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Earth Science Education, B.S.

  • Requirements
  • Graduation Plan
  • Department
  • Program Details

Requirements

Earth Science is the study of the Earth, including its water and atmosphere, and their relationship to humans and other living things. Earth Science applies chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology to scientific problems of the Earth. The Earth Science Education program prepares students to receive a Utah State teaching credential with an endorsement in Earth Science. Through careful choice of courses, students may also earn endorsements in the other physical sciences.

Total Program Credits: 121

Matriculation Requirements:
  1. Complete the following courses: GEO 1010 Introduction to Geology PP, GEO 1015 Introduction to Geology Lab, MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (or MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL), MATH 1060 Trigonometry QL, BIOL 1010 General Biology BB with a grade of "C" or higher in each.
  2. Complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of college credit.
  3. Apply to the department of Earth Science for admission.
Secondary Education Requirements:
  1. ENGL and MATH QL courses must have a grade C or higher
  2. GPA of 3.0 or higher with no grade lower than a C in content area courses.
  3. Completion of all General Education requirements and 70% of content area courses.
  4. Pass LiveScan Criminal Background Check.
General Education Requirements: 30 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)  
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL 4
or MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)  
Complete one of the following: 3
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3)
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (3)
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3)
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3)
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3)
  POLS 1100 American National Government AS (3)
Complete the following:
  PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE (2)
or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE 2
Distribution Courses
  BIOL 1010 General Biology BB 3
  Physical Science1
  Additional Biology or Physical Science1
  Humanities Distribution 3
  Fine Arts Distribution 3
  Social/Behavioral Science 3
Discipline Core Requirements: 91 Credits
  ASTR 1040 Elementary Astronomy PP 3
  GEOG 3700 Wetland Studies 3
 or BIOL 2500 Environmental Biology BB (3)  
  CHEM 1210 Principles of Chemistry I PP 4
  CHEM 1215 Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory 1
  CHEM 1220 Principles of Chemistry II PP 4
  CHEM 1225 Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory 1
  GEO 1010 Introduction to Geology PP 3
  GEO 1015 Introduction to Geology Laboratory 1
  GEO 1220 Historical Geology 3
  GEO 1225 Historical Geology Laboratory 1
  GEO 3700 Structure and Tectonics 4
  GEO 3080 Earth Materials WE 3
 and GEO 3085 Earth Materials Laboratory 1
  GEO 4500 Sedimentary Geology WE 4
  GEO 480R Earth Science Seminar (must be taken twice) 1
  METO 1010 Introduction to Meteorology PP 3
  METO 3100 Climate and the Earth System 3
  SCIE 4210 Science Teaching Methods I 3
  SCIE 4220 Teaching Methods in Science II 3
  PHYS 2010 College Physics I PP 4
  PHYS 2015 College Physics I Lab 1
  PHYS 2020 College Physics II PP 4
  PHYS 2025 College Physics II Lab 1
Education Courses
  EDSC 1010 Introduction to Education 2
  EDSC 3000 Educational Psychology 3
  EDSC 325G Equitable Technology Integration GI 2
  EDSC 4200 Classroom Management I 2
  EDSC 4250 Classroom Management II 2
  EDSC 4440 Content Area Literacies 3
  EDSC 445G Multicultural Instruction ESL GI 3
  EDSC 455G Secondary Curriculum Instruction and Assessment GI 3
  EDSC 4850 Student Teaching--Secondary 8
  EDSC 4990 Teacher Performance Assessment Project WE 2
  EDSP 340G Exceptional Students GI 2

Graduation Requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 121 semester credits.
  2. Overall GPA of 3.0 (B) or above with no grade lower than a C in major required content courses and no grade lower than a B- in Licensure and Methods courses. (Departments may require a higher GPA.)
  3. Residency hours -- minimum of 20 credit hours through course attendance at UVU.
  4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
  5. Grade of C or higher in all GEO, BIOL, and METO courses.
  6. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.

