Geography 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education
Offered by Department of Geography
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | ||
| Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4) | 12 | |
| Including: | ||
| LOPER 2: Writing Skills | ||
| Introduction of Academic Writing | ||
| LOPER 3: Oral Communication Skills | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech Communication | ||
| Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8) | 10 | |
| Including: | ||
| LOPER 7: Social Science | ||
| Introduction to American Politics | ||
| LOPER 8: Natural Science | ||
| Physical Geography I: The Atmosphere | ||
| Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 1 | 6 | |
| Including: | ||
| LOPER 9: Civic Competency and Engagement | ||
| Introduction to American Politics | ||
| LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity | ||
| Teaching in a Democratic Society | ||
| LOPER 11: Wellness | 3 | |
| Including: | ||
| Healthy Wealthy and Wise | ||
| Professional Sequence | ||
| Complete all required courses 2 | 25 | |
| Including: | ||
| Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms | ||
| Field Experience in Secondary Classroom | ||
| Program-Specific Requirements | 3 | |
| Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research | ||
| Endorsement | ||
| Complete all required courses | 33 | |
| Unrestricted electives | ||
| Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum | 28 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Endorsement
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Geography Subject Endorsement Requirements | ||
| GEOG 102 | Physical Geography II: The Lithosphere | 4 |
| GEOG 104 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 106 | Human Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 206 | Geography of the United States and Canada | 3 |
| GEOG 300 | Map Investigation | 3 |
| GEOG 321 | Economic Geography | 3 |
| SOSC 370 | Social Science of the High School | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 5 credit hours of any GEOG 300-GEOG 499 3 | 5 | |
| Geography Subject Endorsement Electives | ||
| Select 6 credit hours of ECON, HIST, PSCI, PSY or SOC 4 | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
| 1 | Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required GS hours. |
| 2 | Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs. |
| 3 | Except GEOG 388 |
| 4 | Except ECON 188, ECON 388, HIST 188, PSCI 188, PSCI 388, PSY 188, PSY 388, SOC 188 |