Earth Science, B.A.: Teacher of Students with Disabilities (P-12) Option
Students who wish to be certified in both Earth Science P-12 and Educator of Students with Disabilities should consult the Catalogue under Special Education programs for a complete description of this dual certification program.
General Education 45
Foundations requirements
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
MATH 1000: A Student whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 may take that course instead. In that case, either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another three to six credits in Free Electives to total 124 S.H.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: GE Required Distribution Course
Select two courses from different areas:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
HIST 1062: GE Required Distribution Course
Science and Mathematics 11
MATH 1054: A Student whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 may take that course instead. In that case, either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another three to six credits in Free Electives to total 124 S.H.
Health and Physical Education 3
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
Additional Requirements 27
Additional Requirements 27
MATH 2411, MATH 2412: A Student whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 may take that course instead. In that case, either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another three to six credits in Free Electives to total 124 S.H.
Major and Capstone Requirements 31
Required Foundation Core Courses
One of the following courses 4
Major/GE Capstone Course
| ES 4953 | EARTH SCIENCE SEMINAR I-WE | 2 |
| AND | |
| ES 4954 | EARTH SCIENCE SEMINAR II-WE | 2 |
| OR | |
| ES 4963 | HONORS RESEARCH SEMINAR IN EARTH SCI I | 2 |
| AND | |
| ES 4964 | HONORS RESEARCH SEM ES II-WE | 2 |
Professional Education 32
Sophomore Level
| SPED 2120 | INTRODUCTORY FIELD EXPERIENCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| SPED 2200 | THE MULTICULTURAL LEARNER IN DIVERSE SETTINGS | 3 |
Junior Level
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
| EDUC 3401 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING | 3 |
| EMSE 3230 | SCIENCE EDUCATION K-12 - WE | 3 |
| SPED 3000 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR THE CONTEMPORARY EDUCATOR | 3 |
| SPED 3001 | PREPROFESSIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE ACROSS SETTINGS | 2 |
Senior Level
| SPED 4135 | PROFESSIONAL FIELD EXPERINCE FOR EDUCATORS ACROSS SETTINGS | 9 |
| EDUC 4000 | TEACHER AND CLASSROOM | 3 |
(SPED 4135 and EDUC 4000 must be taken concurrently)
Total Credit Hours: 135