Minor in Geography Teaching
(19 hours*)
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, 120 MCKB, (801) 422-3426.
Program Requirements
- Grades below C- in professional education courses or content courses will not be accepted in the teaching major or teaching minor. Teacher candidates must have a cumulative 2.85 GPA in teaching major and teaching minor courses to qualify for student teaching.
- Complete the following:
GEOG 101 : Global Environment: Understanding Physical Geography.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physical environment, distribution and interrelationships of climates, landforms, ecosystems and their human significance. |
*GEOG 120 : Geography and World Affairs.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. Independent Study also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of the world, stressing geography of major political regions. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
GEOG 250 : United States and Canada.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Analysis of the natural environment, historical development, cultural patterns, economic systems, and political structures of geographic regions. |
- Complete 3 hours of electives. Electives cannot include Geog 222*, 399R, 493R, or any Geog 500 or above courses.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.