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

Credit bearing Professional Development Options

  • RSSW 290, 291 and 390 – Community Service
  • Research within major
  • University internship
  • Departmental Internship
  • Community Engaged Coursework
  • Study Abroad
  • Tutoring opportunities

This is a suggested course sequence