This minor satisfies the endorsement for grades 5–12. 

Required Courses
GEOS 100 & 100L	DISCOVERING GEOLOGY and DISCOVERING GEOLOGY LAB	5
GEOS 113 & 113L	THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER and THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER LAB	5
GEOS 222 & 222L	THE EARTH THROUGH TIME and THE EARTH THROUGH TIME LAB	5
GEOS 305	INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY	5
or GEOS 314	WEATHER FORECASTING
PHYS 121	DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY	5
or PHYS 126	MAKING SENSE OF THE COSMOS
SCED 390	SCIENCE TEACHING METHODS	5
Total Credits		30

Students who earn an Earth and Space Science/Secondary Minor from EWU should be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the disciplinary core ideas of Earth and Space Science and can guide the learning of others in key principles of earth and space science outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS);
• apply science and engineering practices in NGSS;
• incorporate instructional materials and teaching strategies to a community of diverse students;
• explain how cross-cutting ideas bridge disciplinary boundaries, uniting core ideas throughout the fields of science and engineering;
• appropriately respond to potential safety hazards in different learning environments, ,e.g., laboratory, classroom, field.