Environmental Science Major/ Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Concentration (Bachelor of Science)

Environmental science majors may pursue Massachusetts state licensure by adding the secondary education concentration. In doing so, they can become licensed in the state of Massachusetts to teach at the high school level. Students in the secondary education concentration complete freshman and sophomore internships in a range of school settings, followed by a junior year pre-practicum and senior year full-practicum experience. Upon graduation, Endicott education students have completed all of the requirements necessary to apply for an initial license in the state of Massachusetts and are eligible to pursue licensure in many other states.

The secondary education concentration consists of 7 courses plus a full-semester practicum. It has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. For more information see The School of Education’s Secondary Education Teacher Licensure section of the Catalog.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 130

Freshman - Credits: 33

BIO 130/130L - Principles of Ecology and Lab (Cr: 4)
Satisfies Science and Technology General Education Requirement
BIO 210 - Biostatistics (Cr: 3)
CHE 105/105L - General Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
CHE 106/106L - General Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
ED 010 - Communication and Literacy Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
ED 125 - Approaches to Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
ENV 140 - Environmental Biology and Field Studies (Cr: 3)
INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
MTH 134 - Calculus I (Cr: 4)
Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement
Initial enrollment is based on placement examinations and AP test results. Students who do not directly place into MTH 134 will be required to take MTH 129 as a free elective

Sophomore - Credits: 34

Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)

CHE 306 - Chemical Analysis and Instrumentation (Cr: 3)
ED 203 - Introduction to Children with Special Needs (Cr: 3)
ED 240/240L - Literacy in the Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
ENV 215/215L - Oceanography and Lab (Cr: 4)
ENV 220/220L - Environmental Science and Lab (Cr: 4)
ENV 313 - Modern Conservation: Principles and Practices (Cr: 3)
INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
PHY 100 - Introduction to Astronomy (Cr: 3)
PSY 200 - Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Individual and Society General Education Requirement

Junior - Credits: 33

Global Issues General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)

ED 030 - Subject Matter Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
ED 303 - Pre-Practicum Field Experience (Cr: 1)
ED 321 - Junior Transitions (Cr: 1)
ED 330/330L - Sheltered English Immersion (Cr: 3)
ED 339 - Classroom Assessment (Cr: 3)
ED 380 - Methods in the Secondary Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
ENV 122/122L - Geology and Lab (Cr: 4)
ENV 216 - Natural Disasters and Catastrophes (Cr: 3)
ENV 338 - Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment (Cr: 3)
POL 382 - Environmental Law and Politics (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

Senior - Credits: 30

General Education Electives (Cr: 12)
(two must be above the 100 level)

ED 400 - Practicum and Seminar in Education (Cr: 12)
ENV 489 - Senior Thesis I (Cr: 3)
ENV 490 - Senior Thesis II (Cr: 3)