Geological Sciences, Adolescence Education: Environmental Geology Track B.S.

NSTA Adolescence Science Program Learning Outcomes

1. Content Knowledge: Effective teachers of science understand and articulate the knowledge and practices of contemporary science. They interrelate and interpret important concepts, ideas, and applications in their fields of licensure.
2. Content Pedagogy: Effective teachers of science understand how students learn and develop scientific knowledge. Preservice teachers use scientific inquiry to develop this knowledge for all students.
3. Learning Environments: Effective teachers of science are able to plan for engaging all students in science learning by setting appropriate goals that are consistent with knowledge of how students learn science and are aligned with state and national standards. The plans reflect the nature and social context of science, inquiry, and appropriate safety considerations. Candidates design and select learning activities, instructional settings, and resources–including science-specific technology, to achieve those goals; and they plan fair and equitable assessment strategies to evaluate if the learning goals are met.
4. Safety: Effective teachers of science can, in a P-12 classroom setting, demonstrate and maintain chemical safety, safety procedures, and the ethical treatment of living organisms needed in the P-12 science classroom appropriate to their area of licensure.
5. Impact on Student Learning: Effective teachers of science provide evidence to show that P-12 students’ understanding of major science concepts, principles, theories, and laws have changed as a result of instruction by the candidate and that student knowledge is at a level of understanding beyond memorization. Candidates provide evidence for the diversity of students they teach.
6. Professional Knowledge and Skills: Effective teachers of science strive continuously to improve their knowledge and understanding of the ever changing knowledge base of both content, and science pedagogy, including approaches for addressing inequities and inclusion for all students in science. They identify with and conduct themselves as part of the science education community.

General Education Requirements (30-40 Credits)

Prerequisite coursework may be required to satisfy certain General Education courses and will count as elective credit.

Total Credits Required to Complete GSCI Major: 59-63

Minimum Competence Requirement

A grade of C- or better is required for each of the following courses: GSCI 160 , GSCI 161 , GSCI 170 , GSCI 210 , GSCI 301  or GSCI 302 , GSCI 431 , and GSCI 451  or GSCI 452 .

Department Writing Requirement

A portfolio of student term papers will be established. It will contain papers submitted as partial fulfillment of requirements for GSCI 210, and 300-level and 400-level GSCI courses. If the student has passed (i.e. scored a C- or greater) at least 3 of these papers, the student will have successfully completed the writing requirement. This will be reviewed prior to the student’s final semester. If the student has not passed three papers they will be required to complete a course that emphasizes writing skills. (It could be a regularly scheduled course or a directed study course.)

For further information, please contact your advisor or the Department Chair. 

Adolescence Education: 35 Credits

Blocks Required (in sequence)*

• Block I

• INTD 203 - Social Foundations of Education in the United States Credit(s): 3

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  Block II

• EDUC 204 - Dimensions of Teaching Credit(s): 3
• EDUC 206 - Practicum - Dimensions of Teaching Credit(s): 1
• SPED 205 - Teaching Secondary Learners with Special Needs Credit(s): 3

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  Block III

  All Adolescence Education Majors

• INTD 301 - Topics in Secondary Education: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
• INTD 302 - Methods and Materials in Secondary Education: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3

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  Block IV

• EDUC 340 - Student Teaching - Middle School Education Credit(s): 7.5
• EDUC 350 - Student Teaching - High School Education Credit(s): 7.5

Sample Course Map

For students who matriculated prior to Fall 2022: please select the bulletin year in which you entered the college (matriculated) at the top right of this page.