Note: *This requirement is fulfilled with the core requirements.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Context CC 3
MATH 1050 or MATH 1055
 College Algebra QL or College Algebra with Preliminaries QL 4
American Institutions 3
HLTH 1100 or
EXSC 1097		 Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2
GEO 1010 Introduction to Geology PP 3
GEO 1015 Introduction to Geology Laboratory 1
  Semester total: 16
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
CHEM 1210 and CHEM 1215 Principles of Chemistry I PP and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory 5
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
GEO 1220 and GEO 1225 Historical Geology and Historical Geology Laboratory 4
EDSC 1010 Introduction to Education 2
Humanities Distribution 3
  Semester total: 17
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 1010 General Biology BB 3
PHYS 2010 College Physics I PP 4
PHYS 2015 College Physics I Lab 1
METO 1010 Introduction to Meteorology PP 3
GEO 480R Earth Science Seminar 0.5
Fine Arts Distribution 3
  Semester total: 14.5
Semester 4 Course Title Credit Hours
CHEM 1220 Principles of Chemistry II PP 4
CHEM 1225 Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory 1
PHYS 2020 College Physics II PP 4
PHYS 2025 College Physics II Lab 1
GEOG 3700 or BIOL 2500 Wetland Studies or Environmental Biology BB 3
GEO 480R Earth Science Seminar 0.5
  Semester total: 13.5
Semester 5 Course Title Credit Hours
GEO 3080 and GEO 3085
 Earth Materials WE and Earth Materials Laboratory 4
ASTR 1040 Elementary Astronomy PP 3
PHIL 2050 or
PHIL 205G		 Ethics and Values IH GI 3
SCIE 4210 Science Teaching Methods I 3
Social/Behav Science Distribution 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 6 Course Title Credit Hours
GEO 3700 Structure and Tectonics 4
GEO 4500 Sedimentary Geology WE 4
METO 3100 Climate and the Earth System 3
EDSP 340G Exceptional Students GI 2
SCIE 4220 Teaching Methods in Science II 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 7 Course Title Credit Hours
EDSC 3000 Educational Psychology 3
EDSC 325G Equitable Technology Integration GI 2
EDSC 4440 Content Area Literacies 3
EDSC 445G Multicultural Education ESL GI 3
EDSC 455G Secondary Curriculum Instruction and Assessment GI 3
EDSC 4200 Classroom Management I 2
  Semester total: 16
Semester 8 Course Title Credit Hours
EDSC 4250 Classroom Management II 2
EDSC 4850 Student Teaching Secondary 8
EDSC 4990 Teacher Performance Assessment Project WE 2
  Semester total: 12
  Degree total: 121

Department

Earth Science

The Earth Science department is in the College of Science. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Earth Science department, visit their website.

Earth Science

Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Prior to graduation, our students will develop the necessary technical knowledge in Earth ScienceEducation, as well as underlying foundational and interdisciplinary sciences including physics,chemistry, biology, and mathematics to succeed in a professional career related to their degree programs or in associated graduate programs.
  2. Our students will demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills that will enable them tosucceed at presenting and publishing scientific data and reports and presenting content matter tostudents as educators. This includes orally presenting the results of research to technical andnon-technical audiences and write technical and non-technical reports based upon original research and reviews of other literature and reports.
  3. Our students will develop skills to critically evaluate scientific literature and scientific problems, identifyexisting and new scientific questions, and address those questions using both logical, laboratory, geospatial, and other creative approaches applied to classroom teaching.
  4. Our students will graduate with knowledge of the relevant agencies (e.g., NAGT, NAME, USDE, EPA,BLM, USGS, UGS, etc.) and the associated standards, laws, and regulations relevant to the field ofeducation and earth science. Their knowledge will be sufficiently deep that they understand whereand how to seek additional information to further educate themselves and conduct their work with accordance to all agencies, standards, laws, and regulations.
  5. Our students will graduate with sufficient knowledge of the breadth of career opportunities available tothem that they can obtain career satisfaction. Additionally, they will know of their primaryresponsibilities and the expectations of them within their chosen professional track such that they are successful in the eyes of their employer(s).
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