Secondary Education: Geography, B.S.

General Education

 (see General Education Requirements  for list of approved courses)

Program Requirements

• ECON 1010 - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
• ECON 1020 - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics
• GEOG 1010 - Physical Geography
• GEOG 1030 - World Geography
• HIST 1010 - World Civilizations I: World History from the Origins to c. 1000
• HIST 1020 - World Civilizations II: World History from c. 1000 to 1800
• HIST 1030 - World Civilizations III: World History from c. 1800 to the Present
• HIST 2010 - United States History to 1865
• HIST 2020 - United States History Since 1865
• HIST 3440 - History of Tennessee
• POLS 1010 - American Government

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• CPSC 1000 - Introduction to Computing or
• EDUC 4170 - Technology and Learning

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• One approved statistics course

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Additional Program Requirements

• ESC 1500 - Introduction to Environmental Science I
• ESC 1510 - Introduction to Environmental Science II
• GEOG 1040 - Cultural Geography

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• GEOL 1110 - Physical Geology and
• GEOL 1110L - Physical Geology Laboratory

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• 12 hours Geography electives selected with approval of advisor, including a minimum of 3 hours at the 3000-4000 level.

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Professional Education Requirements

• EDUC 2010 - Education in the United States
• EDUC 3210 - Teaching of Reading in the Secondary and Middle Schools
• EDUC 4000 - Survey of Exceptional Learners
• EDUC 4180 - Middle Grades Organization, Curriculum, and Instruction
• EDUC 4330 - Designing Instruction and Evaluation in the Secondary Classroom
• EDUC 4430 - Student Teaching in Secondary Schools
• EDUC 4520 - Teaching Strategies and Materials in Secondary and Middle Grades Social Science
• ECHD 2420 - Adolescent Development

Additional Information and Notes

For graduation: 2.0 average in social science and 2.0 average in College of Health, Education and Professional Studies courses.

For graduation with licensure: 2.5 cumulative average, 2.5 average at UTC, 2.5 average in education courses with no grade lower than C, 2.5 in content area courses with no grade lower than C.

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 120 hours.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements  for additional requirements.