The 3+2 Secondary and K-12 Licensure Program allows students to complete a B.A. in their academic major with an emphasis in Secondary and K-12 Licensure and a Master of Arts in Education in five years. Students apply to the program by December of their junior year. MUS majors interested in the program need to set up an individualized plan with their MUS and EDUC advisors. To be accepted into the 3+2 Program, each student must:
- Provide letters of recommendation from at least one Education Department faculty member and one faculty member from the student's major
- Prove content, as defined by the Colorado Department of Education
- Be accepted into Western's Teacher Licensure Program
- Successfully complete EDUC 340 (by Spring of junior year)
- Be on track to complete all coursework required within the academic major
Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, students will be designated as "MAED candidates with provisional acceptance." Upon completion of the final undergraduate credits for the Western B.A., students will be designated as "MAED degree-seeking students." Students who have completed all other requirements of the 3+2 Secondary and K-12 Licensure Degree Program and all Western undergraduate requirements, yet choose to leave the MAED program before Year Five, will still have completed the BA in Secondary and K-12 Licensure, have earned 120 credits necessary for a Western undergraduate degree, and be eligible to apply for initial teacher licensure .
Program Requirements
Students interested in pursuing this comprehensive program should consult with the Teacher Education Program advisor in addition to the advisor in their major as soon as possible.
The Secondary Licensure in Earth-Space Science Emphasis requires a minimum of 64 credits. In addition, the student must fulfill the requirements of the Secondary Licensure 3+2 Program (see description under Education), and the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Geology Requirements | ||
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| or GEOL 103 | Earth and Energy Systems | |
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| GEOL 201 | Historical Geology (with laboratory) | 4 |
| GEOL 302 | Geoscience Writing | 2 |
| GEOL 310 | Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (with laboratory) | 4 |
| GEOL 315 | Earth Materials (with laboratory) | 4 |
| GEOL 320 | Geomorphology (with laboratory) | 4 |
| GEOL 345 | Structural Geology (with laboratory) | 4 |
| GEOL 450 | Field Geology | 4 |
| Required Supporting Courses | ||
| BIOL 150 | Biological Principles (with laboratory) (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| BIOL 151 | Diversity and Patterns of Life (with laboratory) | 4 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Laboratory I (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| MATH 141 | Precalculus (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| or MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | |
| PHYS 110 | Introductory Astronomy (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| PHYS 120 | Meteorology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| Select one of the following pairs of courses: | 8 | |
| Principles of Physics I (GT-SC2) and Laboratory Physics I (GT-SC1) | ||
AND | ||
| Principles of Physics II (GT-SC2) and Laboratory Physics II (GT-SC1) | ||
| OR | ||
| General Physics I (GT-SC2) and Laboratory Physics I (GT-SC1) | ||
AND | ||
| General Physics II (GT-SC2) and Laboratory Physics II (GT-SC1) | ||
| Total Credits | 64 | |
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education courses | 6 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 150 | Biological Principles (with laboratory) (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| Gen Ed | General Education course | 3 |
| GEOL 201 | Historical Geology (with laboratory) | 4 |
| MATH 141 | Precalculus (GT-MA1) (or higher, depending on MATH placement) 1 | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Laboratory I (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| Gen Ed | General Education course | 3 |
| GEOL 302 | Geoscience Writing | 2 |
| GEOL 310 | Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (with laboratory) | 4 |
| PHYS 110 | Introductory Astronomy (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 151 | Diversity and Patterns of Life (with laboratory) | 4 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| GEOL 345 | Structural Geology (with laboratory) | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 301 | GENERAL ECOLOGY | 3 |
| GEOL 305 | Mineralogy (with laboratory) | 4 |
| GEOL 320 | Geomorphology (with laboratory) | 4 |
| GEOL 495 | Geology Seminar | 1 |
| PHYS 170 or PHYS 190 |
Principles of Physics I (GT-SC2) or General Physics I (GT-SC2) |
3 |
| PHYS 185 | Laboratory Physics I (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 340 | Application of Pedagogy and Practice | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education courses | 6 |
| PHYS 120 | Meteorology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| PHYS 171 or PHYS 191 |
Principles of Physics II (GT-SC2) or General Physics II (GT-SC2) |
3 |
| PHYS 186 | Laboratory Physics II (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Summer | ||
| GEOL 450 | Field Geology | 4 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 603 | Content Area Learning | 3 |
| EDUC 604 | Learning Environments | 3 |
| EDUC 605 | Curriculum Development and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 624 | Managing to Differentiate | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 606 | Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDUC 607 | Rethinking Learning in the 21st Century | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 629 | Inclusion and English Learners | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 123 | |
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Geology requires completion of mathematics through Calculus II. Additional mathematics courses may be required and would fill Elective courses as needed.