Earth Science Teacher (7-12), B.A. Four-Year Degree Map for Bulletin Year 2020-2021

First Year

Fall Classes - 15 credits Credits Spring Classes - 17 credits Credits
EESC 1101: Intro to Earth Science
Major (Also fulfills Pathways Scientific World)
3 EESC 1201: Intro to Environmental Science
Major
3
BIOL 1001: General Biology I, or BIOL 1010: The Study of Life
Major (Also fulfills Pathways Required Core)
3 PHYS 1005: The Simple Laws That Govern the Universe, or PHYS 1100: General Physics I, or PHYS 1150
Major (Also fulfills Pathways College Option)
5
MATH 1011: Precalculus Mathematics
Pathways Required Core (Depending on placement exam, students may begin with either MATH 1021 or MATH 1011 or MATH 1201. See an advisor to confirm your math placement.)
3 ENGL 1012: English Composition II
Pathways Required Core
3
ENGL 1010: English Composition I
Pathways Required Core
3 U.S. Experience in Its Diversity
Pathways Flexible Core
3
World Cultures & Global Issues
Pathways Flexible Core
3 Individual & Society
Pathways Flexible Core
3

Second Year

Fall Classes - 17 credits Credits Spring Classes - 15 credits Credits
EESC 2100: Earth Materials
Major
3 EESC 2200W: Sedimentology
Major
3
CHEM 1100: General Chemistry I
Major (Also fulfills Pathways College Option)
5 EESC 2600: Statistics & Data Analysis in Geosciences, or MATH 1201, or MATH 1501
Major
3
Creative Expression
Pathways Flexible Core
3 SEED 2001: Historical, Philosophical, & Cultural Foundations of Education
Major
3
General Elective
General Elective
3 SEED 2002: Children & Youth in Urban Education
Major
3
General Elective
General Elective
3 Creative Expression
Pathways Flexible Core
3

Third Year

Fall Classes - 16 credits Credits Spring Classes - 17 credits Credits
EESC 3100: Intro to Geochemistry
Major
3 EESC 3975: Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics
Major
3
EESC 4060: Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Petrology
Major
4 EESC 4025: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Major
4
SEED 3401: Language and Literacy in Urban School Contexts
Major
3 SEED 3402: Teaching Adolescents in the Content Areas
Major
4
SEED 3456: Inclusive Education and Teaching Students with Special Needs
Major
3 SEED 4480: Methods of Instruction in Adolescence Science Teaching
Major
3
College Option
Pathways College Option
3 College Option
Pathways College Option
3

Fourth Year

Fall Classes - 14 credits Credits Spring Classes - 11 credits Credits
EESC 4010: Field Mapping, or EESC 4250: Environmental Field Investigations
Major
3 EESC 4275: Meteorology
Major
3
SEED 4481: Science Student Teaching Seminar I
Major
3 SEED 4483: Science Student Teaching Seminar II
Major
3
SEED 4482: Adolescence Science Education: Student Teaching Practicum I
Major
2 SEED 4484: Adolescence Science Education: Student Teaching Practicum II
Major
2
General Elective
General Elective
3 General Elective
General Elective
3
General Elective
General Elective
3    

Degree Details

30 Pathways Credits*

75 Major Credits

15 General Elective Credits

120 Total Credits

*The Pathways curriculum is typically 42 credits. However, the Earth Science Teacher (7-12) B.A. major includes four courses (EESC 1101, BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1010, CHEM 1100, and PHYS 1100 or PHYS 1150 or PHYS 1005) that satisfy Pathways requirements. Therefore, students majoring in Earth Science Teacher (7-12) only need to complete 30 additional Pathways credits.

The four-year degree map is designed to help you take the right courses in the right order so you can graduate in four years. It also helps you distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways courses, or Major courses, or General Elective courses. Ideally, you should follow the four-year degree map as closely as possible, but you are free to make some adjustments so long as the prerequisite requirements are satisfied.

In conjunction with the four-year degree map, you should review Degree Works, and the Brooklyn College website, for an approved list of courses in your major. Overall, it is best to review your academic plan with your advisor on a regular basis.

EESC 1101 and EESC 1201 can be taken in any order, but both should be finished after the first year.

Contact Information

Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences
3131 Ingersoll Hall
Jennifer Cherrier, Chairperson
yhaughton@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Lyn-donna George, Secondary Education Advisor
lyn-donna.george62@brooklyn.cuny.edu

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