Environmental Science Teacher Licensure

Environmental Science: Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Concentration

Program Overview

If you are a passionate environmentalist with a desire to teach, Endicott presents a unique set of advantages on your way to licensure.

Increasing public interest in environmental causes has led to a widespread push to incorporate environmental education into our school systems. Endicott's rigorous academics combined with its 235-acre living-classroom setting will provide a wealth of experiences that bring the "real world" into focus.

Environmental science majors may pursue Massachusetts state licensure by completing the secondary education concentration. In doing so, you will be eligible to receive a license to teach Earth and Space Science, grades 8-12, in Massachusetts.

The experience you gain at Endicott is comprehensive. You will complete freshman and sophomore internships in a range of school settings, a sophomore and junior field experience connected to your secondary education courses, a junior year pre-practicum, and senior year full practicum experience. Upon graduation, you will have completed all of the requirements necessary to apply for an initial license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and you will be eligible to pursue licensure in many other states. Students receive free preparation for the required Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) as part of the program.
Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 130

First Year - Credits: 37
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- General Education Elective (must be above the 100 level) (Cr: 3)
- CHE 105/105L聽-聽General Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
- CHE 106/106L聽-聽General Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ED 010聽-聽Communication and Literacy Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
- ED 111聽-聽Clinical Field Based Experience I (Cr: 2)
- ED 125聽-聽Approaches to Middle and Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
- ENG 111聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- ENG 112聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- ENV 130/130L聽-聽Environmental Science I and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ENV 131/131L聽-聽Environmental Science II and Lab (Cr: 4)
- MTH 129聽-聽Analysis of Functions (Pre-calculus) (Cr: 4)
  
  Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement
- MTH 134聽-聽Calculus I (Cr: 4)
  
  Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement
Sophomore - Credits: 33
- Aesthetic Awareness聽General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
- General Education Elective (Cr. 3)
- BIO 210聽-聽Biostatistics (Cr: 3)
- CHE 306聽-聽Chemical Analysis and Instrumentation (Cr: 3)
- ED 030聽-聽Subject Matter Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
- ED 203聽-聽Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
- ED 211聽-聽Clinical Field Based Experience II (Cr: 2)
- ED 240聽-聽Literacies for Learning at the Middle and Secondary School (Cr: 3)
- ENV 215/215L聽-聽Oceanography and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ENV 320聽-聽Advanced Ecology (Cr: 3)
- PHY 100聽-聽Introduction to Astronomy (Cr: 3)
- PSY 200聽-聽Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies Individual and Society General Education Requirement
Junior - Credits: 29
- Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement聽 (Cr: 3)
- World Culture General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- ED 303聽-聽Pre-Practicum Field Experience (Cr: 1)
- ED 330聽-聽Sheltered English Immersion (Cr: 3)
- ED 339聽-聽Assessment for Learning (Cr: 3)
- ED 380聽-聽Methods in the Secondary Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
- ENV 122/122L聽-聽Geology and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ENV 216聽-聽Natural Disasters and Catastrophes (Cr: 3)
- ENV 313聽-聽Modern Conservation: Principles and Practices (Cr: 3)
- POL 382聽-聽Environmental Law and Politics (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
Senior - Credits: 31
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- General Education Electives聽(one must be above the 100 level) (Cr: 6)
- ED 400聽-聽Practicum and Seminar in Education (Cr: 12)
- ENV 338聽-聽Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment (Cr: 3)
- ENV 489聽-聽Senior Research (Cr: 3)
- ENV 490聽-聽Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
- EC 400聽-聽Senior Transition (Cr: 1)
Internships and Careers

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