Modern 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 430Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Middle School/Junior High School

6 credits

PSED 431Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School

6 credits

PHYS 499Student 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 rcohen@esu.edu.