346 GEO 4150 Environmental Assessment (3) GEO 4300 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4) GEO 4510 Geology Field Camp (4) GEO 4550 Geochemistry (3) GEO 4630 Global Tectonics (3) GEO 4750 Spedal Topics in Geosciences (1-4) GEO 4800 Independent Study (1-3) * GEO 4970 Senior Thesis (2) * or any of the following not taken as part of the core GEO 3400 Remote Sensing I (4) GEO 4210 Intro to Computer Mapping Sc GIS (4) GEO 4220 Technical Sc Applicational Issues in GIS (4) GEO 4400 Remote Sensing II (4) or one of the following courses BTNY 3214 Soils (4) CHEM 2310 Organic Chemistry I (5) CHEM 3000 Quantitative Analysis (4) GEOG 4410 Land Use Planning Techniques (3) GEOG 4420 Advanced Planning Techniques (3) MCR 3484 Environmental Mcrobiology (4) * No more than 4 combined credit hours from GEO 4800 and 4970 may be counted toward the major requirements. Support Courses Required (34-37 credit hours) Plant Biology (3) Plant Form and Function (4) Evolutionary Survey of Plants (4) Principles of Chemistry (10) Technical Writing (3) Intro to Statistics (3) General Physics (10) Physics for Sdentists Sc Engineers (10)* College Algebra (4) Trigonometry (3) Precalculus (5) ** BTNYLS1203 or BTNY 2104 or BTNY 2114 CHEMPS1210/1220 ENGL 2100 MATH QL1040 PHYS PS2010/2020 orPHYSPS2210/2220 dther MATH QL1050 Sc MATH 1060 or MATH QL1080 *Students planning to attend graduate school in Geology or a related geotechnical area should take PHYS PS2210-2220, Physics for Scientists & Engineers, instead of the General Physics series (PHYS PS2010-2020). **Students planning to attend graduate school in Geology or a related geotechnical area should also take MATH 1210/1220, Calculus I and 11(8). Students planning a career or advanced degree in geospatial applications are encouraged to complete the Geomatics certificate program. Students planning a career or advanced degree in geotechnical applications are encouraged to take GEO 3060, 3880, 4100, and 4150 as electives. Suggested Course Sequence Please refer to this program in the online catalog (weber.edu/catalog) and/ or contact the department for a suggested course sequence. Earth Science Teaching Major bachelor's degree (bs) Advisor: Dr. Richard > 801-626-6942 Program Prerequisite: Must satisfy Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department). Minor: Not required. Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or better in courses required for this major. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 125-126 credit hours is required for graduation; 70 to 72 of these are required within the major. Teacher Education Licensure requires 9 credit hours of support courses and 24 credit hours of professional education courses (see Teacher Education Department). This major requires a total of 44 upper division credit hours (courses numbered 3000 and above); 17 of these are required Geosciences courses and 24 are Teacher Education courses. Advisement All Earth Sdence Teaching students are required to meet with a faculty advisor (see previous column) at least annually for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-7139 for more information or to schedule an appointment. In addition, teaching majors are encouraged to consult with an advisor in the Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education (call 801-626-6269). Admission Requirements Dedare your program of study (see page 18). Earth Science Teaching majors must satisfy Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements. (SeeTeacher Education Department.) General Education Refer to pages 38-43 for Bachdor of Science requirements. MATH QL1050 or MATH QL1080 is recommended for the Quantitative Literacy requirement. The following courses required for the Earth Science Teaching major will also satisfy general education requirements: BTNYLS1203, CHEM PS1210, GEO PS1060, GEO PS1110, GEO PS1130, PHYS PS1040, PHYS PS2010, and PHYS PS2210. The following required education support courses will also satisfy general education requirements: CHF SS1500 and COMM HU1020 or COMMHU2110. Major Course Requirements for BS Degree Earth Science Courses GEO PS1060 GEOPS1110 GEO 1115 GEO PS1130 GEO 1220 GEO 2050 GEO 2600 GEO 3010 GEO 3150 GEO 3570 GEO 4570 GEO 4800 PHYS PS1040 BTNYLS1203 Required (42 credit hours) Environmental Geosdences (3) Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3) Physical Geology Laboratory (1) Introduction to Meteorology (3) Historical Geology (4) Earth Materials (4) Laboratory Safety (1) Oceanography Sc Earth Systems (3) Geomorphology (4) Foundations of Science Education (3) Secondary School Sdence Teaching Methods (3) Independent Research (1) Elementary Astronomy (3) Plant Biology (3) Select one or more of the following for a minimum of 3 credit hours: GEO 3060 Structural Geology (4) GEO 3080 Water Resources (3) GEO 3180 Paleontology (4) GEO 3210 Quantemary Environmental Change (3) GEO 3250 Geology of Utah (3) GEO 3550 Sedimentology Sc Stratigraphy (4) GEO 4210 Intro to Computer Mapping Sc GIS (4) GEO 4750 Spedal Topics in the Geosciences (2-4) GEO 4950 Advanced Geoscience Fieldtrips (1-3) Required Support Courses (28-30 credit hours) CHEM PS1210/1220 Principles of Chemistry (10) PHYS PS2010/2020 General Physics (10) or PHYS PS2210/2220 Physics for Sdentists Sc Engineers (10) HIST 3350 History and Philosophy of Sdence (3) Weber State University 2011 - 2012 Catalog