Curriculum Map  

• First Year
  • Fall - 17 Credit Hours
    • GSCI 160 - Physical Geology  Credit(s): 3
    • GSCI 161 - Physical Geology Laboratory  Credit(s): 1
    • GSCI 191 - Introduction to Geology at Geneseo  Credit(s): 1
    • MATH 221 - Calculus I  Credit(s): 4
    • CHEM 116 - Chemistry I Credit(s): 3
    • CHEM 119 - Introductory Chemistry Lab  Credit(s): 1
    • WRTG 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle)  Credit(s): 4
  • Spring - 17 Credit Hours
    • GSCI 170 - Historical Geology  Credit(s): 4
    • MATH 262 - Applied Statistics  Credit(s): 3
    • INTD 203 - Social Foundations of Education in the United States  Credit(s): 3
    • CHEM 118 - Chemistry II  Credit(s): 3
    • CHEM 129 - Introduction to Laboratory Research in Chemistry  Credit(s): 1
    • Global Society (CAI) Credit(s): 3
• Second Year
  • Fall - 15-16 Credit Hours
    • GSCI 210 - Mineralogy Credit(s): 3
    • CHEM 211 - Organic Chemistry I  Credit(s): 1
    • CHEM 216 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory  Credit(s): 2
    • PHYS 113 - General Physics I  Credit(s): 3 and PHYS 114 - Physics I Lab  Credit(s): 1 or
    • PHYS 123 - Analytical Physics I  Credit(s): 3 and PHYS 114 - Physics I Lab  Credit(s): 1 or
    • BIOL 117 - General Biology - Cells, Genetics, Evolution  Credit(s): 3 and BIOL 118 - General Biology Laboratory I  Credit(s): 1
    • World Language (101)  Credit(s): 4
  • Spring - 14-15 Credit Hours
    • GSCI 301 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology  Credit(s): 3 or GSCI 302 - Sedimentary Petrology  Credit(s): 3
    • PHYS 115 - General Physics II  Credit(s): 3 and PHYS 116 - Physics II Lab  Credit(s): 1 or
    • PHYS 125 - Analytical Physics II  Credit(s): 3 and PHYS 116 - Physics II Lab  Credit(s): 1 or
    • BIOL 119 - General Biology - Diversity, Physiology, Ecology  Credit(s): 3 and BIOL 120 - General Biology Laboratory II  Credit(s): 1
    • World Language (102)  Credit(s): 4
• Third Year
  • Fall - 14 Credit Hours
    • GSCI 347 - Groundwater Hydrology  Credit(s): 3
    • GSCI 451 - Stratigraphy  Credit(s): 3 or GSCI 452 - Environmental Sedimentation  Credit(s): 3
    • EDUC 204 - Dimensions of Teaching  Credit(s): 3
    • EDUC 206 - Practicum - Dimensions of Teaching  Credit(s): 1
    • SPED 205 - Teaching Secondary Learners with Special Needs  Credit(s): 3
    • H&PE 350 - Health and Safety Issues in the Schools  Credit(s): 1
  • Spring - 16 Credit Hours
    • One 3-credit 300 or 400-level GSCI Elective Credit(s): 3
    • GSCI 492 - Geological Sciences Capstone Seminar II  Credit(s): 1
    • INTD 301 - Topics in Secondary Education: (subtitle)  Credit(s): 3
    • INTD 302 - Methods and Materials in Secondary Education: (subtitle)  Credit(s): 3
    • EDUC 215 - Foundations of Literacy in the Secondary School  Credit(s): 3
    • Global Society (CGC, SST, WCV, or DPP) Credit(s): 3
• Fourth Year
  • Fall - 15 Credit Hours
    • EDUC 340 - Student Teaching - Middle School Education  Credit(s): 7.5
    • EDUC 350 - Student Teaching - High School Education  Credit(s): 7.5
  • Spring - 12-13 Credit Hours
    • GSCI 431 - Geomorphology  Credit(s): 3
    • One 3-credit 300 or 400-level GSCI Elective Credit(s): 3
    • One 3-credit 300 or 400-level GSCI Elective Credit(s): 3
    • Global Society (CGC, SST, WCV, or DPP) Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 120-122

Note: Where no prerequisites apply, some variation in the order or semester in which courses are taken is possible. Students should consult their academic advisors for additional information.

KEY - Participation in a Global Society (PGS)

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