Earth and Space Science Certification


Freshmen Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
ENGL 101 Composition and Critical Thought

BIOL 151 Fundamentals of Biology I

CHEM 145 Fundamentals of Chemistry I

CHEM 147 Fundamentals of Chemistry I Lab

MATH 141 Calculus I

PE 101 Physical Education

ED 101 Introduction to Teaching

BIOL 152 Fundamentals of Biology II

CHEM 146 Fundamentals of Chemistry II

CHEM 148 Fundamentals of Chemistry II Lab

MATH 142 Calculus II

PE 102 Physical Education


Sophomore Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
ESSC elective*

PHYS 231 University Physics I

PSY 105 Introduction to Psychology

CSCI 131 Introduction to Computers

ENVR 207 Oceanography

PHYS 232 University Physics II

ED 201 Educational Psychology

ENGL 102 Advanced Exposition and Literature


Junior Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
ESSC elective*

ENVR 209 Meteorology

BIOL 301 Ecology and Field Biology

HUM/SSCI elective

HUM/SSCI elective

ENVR 201 Physical Geology

ENVR 228 Astronomy and Astrophysics

ED 206 Teaching Reading in Secondary Schools

ED 309 Teaching Methods

HUM/SSCI elective


Senior Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
ASC 400 Values Seminar

HUM/SSCI elective

HUM/SSCI elective

Two Free electives

ED 405 Student Teaching
*ESSC electives must include two from the following list: ESSC 202+212 Earth History, ESSC 203 Ancient Life, ESSC 205 Mineralogy, ESSC 206 Physical Geography, ESSC 220 Marine Geology.

TOTAL 123 semester hours