The Secondary Education Earth Science major includes the list of specific Earth Science requirements and the Supplemental courses that are required for completion of the Earth Science major leading to a Science endorsement.
| Earth Science Requirements | 32 cr. hrs. |
Complete the following courses |
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| GEOL 001 Earth System Science | |
| GEOL 062 Earth Environments and Life through Time (historical, paleontology) | |
| GEOL 101 Field Geology | |
| GEOL 110 Earth Materials | |
| GEOL 151/GEOG 144 Geomorphology (with research methods) | |
Select one course from each of the following categories |
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Astronomy |
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| ASTR 005 Exploring the Cosmos (planets, stars, galaxies,
cosmology) ASTR 257 Modern Astrophysics |
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Meteorology/Climatology |
GEOG 040 Weather, Climate and Landscape GEOG 143 Climatology |
Earth Science Techniques |
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CE 010 Geomatics |
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Choose one elective from additional astronomy, meteorology/climatology or techniques courses above or from content areas below: |
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Soils |
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| PSS 161 Fundamentals of Soil Science | |
Water |
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| NR 073 Understanding Water Quality NR 102 Water as a Natural Resource GEOG 145 Geography of Water NR 176 Water Quality Analysis |
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Oceans |
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| WFB 279 Marine Ecology | |
Environmental Engineering |
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| CE 150 Environmental Engineering CE 253 Air Pollution CE 254 Environmental Quantitative Analysis |
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Geology |
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| GEOL 055 Environmental Geology GEOL 131 Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary Petrology GEOL 153 Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Petrology GEOL 172 Regional Geology GEOL 234 Global Biogeochemical Cycles GEOL 255 Geohydrology GEOL 273 Geology of the Appalachians |
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| Supplemental Science Courses | Minimum 12 cr. hrs. |
| Biology Chemistry Physics Additional course in Biology, Chemistry or Physics if needed to reach total of 12 credits. | |
| Minimum Total | 44 cr. hrs. |
*Recommended
Mathematics prerequisites are in addition to the 44 credits identified above and must include precalculus. It can be fulfilled by taking one of the following courses: MATH 010-Precalculus Mathematics or MATH 019-Fundamentals of Calculus I.
Students should check prerequisites for all courses before enrolling. Careful curriculum planning with Professor Charlotte Mehrtens (656-0243) in the Geology Department is strongly urged.
PRAXIS II Statement
Students completing Secondary Education Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics) majors must currently meet the passing scores set for the:
Passing scores in these PRAXIS II exams are required for licensure in VT.
Summer 2010