EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION (ESSE) w/ ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SCIENCE
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content
with option to earn an M.A. in Education, Curriculum & Instruction
Wyoming Teacher Education Program
Effective: Fall 2015
Updated: Fall 2017
Matric. Date Date:W#
Evaluated by:Name:
Previous Academic Work
Other
M.S. M.A. B.S. B.A.
Degree(s):
Subject(s):Institution(s):
GPA (minimum req. graduating GPA is 2.75):Date(s) Earned:
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
All Professional Ed courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Please
note that grades of C- or lower will not satisfy this requirement.
Education course work completed more than 10 years ago from any institution will not
be accepted toward this program.
Phase Prerequisites
All Professional Education & Major Content Courses must be completed
with grade C or better. Please note that grades of C- or lower will not
satisfy this requirement.
Minimum 2.50 content GPA required.
Minimum 2.75 UW Total Institution GPA must be maintained
throughout the entire teacher certification program.
All content course work must be completed prior to spring semester.
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content
with an option to earn a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction is
by application. Admission is not guaranteed.
Date Accepted
2.5 minimum major content GPA (see page 2)
Current Wyoming Substitute Teaching Permit
2.75 minimum UW Total Institution GPA
Sem/Yr.
Sem/Yr.
Student must apply through UW Admissions for the Graduate
Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content, and be accepted prior to
the first day of summer courses.
Secondary Education Code: CERT TSC
Elementary Education Code: CERT TES
The student's status will be as a Graduate Certificate student and
graduate tuition will be charged for all course credits beginning with
acceptance in the program.
Sem/Yr.
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Sem/Yr.
Summer Semester
Sem/Yr.
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Fall Semester
Total graduate hours earned toward M.A. in C&I: 12
Sem/Yr.
Sem/Yr.
Spring Semester
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content students who
choose to pursue the Master of Arts in C&I must apply directly to the
UW C&I graduate program. Application instructions and deadlines can
be found on the UW C&I website.
Admission to graduate study is not guaranteed.
Master's candidates have six calendar years to complete their degrees
from the beginning of the first course taken and listed on the Program
of Study.
Application for Graduate Certificate Program Filed & Accepted
ITEC 2360: Teaching w/ Technology (3)
EDST 2450: Fnds Development & Learning (3)
EDST 4000: Fnds Ed for Diverse Society (3)
EDCI 5550: The Art & Science of Teaching (4)
EDEX 2484: Intro to Special Education (3)
EDST 3550: Educational Assessment (2)
EDCI 5560: Seminar in Assessment (1)
EDCI 5250: Adv Topics in Pedagogy (3)
EDSE 4275: Science Methods II (4)
EDCI 5990: Internship (4)
EDSE 4500 Residency in Teaching (11)
Petitions & Notes (USP, UW Exception Requests, College of
Education Exception Requests)
Chemistry Physics Biology
Science Endorsement Options:
ENR/GEOL 1500: Water Dirt & Climate (4)
GEOG 1010: Physical Geography (4)
GEOL 1100: Physical Geology (4)
Sem/Yr.
ENR 1200: Environment (4)
LIFE 1010: General Biology (4)
Sem/Yr.
Foundations
Spheres
Sem/Yr.
Sem/Yr.
Sem/Yr.
Sem/Yr.
Foundation of Physical Sciences
LIFE 2022: Animal Biology (4)
LIFE 2023: Plant & Fungal Biology (4)
LIFE 3400: General Ecology (3)
MICR/MOLB 2021: General Microbiology (4)
GEOG 4460: Biogeography (3)
Sem/Yr.
Sem/Yr.
Sem/Yr.
ANTH/ENR 4310: Environmental Anthropology (3)
ENR/GEOG 4040: Conservation of Natural Resources (3)
Sem/Yr.
GEOL 2150: Geomorphology (4)
GEOG 3010: Geomorphology of Earth's Dynamic Landscapes (3)
REWM/ENR 4285: Wildland Hydrology (3)
GEOG 4450: Fluvial Geomorphology (3)
Sem/Yr.
GEOG 3480: Environmental Change (3)
GEOL 3500: Global Change: A Geological Perspective (4)
Sem/Yr.
Lithosphere- 2 courses
The Internship requirement is met through successful completion of
Residency in Teaching.
Sem/Yr.
GEOG 2150: Foundations of GIS & Technology (4)
BOT/GEOG 3150: Survey of Remote Sensing Applications (3)
BOT/GEOG 4111: Remote Sensing of the Environment (4)
GEOG 4200: Introduction to GIS (4)
Sem/Yr.
ENR/GEOL 4525: Environmental Data Analysis (4) spring only
ENR 4500: Risk Analysis (3)
Sem/Yr.
Sem/Yr.
Skills & Tools
Sem/Yr.
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM SCIENCE MAJOR CONTENT
Minimum 2.5 GPA required in major content. All major content courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher .
Please note that grades of C- or lower will not satisfy this requirement.
ESS 1000 Wyoming in the Earth System (3) or approved equivalent.
ATSC 2100: Global Warming, Sci of Humankinds Energy Consump (3)
GEOG 3450: Weather & Climate (3)
GEOL 3500: Global Change: A Geological Perspective (4)
Praxis Subject Exam Option:
#5571 - Earth & Space Sciences Content Knowledge
Qualifying Score: 150
as of 12/2017
Choose One: Foundation of Earth Science
Choose One: Foundation of Biological Sciences
ESS/GEOL 2000: Geochemical Cycles in Earth System (4)
CHEM 1030: General Chemistry II (4)
CHEM 1020: General Chemistry I (4)
PHYS 1110: General Physics I (4)
Choose: Biosphere 2 of 2
Choose: Biosphere 1 of 2
Choose One: Anthrosphere
Choose One: Hydrology & surface processes
Choose One: Environmental change
ESS 4970: Internship
Choose One: GIS/Remote Sensing
Choose One: Data Analysis
Quantitative Literacy: MATH 2200, Calculus I (4)
Choose One: Intro to Systems Science
Choose One: Atmosphere