Required Coursework: Geosciences Concentration

SINGLE SUBJECT TEACHING CREDENTIAL IN SCIENCE - GEOSCIENCES CONCENTRATION

THE FOLLOWING BREADTH COURSES ARE REQUIRED:
  • Astronomy 100 Astronomy (3)
  • Astronomy 100 Astronomy (3)
  • Biology 211&211L Evolution and Diversity (4)
  • Biology 212 & 212L Intro Cell&Molecular Bio (4)
  • Biology 213 & 213L Intro  Ecology&Physio (4)
  • Chemistry 111A Gen Chemistry I   (5)                 
  • Chemistry 111B General Chemistry II      (5)  
  • Geology 106    Earth Science for Teachers   (4)
  • ScEd 403      Seminar Integrated Sci         (2)  Fall only
  • ScEd 404 Nature of Science & Scientific Reasoning for Secondary Science Teachers  Spring only (3)

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • Physics 100A General Physics (4)
  • Physics 151 Mechanics & Heat (4)

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • Physics 100B General Physics (4)
  • Physics 152 Electricity & Magnetism (4)

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • Math 119A Survey of Calculus (3)
  • Math 122 Calculus I (4)

TOTAL BREADTH COURSES:     42-43 Units

THE FOLLOWING GEOSCIENCES SPECIALIZATION COURSES ARE REQUIRED:
  • Geology 160   Intro to Oceanography (3)
  • Geology 240 Historical Geology (4)
  • Geology 280 Water Resources & Society (3)
  • Geology 300I Earth Systems & Global Change (3)
  • Geology 322 Mineralogy & Crystallography (4)
  • Geology 433 Structural Geology (4)
  • Geology 443 Stratigraphy & Sedimentology (4)
  • Geology 450 Geology Summer Field (4)

TOTAL CONCENTRATION (DEPTH) COURSES:        29 Units

All courses listed here OR CSET #118, 119, 122

 

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SCIENCE TEACHERS REGARDLESS OF THEIR AREA OF CONCENTRATION:

* NOTE:  EDSS 300C is prerequisite to ALL OTHER Professional Education courses (EDSE and EDSS)
  • EDSS 300C Introduction to Teaching (Science) (3)
  • •EDSE 435 U. S. Secondary Schools:  Intercultural Education (3)
  • •EDSE 436 Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Classroom Management (3)
  • •EDSE 457 Reading and Writing in Secondary Schools (3)
  • •EDSS 450 C Curriculum and Methods in Teaching Science (3)
  • H SC 411B Health Science for Secondary Teachers (3)
  • EdSP 355B Education of Exceptional Individuals (3)
  • EdP 301 or 302 or 305 Child/Adolescent Development/Educational Psychology (3)
STUDENT TEACHING: (EDSS 472 A, B, & C  --  15 units)

(EDSS 473 – 3 units)

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IMPORTANT NOTE: This subject matter program is subject to change. Please be in contact with the Single Subject Science Credential Advisor.