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Earth Science Education Major, 51 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12 Endorsement Area: Earth Science)

CIP: 131337

This major meets Grades 9-12 certification (Endorsement Area: Earth Science Education) in Missouri when one science discipline is completed by the student.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (28 hours)

CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1
 
GEOL 27110General Geology *

3
GEOL 27111General Geology Laboratory *

1
OR
GEOL 27114General Earth Science *

3
GEOL 27115General Earth Science Laboratory *

1
 
PHSC 40122Descriptive Astronomy *

3
PHSC 40123Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory *

1
 
GEOG 32360Dynamic and Synoptic Meteorology

3
OR
GEOG 32361Climatology

3
 
GEOL 27212Historical Geology

4
GEOL 27305Practicum in Teaching Laboratory

1
GEOL 27360Environmental Geology

4
SCED 28550History of Science and Technology

3

Earth Science Electives (8 hours)

Choose 8 hours from the following:
GEOL 27220Mineralogy

4
GEOL 27335Physical Oceanography

3
GEOL 27420Petrology

4
GEOL 27540Paleontology

4

Collateral Courses (15)

BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3
BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1
CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1
PHYS 25110General Physics I *

3
PHYS 25111General Physics I Laboratory *

1
MATH 17118Precalculus Algebra *

3

BIOL 04106 & BIOL 04107

MATH 17118

CHEM 24114 & CHEM 24115 or PHYS 25110 & PHYS 25111

These courses fulfill a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Professional Education Requirements

See Secondary Education Program Requirements 

Students must take SCED 28580 Methods in Secondary School Science as part of their professional education requirements.

SCED 28580Methods in Secondary School Science

3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

This major, when completed under the B.S.Ed. Secondary Program, will meet Missouri teacher certification standards for Earth Science grades 9-12.