Adolescent Education Earth Science BS, Four-Year Plan

School of Education

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • ETAP 201 Exploring Teaching as a Profession 
  • ACHM 115 General Chemistry I and Lab (4 Credits) (DP-NATSCI)
  • AMAT 112 Calculus I (4 Credits) (MATH)
  • APHY 140 Physics I: Mechanics 
  • A PHY 145 Physics Lab I (1 credit)
     
Year One: Spring
  • EPSY 200 Introduction to Educational Psychology (DP-SOCSCI)
  • ECPY 360 Psychology, Cultural Diversity, & Social Justice (DEISJ)
  • AENV 105 Introduction to Environmental Science
  • AATM 210 Atmospheric Structure, Thermodynamics, and Circulation
  • Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
     
Year One: Summer
  • Consider coursework
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
  • Request to declare the major

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • EPSY 400 The Psychology of Instruction and Learning 
  • Foreign Language (LANG)
  • APHY 103 Exploration of Space
  • AENV 221 Understanding the Earth
  • Arts General Education Course (DP-ARTS)
     
Year Two: Spring
  • ESPE 350 Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment for All Students
  • ESPE 460 Introduction to Human Exceptionality
  • EEPL 300 Social Foundations of Education 
  • AATM 335 Meteorological Remote Sensing
  • AENV 327 Meteorological and Environmental Measurement
     
Year Two: Summer
  • Consider study abroad options
  • Look for research opportunities
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • EPSY 422 Adolescent Development
  • ETAP 452X Methods of Secondary Teaching  
  • EPSY 440 Introduction to Assessment & Measurement
  • AENV 302 Ocean Science
  • AENV 450 Paleoclimatology OR AATM 306 Climate Variability and Change
Year Three: Spring
  • ELTL 400 Language Acquisition for All Learners
  • ETAP 430 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
  • AENV 404 The Adirondack Environment 
  • Humanities General Education Course (DP-HUM)
  • US History General Education Course (CH-USHIS)
     
Year Three: Summer
  • Summer research

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • ETAP 479 Fieldwork: Healthy and Successful Students (6 Credits)
  • AENV 490 Major Topics in Environmental Science
  • World History and International Perspectives General Education Course (INTLPER)
  • Elective
Year Four: Spring
  • ETAP 480 Student Teaching: Adolescent Education (12 Credits)
  • Elective

Notes

General Education Requirements for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
AR Arts 
HU Humanities
NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
SS Social Sciences
US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
IP World History and International Perspectives 
LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
DEISJ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice


This is a suggested course sequence.