Geography Teaching

Minor

Hours	24 Credit Hours

Program Requirements

This minor is designed to prepare students to teach in public schools. A teaching minor may only be received by students graduating with a teaching major. In order to graduate with this minor, students are required to complete Utah State Office of Education licensing requirements. To view these requirements go to http://education.byu.edu/ess/licensing.html or contact Education Student Services, 350 MCKB, (801) 422-3426.

For students accepted into the major after August 1, 2014, grades below C in any required coursework in a teaching major or teaching minor will not be accepted. Teacher candidates must maintain a total GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout the program and to qualify for student teaching. For details on admission and retention requirements for teaching majors and teaching minors, see Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Requirements in the undergraduate catalog.

requirement 1 Complete 4 courses

GEOG 101 - Global Environment: Understanding Physical Geography 3.0

GEOG 120 - Geography and World Affairs 3.0

GEOG 130 - Introduction to Human Geography 3.0

GEOG 211 - Map Use and Interpretation 4.0

requirement 2 Complete 1 course

GEOG 245 - Geography of Utah 3.0

GEOG 250 - United States and Canada 3.0

requirement 3 Complete 2 courses

HIST 477 - History and Social Science Teaching Methods and Instruction 3.0

HIST 478 - Practicum in Secondary Education 1.0

requirement 4 Complete 1 course