EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION (ESSE) w/concurrent
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SCIENCE (ENSS)
Wyoming Teacher Education Program
Total credit requirement: 120 minimum
42 credit hours must be upper division
Effective: Fall 2015
Updated: Fall 2017
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UNIVERSITY STUDIES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
please see USP catalog info for full course options
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.
Phase Prerequisites
2.50 minimum UW Total Institution GPA
Sophomore Standing (30+ credits)
Phase I : The above criteria must be met prior to enrollment
C or better in Q
C or better in COM1
Current Wyoming Substitute Teaching Permit
2.75 minimum UW Total Institution GPA
Junior standing (60+ credits)
Application is due prior to enrollment
Phase II : The above criteria must be met prior to enrollment
2.75 minimum UW Total Institution GPA
2.5 minimum major content GPA (see page 2)
Application is due prior to enrollment
Phase III : The above criteria must be met prior to enrollment
Phase IIIa - Methods - Offered FALL SEMESTER ONLY
Phase IIIb - Residency - Offered SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
EDSE 4500 Residency in Teaching (15-16)
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Background check completed
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED - complete Methods I & II the fall prior to your Residency.
DFS/DCI WY Sub Permit
Q
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COM1
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First Year Experience
(Each requirement must be completed with a grade of C or better to meet College of
Education Phase II prerequisites or USP requirements. Please note that grades of C- or
lower will not satisfy these requirements.)
Intellectual and Practical Skills (IPS)
COM3
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COM2
Additional IPS
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Courses may be part of a major, but cannot be offered by the major department.
One course cannot fulfill both categories.
Knowledge of Human Culture (H), Physical & Natural World (PN),
US/WY Constitution (V)
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ECON 1200: Economics, Law & Government (3)
HIST 1211: US History to 1865 (3)
HIST 1221: US History from 1865 (3)
HIST 1251: History of Wyoming (3)
POLS 1000: American & Wyoming Government (3)
Wyoming Challenge Exam Eligible
Electives to reach 120 total hours & 42 hours of upper division
We highly recommend you add at least one science endorsement and/
or minor in a related field or area of interest.
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Quantitative Reasoning (3)
EDSE 4275: Science Methods II (4)
EDST 3000: Teacher as Practitioner (6)
Human Culture (EDST 2450) (3)
Human Culture (EDST 2480) (4)
Physical & Natural World (3)
Physical & Natural World (3)
EDST 2450: Foundations of Dev. & Learning (3)
EDST 2480: Diversity & Politics of Schooling (4)
ITEC 2360: Teaching w/ Technology (3)
EDEX 2484: Intro. to Special Education (3)
EDST 3000: Teacher as Practitioner (6)
EDST 3550: Educational Assessment (2)
EDSE 3275: Science Methods I (3)
EDSE 4275: Science Methods II (4)
