6-12 Secondary Earth Science Education Concentration

The 6-12 Secondary Earth Science Education concentration will prepare teacher candidates who will be competent in both subject matter content and research-based science pedagogy. Successful completion of this concentration will lead to teaching licensure in Tennessee.

General Education Core

Credit Hours

see General Education 41

University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement 1

Major Requirements that Satisfy General Education Core

ASTR 1010 - Planetary Astronomy 3
ASTR 1011 - Planetary Astronomy Lab 1
ASTR 1020 - Stellar Astronomy 3
ASTR 1021 - Stellar Astronomy Lab 1

Total Hours 12

Concentration Requirements

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 3
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 1
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 3
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 1
EDUC 2100 - Foundations of Education 2
EDUC 3001 - Educational Psychology - Secondary Education 3
EDUC 3040 - Instructional Technology 3
EDUC 4081 - Classroom Organization and Management - Secondary 3
EDUC 4161 - Teaching Diverse Students 3
EDUC 4271 - Classroom Evaluation and Assessment 3
EDUC 4610 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Grades 6-8 5
EDUC 4710 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Grades 9-12 5
EDUC 4950 - Undergraduate Student Teaching Seminar 2
GEOG 3450 - Oceanography 3
GEOG 3451 - Oceanography Lab 1
GEOG 4170 - Meteorology 3
GEOG 4171 - Meteorology Lab 1
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 3
GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab 1
GEOL 1050 - Historical Geology 3
GEOL 1051 - Historical Geology Lab 1
GEOL 3030 - Environmental Geology 3
GEOL 3031 - Environmental Geology Lab 1
RDG 4040 - Content Reading 3
SCI 4020 - Science Pedagogy 4
SCI 4030 - Science Curriculum Development 4
SPED 2300 - Introduction to Special Education 3
Complete two sequences (8 hours) from:
- GEOG 3000-4999
- GEOL 3000-4999

6-12 Secondary Earth Science Education Concentration

General Education Core

Major Requirements that Satisfy General Education Core

Total Hours 12

Concentration Requirements

Total Hours 79

Total Program Hours 121