Education Major, BS in Education – STEM Secondary Concentration (VolsTeach 6-12 Earth Science Specialization)

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• Arts and Humanities  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• GEOL 101 - The Dynamic Earth 4 Credit Hours *
• TPTE 115 - VolsTeach: Introduction to Teaching 2 Credit Hours

Term 2

• Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours *
• GEOL 104 - Exploring the Planets 4 Credit Hours *
• CSE 200 - Survey of International Education 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• CMST 210 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 217 - Honors: Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• EDPY 301 - Professional Studies: Applied Educational Psychology  3 Credit Hours
• GEOL 301 - Introduction to Scientific Field Methods and Analysis 3 Credit Hours
• SCED 432 - Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• GEOL 102 - Earth, Life, and Time 4 Credit Hours *
• GEOL 103 - The Earth’s Environments 4 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ GEOL Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Social Sciences  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• CSE 300 - Social Justice, Education, and Service Learning 3 Credit Hours *
• ETEC 386 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• ² GEOL Elective 3 Credit Hours

• REED 461 - Developing Reading Skills in Content Fields 3 Credit Hours
• SCED 434 - Project Based Instruction 3 Credit Hours
• SCED 445 - Teaching Physical/Earth Science in the Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
• SPED 303 - Professional Studies for Special Education and Diverse Learners 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ³ GEOL Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ GEOL Elective 3 Credit Hours

• SCED 446 - Teaching Life Science in the Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
• SCED 472 - Perspectives and History of Science and Math 3 Credit Hours *
• TPTE 203 - Field Study in Education 1-3 Credit Hours (3 hours)

Term 7

• TPTE 435 - Student Teaching Mathematics and Science 6-9 Credit Hours * (9 hours)
• TPTE 489 - Analysis of Teaching 6 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ⁶ Education Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁶ Education Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁵ GEOL Elective 4 Credit Hours

• INPG 385 - VolsTeach: Research Methods in Science 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1. GEOL electives: Choose from GEOL 202 *, GEOL 206 *, or GEOL 210 .
2. GEOL electives: Choose from GEOL 455  or GEOL 456 .
3. GEOL electives: Choose from GEOL 205 *, GEOL 320 , or GEOL 340 .
4. GEOL electives: Choose from GEOL 443 , GEOL 464 , GEOL 466 .
5. GEOL electives: Choose from GEOL 424 , GEOL 450 , or GEOL 459 .
   (Note, for the Geology Minor, students must complete 6 hours at 200-level or above and 10 hours at 300-level or above.)
6. Education Elective from: SPED 300N , SPED 415 , SPED 442 , SPED 452 ; WLEL 489 .

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .