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Oct 04, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Geosciences, Geology Concentration (Earth Science for Teachers), B.S.
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Geosciences
Mark Abolins, program coordinator
615-494-7986
Mark.Abolins@mtsu.edu
The Earth Science for Teachers curriculum is designed for those who plan to teach earth science in the secondary school system.
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) |
41 hours |
| Major Requirements |
32 hours |
| Math/Science Cognate |
31 hours* |
| MTeach Minor |
30 hours |
| TOTAL |
123-134 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 123 hours.
True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.
The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:
Major Requirements (32 hours)
Math/Science Cognate (31 hours)
Curriculum: Geoscience, Geology Concentration (Earth Science for Teachers)
Following is a suggested pattern of study for the first two years; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before registration.
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