Liberal Arts and Sciences: CURRICULUM PREPARATORY TO THE TEACHING OF EARTH SCIENCE

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For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in the Teaching of Earth Science

This curriculum is designed for students preparing to teach earth science as their major area of specialization. Students in this curriculum are required to complete a teaching minor in biology, chemistry, general science, mathematics, or physical science. Students are advised that additional course work may be necessary to teach middle grades six through eight after June 30, 1996. Consult the certification officer in 110 Education Building for additional information.

Including general and professional education requirements, the courses outlined below total 132 to 151 hours; the minimum number of hours required for graduation is 131. Students must complete 30 hours of advanced courses. In addition, a student must have at least 3.5 (A = 5.0) cumulative and University of Illinois grade-point averages to remain in the curriculum. A student must also maintain at least a 3.0 average in all attempts at science and mathematics courses taken at the University of Illinois in order to remain in the curriculum.

Departmental Distinction. See the geology major for requirements.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

See the description of the general education requirements. Students may need additional hours in humanities to complete the 15-hour minimum required for certification.
HOURS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
2 C & I 101--Introduction to the Teaching of Secondary School Subjects
2 C & I 219--Field Experience in Secondary Teaching
2 C & I 240--Secondary Education in the United States
2 C & I 229--Field Experience in Secondary Education
3 E P S 201--Foundations of American Education
2 C & I 239--Microteaching: Practice in Teaching Techniques
1 SP ED 218--Exceptional Students in Secondary Schools
4-5 C & I 241--Techniques of Teaching in the Secondary Schools
5-8 ED PR 242--Educational Practice in Secondary Education
26-30 Total
HOURS REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAJOR
EARTH SCIENCES:
8 GEOL 107--General Geology, I; and GEOL 108--General Geology, II see footnote 1
4 GEOL 332--Minerals and Mineral Optics
3 or 4 GEOL 320--Introduction to Paleontology or GEOL 340--Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
2 GEOL 115--Regional field study
4 GEOG 102--Weather and Climate
3 ASTR 210--General Astronomy see footnote 2
8 Electives see footnote 3
SUPPORTING SCIENCES (may fulfill, in part, the teacher education minor):
4 CHEM 101--General chemistry
3-5 Mathematics see footnote 4
5 Principles of biology
5 PHYCS 101--General physics
49-52 Total

TEACHER EDUCATION MINOR REQUIREMENT

A student in this curriculum is required to complete a teacher education minor in biology, chemistry, general science, mathematics, or physical science.

Footnotes: 1. Students who decide to follow the earth science teaching curriculum after first taking GEOL 101 or GEOL 111 or GEOL 100 and GEOL 111 should enroll in GEOL 108; students who decide to follow the curriculum after first taking GEOL 100 (without GEOL 110), GEOL 104, GEOL 105, or GEOL 143 should enroll in GEOL 107. The combination of GEOL 101 (or GEOL 111 GEOL 100 / GEOL 111) and GEOL 102 will be accepted as a substitute for GEOL 107 and GEOL 108, but students should be aware these courses are not intended for science majors.

footnote 2. Students who do not take a year of physics should take descriptive astronomy

footnote 3. A minimum of 8 additional hours in earth science is required. Recommended courses are introductory soils, oceanography, geomorphology, and other appropriate advanced courses in agronomy, astronomy, geology, and geography.

footnote 4. Quantitative Reasoning I requirement must be satisfied. Calculus and analytic geometry ( MATH 120) is recommended for all students.

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