Geography Social Science Teacher Certification Major Program

Total number of hours:  42

Introductory Requirements (12 hours):

• Geo 135 World Geography or Geo 140 Human Geography
• Geo 200 Physical Geography I
• Geo 201 Physical Geography II
• Geo 204 Doing Geography

Regional Requirements (6 hours):

• One course from: 
  Geo 230 Latin America
  Geo 250 Africa
  Geo 255 Asia

• One course from: 
  Geo 215 United States
  Geo 220 Illinois
  Geo 240 Europe
  Geo 245 Former Soviet Union

Techniques Requirements (6 hours):

• Geo 300 Cartography
• Geo 303 Geographic Information Systems

Thematic Requirements (6 hours):

• Geo 150 Economic Geography
• Geo 205 Global Environmental Issues
• Geo 208 Political Geography
• Geo 210 Historical Geography
• Geo 336 Urban Geography

Elective Requirement (3 hours):

• One course from: 
  Geo 130 The Traveler’s World
  Geo 145 Maps and Map Reading
  Geo 276 Environmental Geology
  Geo 287 Independent Study
  Geo 304 GIS Applications
  Geo 305 Remote Sensing
  Geo 306 Regional and Area Studies
  Geo 308 Quantitative Methods in Geography
  Geo 310 Field Geography
  Geo 351 Cartographic Processes
  Geo 370 Urban and Regional Planning
  Geo 380 Geomorphology

Capstone Requirement (3 hours):

• Geo 315 Seminar in Geography

Teaching Methods Requirements (6 hours):

• Geo 307 Teaching Geography/Earth Science

Professional Education Requirements

Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program.
Course must be completed with a C or better.

• EAF 228 or 231 or 235
• PSY 215 (pre-req of PSY 110 or 111)
• C&I 214
• C&I 212
• C&I 216
• STT 399.18

Supporting Course Requirements

• HIS 101 and/or 102 (Western Civilization)
• HIS 135 and/or History 136 (U.S. History)
• SOC 106 Intro to Sociology
• POL 101 or 106
• ECO 105 Principles of Economics