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Applicants must have completed the first two-year sequence of courses. They must have 3.0 GPA overall and 3.0 in science courses. All applicants must obtain three letters of recommendation from faculty, which will be evaluated by the Earth Science Education advisor. The GRE is not required for the Earth Science Education program. The Earth Science Education advisor is Prof. Gilbert N. Hanson in the Department of Geosciences. His telephone is 631-632-8210. E-mail is gilbert.hanson@sunysb.edu. List of all required courses showing number of credits and whether graduate or undergraduate, and when offered.
In addition to the above required courses a student must
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Advanced courses are those with a pre-requisite of introductory courses or a sequence of introductory courses. At Stony Brook University most advanced courses are numbered 300 or higher. |
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27 credits within Earth Sciences, that is, astronomy, atmospheric sciences and geology. Some marine science courses with an earth science theme are also acceptable. Graduate atmospheric science courses have an MAR designator |
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At least 12 credits of these 27 credits are in one scientific discipline. The acceptable disciplines are geology, astronomy, or atmospheric science. |
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At least 15 credits of these 27 credits must be at the graduate level. |
Undergraduate: 45 credits of DEC and free electives and 12 Credits of advanced Earth Science courses to be chosen in consultation with the Earth Science Education advisor.
Graduate: 15 Credits of Earth Science Courses to be chosen in consultation with the Earth Science Education advisor
Ten semesters of full-time study are required. The first 7 semesters are full time study at the undergraduate level. Semester 8 will include a mix of undergraduate and graduate courses. Semesters 9 and 10 consist of graduate courses only.
Note: The two degrees are conferred only when the entire combined degree program has been completed. Both degrees are conferred together unless the student elects to exit the combined degree program and receive only a BA in Earth and Space Sciences.
Undergraduate Upper-division writing requirement:
All students in the earth science education track must submit two papers
(term papers, laboratory reports, or independent research reports) that
involve collecting data or observations, processing and interpreting this
information and preparing a professional quality report.
Graduate writing requirement:
At least one of the graduate courses must require a research report that
involves selecting or collecting data or observations, processing and
interpreting this information and presenting it in a professional style. A
report that consists of a literature review is not acceptable for this
requirement.
Prior to admission to Student Teaching:
The candidate will be interviewed by a committee consisting of the
content advisor, a member of the science education faculty, and the student
teaching field supervisor. The purpose of this interview is to assess the
student's ability to speak extemporaneously about subject matter and
pedagogical issues. Students who are not successful in this interview will
be counseled in order to remedy deficiencies. Upon completion of the
remediation, another interview will be held. In the event that a student is
unable to satisfy the interview component the student will be blocked from
student teaching until this requirement is satisfied.
All students must pass the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) prior to
student teaching. Students must also pass both the Content Specialty Test
(CST) and the Assessment of Teaching Skills–Written (ATS/W) for initial
certification. To ensure that our candidates have the content knowledge
necessary to assist students in grades 7 through 12 in meeting the State
Learning Standards, we also recommend that candidates pass the NY State
Content Test (CST) prior to student teaching. All three of the New York
State Teacher Certification Exams (NYSTCE) must be passed to obtain
certification.
State Tests, Mandated Seminars and Fingerprinting:
All students must earn passing grades on all of the New York State Teacher
Certification Exams (NYSTCE) to qualify for certification. All students must
be fingerprinted prior to certification.
Language Requirement:
New York State certification requires at least one year of college level
study of a foreign language.
Professional Portfolio:
The Professional Portfolio is presented and defended at the conclusion of student teaching. It includes several performance indicators of standards-based teaching competencies.
c. The proposed 5 year program differs from the present BA in Earth and Space Sciences –Earth Science Education Track followed by the MAT in Earth Science in that 12 credits of earth science courses in the undergraduate program are replaced by 12 credits of graduate earth science courses. The MAT program does not change. The amount of time is reduced from five and one-half years to five years.
The requirements for this program exceed the recommendations by the National Science Teachers’ Association for Earth Science Teachers, which are: 1) 32 semester credits in Earth Science, and 2) 16 semester credits in physics, chemistry and biology. This program requires 49 semester credits in Earth Science and 22 credits in physics, chemistry and biology. In addition, this program requires one semester of calculus and one semester of statistics.
Students must maintain a B average in their graduate courses. Students who are unable to maintain this average in their graduate studies will be encouraged, while in Semester 8 of their studies, to leave the program and graduate with a BA degree in Earth and Space Science.
