Geoscience - Earth Science (Teaching) (ESCT) - BT Major

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98-105 S.H. (no minor required)

2.50 GPA required.

C grade or better required in GEOS 235 and above.

The Geoscience Department, in cooperation with other science departments and the College of Education, has developed a Minnesota Board of Teaching (BOT)-approved program which meets the BOT licensure requirements in place at the time the catalog went to press. Students should be aware that the program described below may change significantly in the near future, as the BOT considers changes to the Science Licensure programs; therefore, students should work closely with their academic advisor to ensure that they will be able to graduate with a BOT-approved degree. Completion of the program outlined below will enable the student to apply for a license to teach grades 9-12 Earth & Space Science Specialty and grades 5-8 General Science Specialty.

Geoscience Required Courses - GEOS (28-30 S.H.)

GEOS 215 - Earth & Space Systems (4 S.H.)
GEOS 235 - Earth and Life Through Time (4 S.H.)
GEOS 301 - Field and Analytical Methods I (4 S.H.)
GEOS 305 - Minerals and Rocks (4 S.H.)
GEOS 309 - Watershed Science (4 S.H.)
GEOS 316 - Geographic Information Systems (3 S.H.)
GEOS 325 - Environmental Geoscience (3 S.H.)
GEOS 475 - Geoscience Seminar (1 S.H.)
GEOS 499 - Directed Research-Geoscience (1-3 S.H.)

Earth Talks Speaker Series (6 Times)

Enrollment with a passing (P grade) required 6x prior to graduation unless excused by the department chairperson. Course is required each semester any other GEOS major course is taken.

GEOS 090 - Earth Talks Speaker Series (0 S.H.)

Additional Required Courses (30-32 S.H.)

Biology – BIOL (8 S.H.)

BIOL 241 - Basics of Life (4 S.H.)
BIOL 242 - Organismal Diversity (4 S.H.)

Chemistry – CHEM (12 S.H.)

CHEM 212 - Principles of Chemistry I (4 S.H.)
CHEM 213 - Principles of Chemistry II (4 S.H.)
CHEM 311 - Science Teaching Methods (4 S.H.)

Mathematics - MATH (6-8 S.H.)

Choose one grouping of courses:

MATH 112 - Applied Precalculus (3 S.H.) AND
MATH 140 - Applied Calculus (3 S.H.)
OR
MATH 120 - Precalculus (4 S.H.) AND
MATH 212 - Calculus I (4 S.H.)
OR
MATH 212 - Calculus I (4 S.H.) AND
MATH 213 - Calculus II (4 S.H.)

Physics – PHYS (4 S.H.)

PHYS 115 - Conceptual Physics (4 S.H.)

Geoscience Electives (4-7 S.H.)

Choose at least 4 S.H.:

GEOS 335 - Global Climate Change (3 S.H.)
GEOS 360 - Structural Geology (4 S.H.)
△ GEOS 365 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4 S.H.)
△ GEOS 375 - Planetary Geology (4 S.H.)
◎ GEOS 385 - Geology of North America (3 S.H.)
GEOS 405 - Current Topics in Geosciences (1-4 S.H.)
△ GEOS 415 - Advanced Geomorphology (4 S.H.)
◎ GEOS 416 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4 S.H.)
◆ GEOS 420 - Applied Hydrogeology (4 S.H.)
GEOS 435 - Optical Mineralogy and Petrology (4 S.H.)
△ GEOS 441 - Paleontology and Paleoecology (4 S.H.)
◆ GEOS 442 - Geophysics (4 S.H.)
◆ GEOS 445 - Geochemistry (4 S.H.)

Teacher Education Licensure Program Information

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Unit before taking Professional Education courses. This process is competitive; the number of students admitted each semester is limited. Admission is based on grades (2.75 GPA), passing Basic Skills Exams and other measures. For more information on this Admission process, visit the Teacher Education Program Admissions page.

All Winona State University Teacher Education Licensure Programs are continuously updated to reflect new licensure requirements from the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Please contact your program advisor for the latest information about program requirements whether you are (1) applying to a teacher education program, or (2) currently enrolled in a teacher education program.

Professional Education Sequence (36 S.H.)

Note: Teacher education majors must complete all Professional Education Sequence courses in addition to content area courses. Refer to Teacher Education Licensure Programs for more information.

Note

EDFD 401 and 461 must be taken concurrently
EDFD 421 and 441 must be taken concurrently
EDFD 459 and 462 must be taken concurrently

Student Teaching (12 S.H.)

◎ EDST 465 - Student Teaching - Senior High School K-12 Specialty (1-16 S.H.)

Other Requirements

In addition to the above course requirements, all students must demonstrate that they have:

Participated in two outreach events (e.g., judged a local, regional, or state science fair, mentored K-12 students on their science fair projects, hosted a geoscience visit by a K-12 class).
Worked as a departmental teaching assistant or peer tutor in geoscience.

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

✪ = Civic Engagement and Service Learning