Adolescence Education: Earth Science, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
MATH 1050 OR MATH 2230	4	CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I	4	GEOL 2020 - Earth History and the Fossil Record	4
EDUC 1060 - Issues, Philosophy, and Foundations of Education	3	STAT 1010 - Introduction to Statistics	3
GEOL 1015 OR GEOL 1020	4	COMP 1000 - Composition	3
		Gen Ed Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	17

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
EPSY 2050 - Adolescent Growth and Development	3	METR 2012 - Climate Change and Variability	3
PHYS 1030 OR PHYS 2030	4	PHYS 1040 OR PHYS 2040	4
METR 1010 - Introduction to Meteorology	4	EPSY 2075 - Psychological Foundations of Education: Learning and Motivation	3
EDUC 3001 - Diversity and Teaching	3	ESCI 3010 - Earth Materials	4
ESCI 1010 - Introduction to Oceanography	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
TOTAL	17	TOTAL	17

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
EDUC 2046 - Development of Language and Adolescent Literacies	3	ASTR 1080 OR ASTR 1100 OR ASTR 1150 OR ASTR 2700 OR ASTR 2710 OR GEOL 2050	3
GEOL 3070 - Geomorphology	4	EDUC 3046 - Teaching Reading in Content Areas	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	EPSY 3029 - Survey of Exceptional Children	3
3000-level or higher ESCI, GEOL, ASTR Elective	4	ESCI 3015 - Laboratory Techniques in Earth Science	2
Gen Ed Elective	3	SCIN 3015 - Technologies in General Science	2
TOTAL	17	TOTAL	13

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
EDUC 3013 - Education Law Requirements	1	SCED 4096 - Student Teaching in Secondary Science	6
SCED 4092 - Research, Theory and Practice in Middle and High School Science Education	4	SCED 4096 - Student Teaching in Secondary Science	6
SCIN 3098 - Interdisciplinary Science Capstone	3	SCED 4098 - Seminar in Middle and High School Science Education	3
BIOL, CHEM, ENSS, PHYS Elective	3
Elective	1
TOTAL	12	TOTAL	15

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance

Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attribute(s): Basic Communication (BC3), Mathematics (M3), American History (AM3), World Civilizations (OW3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

OCS Elective: any course that carries an Oral Communication Skills (OCS) attribute.

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course numbered 3000 and above. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course numbered 3000 and above that carries a LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance

SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the College’s Math Pathways site.