BIOLOGY CORE

Take the following courses:

BI-101 General Biology I

4 Credits

BI-300 General Ecology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI-101 and BI-102. Corequisite: BI-301.

BI-301 General Ecology Lab

1 CreditsNCorequisite: BI300

CHEMISTRY CORE

Take the following courses:

CH-142 Integrated Chemistry Principles I

3 CreditsNCorequisite CH143

CH-143 Integrated Chem Principles I Lab

1 CreditsN, QSCH142 is a corequisite of this course. A lab fee is associated with this course.

CH-144 Integrated Chemistry Principles II

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: CH-142

CH-145 Integrated Chemistry Principles II Lab

1 CreditN, QSPrerequisite: CH-143. A lab fee is associated with this course.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE - GEOLOGY

Take the following courses:

ESS-100 Environmental Systems I

4 CreditsN, WK-SP, CTGISPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.

ESS-110 Environmental Systems II

3 CreditsN, SW-LEPre-req or co-req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (NOTE: ESS-100 is not a prereq for ESS-110.)

GL-100A  Environmental Geology

3 CreditsN 

ESS-310 Water Resources I

3 CreditsQM, NPrerequisites: ESS100.

ESS-261  Marine Biology I

3 CreditsN 

MATHEMATICS CORE

Take one of the following courses:

MA-103 Quantitative Methods

3 CreditsQ 

ESS-230 Environmetrics

3 CreditsN, QS, CTGES, CTGISPrerequisites: Sophomore standing and permission of the instructor.

BI-305 Biostatistics

4 CreditsN, QS, CTGESPrerequisites: BI106 or ESS100

PHYSICS CORE

Take one of the following courses:

AS-160 Measuring the Universe

4 CreditsN,WK-SPPre-req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.

AS-260 Observational Astronomy

4 CreditsN,WK-SPPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.

Take the following courses:

PC-200 General Physics I

3 CreditsN, QMCorequisite: PC-200L.

PC-200L  General Physics Lab I

1 CreditNCorequisites: PC200.

ADDITIONAL COURSES

Take four courses (minimum of 12 credits) from the BI - Biology, CH - Chemistry, PC - Physics or ESS - Environmental Science/Studies departments at the 200, 300 or 400 level.  NOTE: At least two courses must be at the 300/400 level.

EDUCATION CORE

Take the following courses:

ED-110 Foundations of Education

3 CreditsS 

ED-111 Foundations of Education Field Experience

1 CreditS 

ED-130 Adolescent Development

3 CreditsSEnrollment priority in this course is given to Education POEs.

ED-240 Introduction to Students With Exceptionalities

3 CreditsSPrerequisites: ED-110 and ED-111 and either ED-120 or ED-130.

ED-314 English Language Learners

1 CreditSPrerequisite: ED120 or ED130.

ED-341 Adaptations for Students With Exceptionalities

4 CreditsCW, SPrerequisites: ED110, ED111 and ED240.

ED-419 Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience

1 CreditSCo-Requisite: ED-420.

ED-420 General Secondary Methods

3 CreditsSPrerequisites: ED341 and junior or senior standing. Corequisite: ED419. Note: Students must have reliable transportation. (3.0 overall GPA required).

ED-423 Secondary Education Field Trip

1 CreditS 

CAPSTONE

Take the following courses:

ED-450 Student Teaching

14 CreditsS,SW-LE 

ED-451 Student Teaching Seminar

1 CreditSCorequisite: ED450.

**ED 450 & 451 (Student Teaching and Seminar) may be taken only in the FALL semester of the senior year. ED 450 requires students' full-time participation and no other courses may be taken during this semester without the education advisors' approval. Students must have reliable transportation.

NOTE: It is imperative that students work closely with their advisors to meet all current certification requirements. All students are required to take six credits of English composition (or equivalent) and literature (or the equivalent) and two college level mathematics courses (or the equivalent) prior to being admitted to a certification program. See Section I of the Education Department Student Handbook for explanation of all certification requirements.

Students must have an advisor who is a member of the ESS Department faculty and Dr. Kathleen Jones in the Education Department.

POE Credit Total = 91-92

Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level.  Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.