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Earth Science, B.S. Secondary Education Concentration

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410-543-6460 Earth Science, B.S. Secondary Education Concentration About the Earth Science Secondary Education Concentration Major Admissions Information

About the Program

Advisement for the major is available from the Geography and Geosciences Department 

Earth science majors seeking certification for teaching in secondary school must meet additional requirements in education. Students pursuing secondary teaching certification should contact the Secondary and Physical Education Department for advisement early in their program.  
  • Note: Students may repeat each education course only once.
    • All courses applied to the major must be completed with grades of C or better.
    • The Geography and Geosciences Department recommends that the lower-division core courses (GEOG 201, GEOG 204, GEOG 219 and GEOL 103) be completed prior to GEOG 414.
    • Transfer students must complete a minimum of 15 semester hours with grades of C or better in geology/geography at Salisbury University, at least 12 semester hours of which must be at the 300/400 level.
    • Program requires 127-134 credit hours. 

General Major Requirements

  • All required mathematics and computer science courses and all Upper-Level Electives must be completed with grades of C or better (or pass if they are offered only on a P/F basis).
  • No course may be taken until all prerequisite courses have been completed with grades of C or better.
  • Transfer students majoring in computer science are required to complete at least 12 hours of upper-level computer science courses with grades of C or better at Salisbury University (excluding those taken P/F).
  • Students may not receive credit for computer science courses that are prerequisites for or equivalent to computer science courses for which they have already received native or transfer credit.
  • Computer science courses taken before declaring the computer science major should be evaluated by an advisor before proceeding with course selection.

University Undergraduate Major Policies

  • Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
  • Program requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
  • All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
  • Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
  • Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
  • Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
  • It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
  • Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

See the below SU program requirements to be completed as part of the AA/AS program.  For most up-to-date requirements, please refer to the current SU Catalog.

PTG Requirements

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Allegany College of Maryland Requirement
Salisbury University Requirement
  • General Education Requirements Completion of an AA/AS is strongly recommended and, once earned, will satisfy SU's General Education Requirements
    45 - 55 credits
    Signature Outcomes
    Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following Areas (3 Courses):
    Notes: Courses in the 3 requirements above can also meet General Education and/or major requirements.
    COMAR Requirements
    Complete one 3-4 Hour(s) Credit Course In Each Of The Following:
    Complete Both of the Following Requirements - Must Be From Different Content Areas (Two 3-4 Hour(s) Credit Courses):
    Complete Both of the Following Requirements - Must Be From Different Content Areas (Two 3-4 Hour(s) Credit Courses):
    Complete Both of the Following Requirements - Must Be From Different Content Areas (Two 3-4 Hour(s) Credit Courses):
    One course from the following requirement:
  • Earth Science Major Core Requirements
    27 credits
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Earth Science Secondary Education Concentration Requirements
    11 credits
    Minimum grade required: C
    Take either CHEM101 or PHYS101
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Pre-Professional Education Requirements
    8 credits
    Foundations
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Minimum grade required: C
Grand Total Credits
70
* There is no Equivalency at Allegany College of Maryland. Check with your Advisor for an alternate course.