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Earth Science Minor
B.S. in Ed. degree, Secondary Provisional Certification or Secondary Provisional Certification with Emotional or Cognitive Impairment Endorsement
Advisors: Francek, Kiefer, Nelson, Pape

1. Requirements (24-28 hours):
   ESC 201 (4) Weather 
      OR ESC 240 (4) Meteorology
   ESC 205 (3) Oceanography
   ESC 210 (3) Landforms
   ESC 400 (3) Earth Science Education
   GEL 101 (3) Physical Geology 
      OR GEL 301 (3) Geology and Michigan
   GEL 102 (1) Physical Geology Laboratory
   GEL 201 (3) Earth History
   AST 111 (3) Astronomy
      AND AST 112 (1) Introduction to Astronomical Observations 
   OR AST 260 (4) General Astronomy I 
      AND AST 261 (4) General Astronomy II
    
2. Electives (0-3 hours) selected in consultation with an advisor from the courses listed below.
   ALL ESC, GEL, and AST courses
   GEO 203 (3) Introduction to Cartography
   GEO 303 (3) Computer Cartography and GIS
   GEO 305 (3) Remote Sensing of the Environment
   GEO 330 (3) Resource Perception and Utilization
   GEO 500 (3) Advanced Cartography Environment
   GEO 506 (3) Applications in Remote Sensing of the Environment
   GEO 550 (3) Geography for Teachers
   BIO 101 (3) General Biology 
   OR BIO 105 (3) Introductory Quantitative Biology
   BIO 203 (3) General Botany
   BIO 218 (3) General Zoology
   BIO 229 (3) Nature Study
   BIO 240 (3) Conservation of Natural Resources
   BIO 334 (3) Soil Science
   BIO 340 (3) Ecology
   BIO 541 (3) Wildlife Biology and Management
   CHM 111 (3) The Interaction of Chemistry and Society
   CHM 120 (4) Survey of Chemistry
   CHM 131 (4) Introduction to Chemistry I
   CHM 132 (4) Introduction to Chemistry II
   PHY 130 (4) College Physics I
   PHY 131 (4) College Physics II
   PHY 170 (1 ) College Physics Laboratory I
   PHY 171 (1) College Physics Laboratory II

Total: 27-28 semester hours
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