Sample Curriculum in Geology (Secondary Education Track, starting 2016)

FRESHMAN YEAR (31)
Fall Credits Spring Credits
ENGL101 (3) GEOL102 (4)
CHEM131/132 (4) GEOL322 (4)
GEOL 100 or 120 + GEOL 110 (4) MATH140 (4)
TLPL101 (1) TLPL102 (1)
GenEd XXX (3) GenEd XXX (3)

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR (30 - 33)
Fall Credits Spring Credits
GEOL342 (4) GEOL341 (4)
GEOL elective (3-4) PHYS161 (3)
MATH141 (4) GEOL elective (3-4)
GenEd XXX (3) GenEd XXX (3)
GenEd XXX (3)

 

JUNIOR YEAR (27-28)
Fall Credits Spring Credits
ENGL 390 or ENGL393 (3) GEOL393 (3)
GEOL423 (4) GEOL443 (4)
ASTR100 or ASTR101 (3) Education elective (3)
PHYS261 (1) GenEd XXX (3)
Geology elective (3-4)

SUMMER: GEOL 490 (6)

SENIOR YEAR (24-25)
Fall Credits Spring Credits
GEOL 394 (3) TLPL489F (12)
AOSC123 or AOSC200 (3)
Education elective (3-4)
GenEd XXX (3)

Note: GenEd Requirements - (Minimum 40 credits)

  1. Fundamental Studies (FS) 5 courses minimum (15 credits). May exempt GenEd Academic Writing and Math.
  2. Distributive Studies (DS) 8 courses (25 credit minimum).
    1. Natural Sciences - 2 courses in MATH, CHEM, PHYS or GEOL are covered by major requirements (8 credits)
    2. History and Social Sciences - need 2 courses (6 credits)
    3. Humanities - need 2 courses (8 credits)
    4. Scholarship in Practice - (AS) - need 2 courses (6 credits). One of these is GEOL394.
  3. I-Series Courses (HCD) - 2 course (6 credits). I-Series courses may also fulfill a Distributive Studies category.
  4. Diversity 2 courses (6 credits). Diversity courses may also fulfill a Distributive Studies category.
    1. Understanding Plural Societies 1 - 2 courses (3 - 6 credits). I-Series courses may also fulfill a Distributive Studies category.
    2. Cultural Competence 0 - 1 courses (0 - 3 credits).
  5. Experiential Learning (Optional. 0 - 3 credits). Students may receive up to 3 credits toward a Distributive Study category from an approved outside-the-classroom learning experience.