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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 100 | 4 | Earth Resources and Natural Hazards | F/S/SU | |
GEOL 105 | 4 | Exploring Earth | F/S/SU | |
GEOL 106 | 4 | The Earth Through Time | S | GEOL 105 |
GEOL 310 | 4 | Mineralogy | F | GEOL 105 and CHEM 101(co-requisite) or permission of Instructor |
GEOL 312 | 4 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | S | GEOL 310 |
GEOL 440 | 4 | Structural Geology | F | GEOL 310 |
GEOL 441 | 4 | Geologic Field Methods | S | GEOL 440 |
Additional Courses Required for the Earth Sciences (Teaching Licensure) Concentration
Course Number | Credit Hours | Course Title | Semester Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
GEOL 365 | 4 | Oceanography | S | 8 hrs Natural Science (ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS or PHSC) |
PHSC/PHYS 301 | 4 | Meteorology | F | PHYS 111 or PHYS 221 |
ASTR 111 | 4 | General Astronomy I | F | |
PHYS 111 | 4 | General Physics I | F/S | MATH 137 or equivalent |
Required course
Course Number | Credit Hours | Course Title | Semester Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
STAT 200 | 3 | Introduction to Statistics | F/S |
AND
One Course Selected from the Following List
Course Number | Credit Hours | Course Title | Semester Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
MATH 138 | 3 | Pre-calculus Function Analysis | F/S/SU | A minimum of two years of high school algebra |
MATH 168 | 3 | PreCalculus - Calculus | F | B or better in High School Algebra II |
MATH 169 | 3 | PreCalculus - Calculus | S | C or better in MATH 168 |
MATH 171 | 4 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | F | C 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 Number | Credit Hours | Course Title | Semester Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
GEOL 320 | 4 | Sedimentary Petrology and Strat. | F | GEOL 310 |
GEOL 361 | 4 | Geology of Virginia | F/S | GEOL 105; & GEOL 100 or 106 |
GEOL 461 | 4 | Regional Geology of the United States | F/S | GEOL 320 |
One Course Selected from the Following List
Course Number | Credit Hours | Course Title | Semester Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
BIOL 105 | 4 | Biology for Health Science | F/S/SU | |
BIOL 131 | 4 | Ecology and Adaptation | F/S | |
ASTR 112 | 4 | General Astronomy I | S | |
CHEM 101 | 4 | General Chemistry | F/ SU | |
GEOL 335 | 4 | General Paleontology | S | GEOL 106 |
Bachelor of Science Requirement (8 hours)
Bachelor of Science students must take the following two courses
Course Number | Credit Hours | Course Title | Semester Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
ASTR 111 | 4 | General Astronomy I | F | |
PHYS 111 | 4 | General Physics I | F/SU |
College of Education and Human Development Requirements
Course Number | Credit Hours | Course Title | Semester Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
HUMD 300 | 3 | Human Growth and Development | F/S/SU | 2.5 GPA |
EDEF 320 | 3 | Introduction to Professional Education | F/S/SU | 2.5 GPA, Pre or Co- req: HUMD 300 |
EDSP 404 | 3 | Introduction to Special Education | F | Admission to the teacher education program |
EDRD 416 | 3 | Content Reading and Literacy | F | Admission to the teacher education program |
EDUC 440 | 3 | Teaching Grades 6-12. | F | Co-req: EDUC 441, EDRD 416, EDET 445 |
EDUC 441 | 3 | Field Experience for Grades 6-12 | F | Co-req: EDUC 440, EDRD 416, EDET 445, EDSP 404 |
EDUC 442 | 3 | Teaching Grades 9-12. | S | Pre-req: EDUC 440 & 441, EDRD 416, EDET 445 |
EDET 445 | 3 | Integration of Educational Technology | F | |
EDUC 452 | 12 | Student Teaching | S | Meet eligibility for student teaching |
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