Earth Sciences Concentration (Teaching Licensure)

The Department of Geology offers courses which will qualify prospective teachers for licensure to teach earth and space science. The appropriate courses in education must be taken. (Contact the Associate Dean of the College of Education and Human Development for information concerning these courses.)

Education Courses (36 semester hours)
(Contact the College of Education and Human Development for information concerning these courses.)

Total Credits Needed for Degree - 127 semester hours
(Includes Core Curriculum courses, required courses, and electives.)

Core Curriculum - 43-44 Semester Hours (SH)

University Core

A. Core Foundations

CORE 101   ___ 3
CORE 102   ___ 3
CORE 103* ___ 3
CORE 201   ___ 3
CORE 202   ___ 3

NOTE: Courses listed in multiple areas can only be used to fulfill a single area requirement.

Students can use only one course with their major prefix to fulfill core requirements.

* Honors course - will replace CORE 101 & 102 for those students in the RU honors program

A. Core Skills and Knowledge

Courses must be from different disciplines:

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (3SH)
MATH 138   ___ 3

NATURAL SCIENCES (4 SH)
GEOL 100   ___ 4

HUMANITIES (3 SH)
_____  _____  _____  3
One of the following: ENGL 200 HIST 101, 102 PHIL 111, 112, 114 RELN 111, 112, 203, 206

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS (3 SH)
_____  _____  _____  3
One of the following: ART 111, 215, 216 CVPA 266, DNCE 111 MUSC 100, 121, 123 THEA 100, 180

SOCIAL/BEHAV. SCIENCES (3 SH)
_____  _____  _____  3
One of the following: ANSC 101, APST 200 ECON 105, 106 GEOG 101, 102, 103 HIST 111, 112 POSC 110, 120 PSYC 121 RELN 205 SOCY 110, 121

College Core

National and International Perspectives

Courses must be from different disciplines:

U. S. PERSPECTIVES (3 SH)
_____  _____  _____  3
One of the following: APST 200 ECON 101, 105, 106, ENGL 203 GEOG 201, 202, 203 HIST 111, 112 POSC 120 SOCY 110

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (3SH)
_____  _____  _____  3
One of the following: ENGL 201 CVPA 266 GEOG 101, 102, 140, 280 HIST 101, 102 INST 101 ITEC 112 PEAC 200 RELN 112, 205, SOCY 121, THEA 180 WMST 10

Supporting Skills and Knowledge

NATURAL SCI. OR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (3-4 SH)
CHEM 101   ___ 4

HUMANITIES, VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS, OR FOREIGN LANGUAGES (3-4 SH)
_____  _____  _____  3-4
One of the following: ENGL 200 HIST 101, 102 PHIL 111, 112, 114 RELN 111, 112, 203, 06 Or ART 111, 215, 216 DNCE 111 MUSC 100, 121, 123 THEA 100, 180 Or CHNS 101: 102, 201: 202 FORL 100, 109, 209, 309, 409, 200: 210 FREN 100, 200:210, 300, 320 GRMN 100, 200: 210, 300 LATN 101: 102, 201, 350 SPAN 101: 102, 201

SOCIAL/ BEHAV. SCI. OR HEALTH & WELLNESS (3SH)
_____  _____  _____  3
One of the following: ANSC 101, APST 200 ECON 105, 106 GEOG 101, 102, 103 HIST 111, 112 POSC 110, 120 PSYC 121 RELN 205 SOCY 110, 121 HLTH 111,200 NURS 111 NUTR 214 RCPT 200

Earth Sciences Concentration

Course Number Credit Hours Course
Title
Semester Offered Prerequisites
GEOL 1004Earth Resources and Natural HazardsF/S/SU 
GEOL 1054Exploring EarthF/S/SU 
GEOL 1064The Earth Through TimeSGEOL 105
GEOL 3104MineralogyFGEOL 105 and CHEM 101(co-requisite) or permission of Instructor
GEOL 3124Igneous and Metamorphic PetrologySGEOL 310
GEOL 4404Structural GeologyFGEOL 310
GEOL 4414Geologic Field MethodsSGEOL 440

Additional Courses Required for the Earth Sciences (Teaching Licensure) Concentration

Course Number           Credit HoursCourse
Title                  
Semester OfferedPrerequisites
GEOL 3654
OceanographyS8 hrs Natural Science (ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS or PHSC)
PHSC/PHYS 3014
MeteorologyFPHYS 111 or PHYS 221
ASTR 1114General Astronomy IF 
PHYS 1114General Physics IF/SMATH 137 or equivalent

Required course

Course NumberCredit HoursCourse TitleSemester OfferedPrerequisites
STAT 2003Introduction to StatisticsF/S 

AND

One Course Selected from the Following List

Course NumberCredit HoursCourse TitleSemester OfferedPrerequisites
MATH 1383
Pre-calculus Function AnalysisF/S/SUA minimum of two years of high school algebra
MATH 1683PreCalculus - CalculusFB or better in High School Algebra II
MATH 1693PreCalculus - CalculusSC or better in MATH 168
MATH 1714Calculus and Analytic Geometry IFC or better in MATH 138 or SAT math score of 550 or better or an ACT math score of 23 or better
     

One Course Selected from the Following List

Course NumberCredit HoursCourse TitleSemester OfferedPrerequisites
GEOL 3204Sedimentary Petrology and Strat.FGEOL 310
GEOL 3614Geology of VirginiaF/SGEOL 105; & GEOL 100 or 106
GEOL 4614Regional Geology of the United StatesF/SGEOL 320

One Course Selected from the Following List

Course NumberCredit HoursCourse TitleSemester OfferedPrerequisites
BIOL 1054Biology for Health ScienceF/S/SU 
BIOL 1314Ecology and AdaptationF/S 
ASTR 1124General Astronomy IS 
CHEM 1014General ChemistryF/ SU 
GEOL 3354General PaleontologySGEOL 106

Bachelor of Science Requirement (8 hours)

Bachelor of Science students must take the following two courses

Course NumberCredit HoursCourse TitleSemester OfferedPrerequisites
ASTR 1114General Astronomy IF 

PHYS 111

4General Physics IF/SU 

 

College of Education and Human Development Requirements

Course NumberCredit HoursCourse TitleSemester OfferedPrerequisites
HUMD 3003Human Growth and DevelopmentF/S/SU2.5 GPA
EDEF 3203Introduction to Professional EducationF/S/SU2.5 GPA, Pre or Co- req: HUMD 300
EDSP 4043Introduction to Special EducationFAdmission to the teacher education program
EDRD 4163Content Reading and LiteracyFAdmission to the teacher education program
EDUC 4403Teaching Grades 6-12.FCo-req: EDUC 441, EDRD 416, EDET 445
EDUC 4413Field Experience for Grades 6-12FCo-req: EDUC 440, EDRD 416, EDET 445, EDSP 404
EDUC 4423Teaching Grades 9-12.SPre-req: EDUC 440 & 441, EDRD 416, EDET 445
EDET 4453Integration of Educational TechnologyF 
EDUC 45212Student TeachingSMeet eligibility for student teaching

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