There are special admission requirements for this major, which can be found at the Center for Excellence in Education website.
| Earth Science Education MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
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|---|---|
| NAU Course Titles | Arizona Western Course Titles |
| B.S. Ed. in Earth Science | |
| Earth Science Core Courses: | |
| GLG 101(3)
Physical Geology and GLG 103(1) Physical Geology Lab |
GLG 101(4) Introduction to Geology I (Physical) |
| GLG 102(3)
Historical Geology and GLG 104(1) Historical Geology Lab |
GLG 102(4) Introduction to Geology II (Historical) |
| GLG 225(4) Paleontology | GLG 225(4) Introduction to Paleontology |
| GLG 240(2) Field Methods/Reports | No AWC Equivalent |
| AST 180(3)
Introduction to Astronomy and AST 181(1) Introduction to Observational Astronomy |
AST 100(4) Astronomy |
| The rest of the courses in the core are upper division and must be taken at the university level. | |
| Other Sciences and Math: | |
| CHM 130(4)
Fundamental Chemistry and CHM 151L(1) General Chemistry I Lab or CHM 151(4) General Chemistry and CHM 151L(1) General Chemistry I Lab |
CHM 130(4)
Fundamental Chemistry CHM 151(4) General Chemistry I Students may transfer CHM 130 or CHM 151 but not both. |
| BIO 181(4)
The Unity of Life I and BIO 182(4) The Unity of Life II |
BIO 181(4)
General Biology (Majors) I and BIO 182(4) General Biology (Majors) II |
| PHY 111(3)
General Physics and PHY 11lL(1) General Physics Lab |
PHY 201(4) College Physics |
| MAT 125(4)
Precalculus Applies to Liberal Studies Foundation requirements |
MAT 187(5) Precalculus |
| The rest of the courses are upper division and must be taken at the university level. | |
| Certification Courses: | |
| EDF 200(3) Introduction to Education | EDU 110(3) Introduction to Education |
| POS 220(3) Federal/State Constitution | POS 221(1)
Arizona Constitution and Government and POS 222(1) National Constitution and Government |
| POS 221 & POS 222 together are equivalent to NAU's POS 220. | |
| The rest of the Certification Courses are upper division and must be completed after acceptance in the Education program. | |
| In addition, students will select 30 hours of education courses with NAU advisor’s approval. | |
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