Geosciences - Secondary Education Major, Bachelor of Science (BS): Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

First Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
ENGL 1015EDUC 2313CHEM 161
161L (Natural Science BACR 2)
5
GEOS 100
100L (Natural Science BACR 1)
5ENGL 2015EDUC 2323
MATH 1415MATH 1425GEOS 113
113L
5
 Social Science BACR 115SCED 1862
 15 18 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
EDUC 233 (Social Science BACR 2)4EDUC 2343GEOS 360 or 4414
PHYS 1215GEOS 222
222L
5SOST 300 (Diversity - graduation requirement)5
Global Studies - graduation requirement15GEOS 3055Humanities & Arts BACR 215
 Humanities & Arts BACR 115 
 14 18 14
Third Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
PHYS 115, 131 and 161, or 151 and 1615GEOS 311
311L
4EDUC 3314
SCED 3905GEOS 3145EDUC 3324
Elective - minor or general elective5GEOS 320
320L
4EDUC 386A2
  GEOS Field-Oriented Elective25
 15 13 15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
EDUC 386B2EDUC 386C5EDUC 42315
EDUC 4314EDUC 4343SCED 4231
Elective - minor or general elective4SCED 490A
SCED 490B (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)
5 
Elective - minor or general elective4  
 14 13 16
Total Cr. 180
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

GEOS Elective - students must take field-oriented coursework from the approved list or from special field courses in GEOS approved by the Earth and Space Science advisor.