Bachelor of Science in Education, Earth and Space Science

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Liberal Studies

52 credits

As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:

Mathematics 

 Course No. Course Name   Credits
 MATH 121 Calculus I for Natural and Social Sciences 4

Natural Science

Course No.   Course Name  Credits
 CHEM 111 General Chemistry I 4
 CHEM 112 General Chemistry II 4

Social Science

 Course No. Course Name   Credits
PSYC 101  General Psychology 3

Liberal Studies Electives

6 credits
(No courses with GEOS prefix.)

 Course No.  Course Name   Credits
 MATH 217 Probability and Statistics 3
 PHYS 111 Physics I Lecture 3

College

29 credits

Preprofessional Education Sequence

Course No. Course Name Credits
COMM 103 Digital Instructional Technology 3
EDSP 102  Educational Psychology 3

Professional Education Sequence

Course No. Course Name Credits
EDEX 301  Education of Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Secondary Settings 2
EDSP 477 Assessment of Student Learning: Design and Interpretation of Educational Measures 3
EDUC 242  Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experience I 1
EDUC 342  Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experience II 1
EDUC 441  Student Teaching 12
EDUC 442  School Law 1
EDUC 451  Teaching Science in the Secondary School 3

Major

39 credits

Required Courses

Course No. Course Name Credits
BIOL 103  General Biology I 4
GEOS 121 Physical Geology 3
GEOS 122  Physical Geology Laboratory 1
GEOS 131 Historical Geology 3
GEOS 132  Historical Geology Laboratory 1
GEOS 341  Solar System 3
GEOS 342  Stellar Astronomy 3
GEOS 350 Operation of the Planetarium 1
GEOS 361  Physical Oceanography 3
GEOS 371  Meteorology I 3
PHYS 112  Physics II Lecture 3
PHYS 121  Physics I Lab 1
PHYS 122  Physics II Lab 1

Controlled Electives

Geology electives (200 level or higher)
9 credits

Total Degree Requirements

120

Note: See requirements leading to teacher certification, titled “Three-Step Process for Teacher Education,” in the College of Education and Educational Technology section of the catalog.

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  • Geoscience Department
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    302 East Walk
    Indiana, PA 15705
  • Phone: 724-357-2379
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