University Studies

Students must complete the General Education Requirements :

• GEOG 1000
    and
  GEOG 1300
    may be used toward the Breadth requirements

Students must also complete the University Studies Depth Requirements :

• Two courses having a CI designation (such as GEOG 4120 ,
  SCED 3210
    or
  SCED 4200
   ) will fulfill the Communication Intensive requirement
• One course having a QI designation is needed  to fulfill the Quantitative Intensive requirement

A. Geography Teaching Major Foundation Courses (20 credits)

• ENVS 2000 - Natural Resources Professional Orientation 1
• GEOG 1000 - Physical Geography (BPS) 3
• GEOG 1005 - Physical Geography Lab 1
• GEOG 1300 - World Regional Geography (BSS) 3
• GEOG 1800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences 3
• GEOG 4100 - Geographic Approaches to the Human-Environmental Relationship 3

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• GEOG 4120 - Environment and Development in Latin America (CI) 3 or
• GEOG 4220 - International Regional Geography 3

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• GEOG 4210 - Geography of Utah 3

B. Geography Education Pedagogical Methods Courses (4 credits)

• SCED 3300 - Clinical Experience I 1
• SCED 3500 - Teaching Social Studies 3

C. Geography Education Elective Courses (12 credits)

Students should complete 12 additional credits from among the core courses for the emphasis in the Geography major (Human-Environment Geography, Geographical Analysis and Bioregional Planning, Physical Geography). All electives must be approved by the Geography Teaching faculty advisor.

D. Teaching Minor (17-33 credits)

A teaching major in Geography also requires an approved teaching minor from another field of study acceptable to the Secondary Education Program of the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL).

E. Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) (35 credits)

Students must complete three levels in the STEP. All three levels of the STEP will be offered during fall and spring semesters, not during summers. Levels of the STEP are taken as a package, not piecemeal. Each level must be satisfactorily completed before a student is advanced to the next level. All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-. Prior to admission to the STEP, students in the Geography Teaching Major must complete MATH 1050 , unless their Math ACT score is 25 or higher.

Students should consult with advisors in major and minor departments for scheduling of special methods classes at Levels 1 and 2. Although certain combinations of majors and minors require three special methods classes, only two clinical experiences (total) should be scheduled at Levels 1 and 2. These in-school experiences are coordinated by methods instructors.

F. Electives

After meeting the University Studies, USU upper-division, and geography teaching major requirements, students may take the remainder of their 120 required credits in any discipline and from any department.

Minimum University Requirements