Earth Science, with Secondary Education Certification, B.A.

Requirements for Major in Earth Science with Secondary Education Certification

Completion of all other requirements as outlined below in the section “Requirements for All Students Majoring in Geology or Earth Science.”
Demonstrated mathematics proficiency at the MATH 125 level.
Completion of all other requirements for teacher certification.

Nine Units in Geology, Including:

The following and five other geology courses at the 200-level or higher (one must be at the 300-level), selected in consultation with, and approved by, the department.

GEOL 101: Introductory Geology (1 Unit)
GEOL 103: Introduction to Earth History (1 Unit)
GEOL 104: Earth Resources and the Environment (1 Unit)
GEOL 115: Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate (1 Unit)

These May Not Include:

GEOL 210: Regional Field Geology (1/2 Unit)
Summer field camp or a directed study

Two Cognate Courses Including:

PHYS 105: Introductory Astronomy (1 Unit)
AND
One course selected from the list of cognates for the Geology, B.A.

Requirements for All Students Majoring in Geology or Earth Science

All students completing a major in geology or earth science must satisfy a field work requirement equivalent to one unit of study. This requirement may be fulfilled by summer research, internship or work experiences, academic year directed studies, completion of GEOL 210 or GEOL 314 , other suitable field experiences approved by the faculty (such as field trips sponsored by GSA), or some combination of the above.
- After completing three or four geology courses or at the end of their junior year, geology majors planning graduate study and/or a professional geology career are urged to attend either the Albion summer field camp in the Rocky Mountains or a similar summer geology field course offered by another college or university. This experience is required by most graduate schools before entering a graduate program and is required by many industries and institutions employing geologists.
A maximum of one geographic information systems course (GEOL 111 , GEOL 211 or GEOL 311 ) may be counted toward the major.
Departmental Colloquia: All geology and earth science majors are required to attend departmental colloquia regularly and to participate once each semester for four semesters.
The geology units and the required cognate courses must be taken for a numerical grade. Students considering a geology major are urged to complete the cognate units as early as possible in their Albion career.