Earth Science Education
Individuals interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete a degree in the content area they want to teach plus the teacher preparation program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Individuals must complete the teaching major/teaching track within that degree program, which may contain different course requirements than the academic major since the sequence of courses is designed to meet state standards. Upon completion of the degree program with the teaching track and the secondary licensure program, one will be eligible for a standard Montana teaching license in this content area.
Bachelor of Science - Geosciences; Earth Science Education Option
College Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 70
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2017-2018
Note: Students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the professional education licensure requirements. See the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Sciences for more information. A major GPA of 2.75 is required to be eligible for student teaching. This major does not qualify as a single field endorsement. Individuals must complete a second teaching major or minor in another content area.
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division Core | 17 | |
Geosciences Core | ||
Environmental Geoscience Course | ||
| Upper Division Geosciences | 17 | |
| Physics | 10 | |
| Chemistry | 7 | |
| Math | 8 | |
| Astronomy | 3 | |
| Teaching Methods Course | 4 | |
| Languages | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 70 | |
Lower Division Core
Rule: Must complete all of the following courses
Minimum Required Grade: C-
17 Total Credits Required
Geosciences Core
Rule: Must complete all of the following courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEO 101N | Introduction to Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEO 102N | Introduction to Physical Geology Lab | 1 |
| GEO 211 | Earth's History and Evolution | 4 |
| GEO 225 | Earth Materials | 4 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Environmental Geoscience Course
Rule: Must complete one of the following.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEO 105N | Oceanography | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper Division Geosciences
Minimum Required Grade: C-
17 Total Credits Required
Required Upper Division Geoscience
Rule: Complete all of the following.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEO 304E | Science and Society | 3 |
| GEO 311 | Paleobiology | 3 |
| GEO 315 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| GEO 318 | Climate System Dynamics | 4 |
| Total Hours | 14 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Elective Upper Division Geoscience
Rule: Complete one additional GEO course at the 300- or 400-level
Note: GEO 320 is recommended to complete the upper division writing requirement in Geosciences but students may also select from the university-approved list of upper division writing courses to fulfill this requirement.
Physics
Rule: Must complete 1 of the following sequences
10 Total Credits Required
Physics
Rule: May complete the following sequence
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHSX 205N | College Physics I | 4 |
| PHSX 206N | College Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
| PHSX 207N | College Physics II | 4 |
| PHSX 208N | College Physics II Laboratory | 1 |
| Total Hours | 10 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Physics with Calculus
Rule: May complete the following sequence
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHSX 215N | Fund of Physics w/Calc I | 4 |
| PHSX 216N | Physics Laboratory I w/Calc | 1 |
| PHSX 217N | Fund of Physics w/Calc II | 4 |
| PHSX 218N | Physics Laboratory II w/Calc | 1 |
| Total Hours | 10 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Chemistry
Rule: Must complete the following courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHMY 121N | Introduction to General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHMY 123 | Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHMY 485 | Laboratory Safety | 1 |
| Total Hours | 7 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Math
Rule: Must complete one math and one statistics course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| M 162 | Applied Calculus | 4 |
| or M 171 | Calculus I | |
| STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Astronomy
Rule: Must complete the following course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASTR 131N | Planetary Astronomy | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Teaching Methods Course
Rule: Must complete the following course.
Note: The EDU 497 course number is used for multiple courses. Students should register for EDU 497
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 497 | Teaching and Assessing | 4 |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Languages
Rule: Must complete 1 of the following courses
Note: Students graduating in Geosciences may substitute one of these courses in place of the Modern and Classical Language requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| M 162 | Applied Calculus | 4 |
| or M 171 | Calculus I | |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-