EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION (ESSE) w/ GEOLOGY
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
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M.S. M.A. B.S. B.A.
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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.
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.
2.75 minimum UW Total Institution GPA
2.5 minimum major content GPA (see page 2)
Current Wyoming Substitute Teaching Permit
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Phase Prerequisites
Date Accepted
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.
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Fall Semester
Total graduate hours earned toward M.A. in C&I: 12
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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.
ITEC 2360: Teaching w/ Technology (3)
EDST 2450: Fnds Development & Learning (3)
Application for Graduate Certificate Program Filed & Accepted
EDST 4000: Fnds Ed for Diverse Society (3)
EDCI 5550: The Art & Science of Teaching (4)
EDEX 2484: Intro to Special Education (3)
EDCI 5250: Adv Topics in Pedagogy (3)
EDCI 5560: Seminar in Assessment (1)
EDST 3550: Educational Assessment (2)
EDSE 4275: Science Methods II (4)
EDCI 5990: Internship (4)
EDSE 4500 Residency in Teaching (11)
GEOLOGY 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.
Petitions & Notes (USP, UW Exception Requests, College of
Education Exception Requests)
Science Endorsement Options:
Chemistry Physics Biology
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GEOL 1100: Physical Geology (4)
GEOL 1500: Water, Dirt & Earth's Environment (4)
GEOLOGY Core Requirements
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This is a SPRING ONLY course. Students MUST have 26 hrs
of GEOL courses completed prior to enrollment & JR class
standing.
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GEOL 2080: General Field Geology (3)
GEOL 4717: Summer Field Course (3-6)
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REQUIRED additional content
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MATH 1405: Trigonometry (3)
MATH 1450: Algebra & Trigonometry (5)
ATSC 2000: Meterology (4) OR GEOG 3450: Weather & Climate (3)
GEOL 2050: Principles of Paleontology (3)
GEOL 2070: Intro. to Oceanography (4)
GEOL 2005: Intro. to Geophysics (4) OR GEOL 3005: Principles of Geophysics (4)
GEOL 3400: Geologic Hazards (4)
GEOL 3500: Global Change (4)*
GEOL 3600: Earth & Mineral Resources (4)
GEOL 3650: Energy, a Geological Perspective (4)
GEOL 4444: Geohydrology (4)
GEOL 4490: Geochemistry (3)
GEOL 4610: Structural Geology & Tectonics (4)
GEOL 4835: Applies/Exploration Geophysics (3)
ECON 2400: Economics of the Environment (3)
GEOG 3010: Landforms and Soils (3)
POLS 4051: Environmental Politics & Administration (3)
SOIL 4120: Genesis, Morphology, Classification of Soils (4)
ECON 4400: Environmental Economics (3)
ECON 4410: Natural Resource Economics (3)
Geology elective courses: 6 courses from the following recommended list.
* highly recommended
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Praxis Subject Exam Option:
#5571 - Earth & Space Sciences Content Knowledge
Qualifying Score: 150
as of 12/2017
Choose one:
GEOL 2100: Stratigraphy & Sedimentation (4)
GEOL 2020: Petrology (2)
GEOL 2010: Mineralogy (3)
GEOL 2000: Geochemical Cycles & Earth Systems (4)
GEOL 4820: Capstone (3) [spring only]
Choose one:
STAT 2050: Fundamentals of Statistics (4)
PHYS 1110: General Physics I (4)
CHEM 1020: General Chemistry I (4)
LIFE 1010: General Biology (4)
ASTR 1050: Survey of Astronomy (4)
Choose one: