2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

Earth Science, B.A.: Teacher Certification (P-12) Option

Students choosing this (P-12) option must make a formal application for admission to the Middle & Secondary Education Department (MSE). Prior to taking education courses, all prerequisites must be met. See the description under the College of Education.

General Education 42

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

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).

ENG 1030 and COMM 1402: Requires a grade of B- or better.

MATH 1000: Requires a grade of C or better.

Note: A student whose qualifying score on the placement test make them eligible to take either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 may start with that course instead. In that case, the student may take 3 additional credits of free electives instead of MATH 1000 to total 120 credits.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 29

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Psychology

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 11

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

BIO 1000PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY

4

ENV 1100FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

4

MATH 1054, BIO 1000 and ENV 1100: Requires a grade of C or better.

Note: A student whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligibles to take either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 may start with that course  instead. In that case, the student may take 3 additional credits of free elective instead of Math 1000 to total 120 credits.

Additional Required Courses 17

Additional Required Courses 17

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

ID 2052HUMAN EXCEPTIONALITY

3

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

PSY 2110PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

3

SUST 1000INTRO TO SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE

3

Optional Course 1-2

Optional Course 1-2

ES 1996 (Optional) Freshman Research Experience (1 credit) course. Note: Suggested Optional course; This is a 1 credits research course that is not counted toward the credits required for the BA Degree. This course can be taken up to two (2) times.

Academic Major 61

Major Required Courses 27

ES 1100INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY

4

ES 1200INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY

4

ES 1300INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY

4

ES 2400INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY

4

Select 3 courses from ES, ENV or SUST

3000-4000 Level

3

3000-4000 Level

4

3000-4000 Level

4

Major Capstone Course 3

ES 4981ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SEMINAR

3

ES 4981: Writing Emphasis (WE) course required by Major.

Professional Education 31

Sophomore Level

EMSE 2801CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12

3

EMSE 2801: Secondary Education Major. 

Acceptance into the University is not acceptance into the Secondary Education Department. This is a separate process. No Education courses beyond EMSE 2801 may be taken until the student is declared into the program. Please see admission/declaration requirements.

Junior Level

EDUC 3000CURRICULUM, EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER

3

EDUC 3401LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING

3

EMSE 3122TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

3

EMSE 3903ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS

1

EDUC 3000 and EDUC 3401: Should be completed prior to Clinical I.

 

Senior Level

EMSE 4711CLINICAL I PRACTICE IN SUBJECT AREA K-12

3

EMSE 3230SCIENCE EDUCATION K-12

3

EMSE 4811CLINICAL II IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12

9

EDUC 4000TEACHER AND CLASSROOM

3

EMSE 4711 and EMSE 4811: Requires submission of application to the Teaching Performance Center (TPC). Clinical I and II must be done back to back an din consecutive semesters.

EMSE 3230: Should be completed in conjunction with Clinical I.

EMSE 4811: Requires a grade of C or better. As an NJDOE requirement, Clinical II must be done in the final semester prior to graduation and taken in conjunction with EDUC 4000, the Capstone Education class. Any additional course work left to that final Clinical II semester is discouraged and may only be done with written permission of the Dean of Education. All students are highly encouraged to complete all course requirements beyond EMSE 4811 (Clinical II) and EDUC 4000 prior to this final clinical II semester, as the even a few remaining credits will delay NJDOE's issue date of the Certification of Eligibility with Advanced Standing.

Students must successfully complete the edTPA in order to be eligible for certification.

Total Credit Hours: 120