Environmental Education for Educators Minor

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This minor is administered by the Environment and Society Discipline.

Open only to students seeking teacher certification.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE DISCLOSURE (NC-SARA)

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The requirements of this program meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Wisconsin

The requirements of this program do not meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Not applicable

The requirements of this program have not been determined if they meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming; District of Columbia; American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Consists of at least 22 credits.

Note: Required courses marked below have Math prerequisites. Depending on your placement score, additional courses may be required.**

Environmental education core

NRES 370 - Introduction to Environmental Study and Education Credits: 3
NRES 376 - Environmental Education Practicum Credits: 4

A minimum of 3 credits from

NRES 281 - Introduction to Recreation and Parks Credits: 3
NRES 302 - Foundations of Environmental Education II Credits: 1
NRES 305 - Inclusive Practices for Outdoor Professionals Credits: 2
NRES 368 - Oral Interpretation Methods Credits: 3
NRES 478 - Environmental Issues Investigation and Action Credits: 3

Environmental science core, 9 credits

ASTR 100 - Unveiling the Universe Credits: 3
BIOL 100 - Biological Principles and the Human Environment Credits: 3
CHEM 100 - Chemistry for the Citizen Credits: 3 **
GEOG 105 - The Dynamic Earth Credits: 3

Electives, 3-4 credits

Choose from:

BIOL 305 - General Ecology Credits: 3
HIST 280 - American Environmental History Credits: 3
NRES 200 - Introduction to Sustainable Communities Credits: 3
NRES 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present Credits: 3 or
WATR 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present Credits: 3
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species Credits: 3 or
WATR 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species Credits: 3
NRES 369 - Interpretive Media Credits: 4
NRES 441 - Climate Change Implications, Policies, and Solutions Credits: 3
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
Additional courses from cores above
Other courses approved by adviser

Note

See information about the Professional Education Program in the Education section of this catalog, and information about Secondary Education for teacher certification in the Secondary/K-12 Education Curriculum for Teacher Certification section of this catalog.