The secondary minor in Earth and Space Science prepares you to teach courses like earth sciences in Washington State middle schools and high schools. This minor should be pursued with an education major. In the program, you’ll study oceanography, weather, geology, astronomy and science teaching methods.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Earth and Space Science/Secondary Minor
This minor satisfies the endorsement for grades 5–12.
| Required Courses | ||
| GEOS 100 & 100L | DISCOVERING GEOLOGY and DISCOVERING GEOLOGY LAB | 5 |
| GEOS 113 & 113L | THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER and THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER LAB | 5 |
| GEOS 222 & 222L | THE EARTH THROUGH TIME and THE EARTH THROUGH TIME LAB | 5 |
| GEOS 305 | INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY | 5 |
| or GEOS 314 | WEATHER FORECASTING | |
| PHYS 121 | DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | 5 |
| or PHYS 126 | MAKING SENSE OF THE COSMOS | |
| SCED 390 | SCIENCE TEACHING METHODS | 5 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |