The earth science content core
General Geology, Meteorology, Astronomy, Natural Hazards, and Environmental Science: the signature courses of the degree, completed on the weekly clear list instead of saved for a someday term.
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WGU B.S. Science Education (Secondary Earth Science) completion, finished in 6 months
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Coursework Ninja completes the WGU B.S. Science Education (Secondary Earth Science) academic load: geology, meteorology, astronomy, and environmental science assessments finished, general science and lab courses cleared, secondary science methods PAs delivered to the rubric, paced around clinical and student-teaching windows, with remaining academic CUs done in 6 months or you do not pay. The bachelor's package is $3,000 flat. Coursework Ninja is independent and not affiliated with Western Governors University.
The B.S. Science Education (Secondary Earth Science) is 41 courses to a secondary earth science teaching license: general geology, meteorology, astronomy, natural hazards, and environmental science with lab work, on a base of biology, chemistry, and physics, plus teaching methods, clinicals, and a student-teaching term. It is the broadest science degree WGU offers, which is exactly why self-paced students drift in it.
We complete the academic load: the earth science content assessments and lab courses, the general science base, and the secondary methods PAs, sequenced around clinical and student-teaching windows on a written weekly schedule. Live classroom requirements stay with you. Remaining academic CUs finished in 6 months under the agreed plan, or you do not pay.
- Geology, meteorology, astronomy, and hazards assessments finished
- Environmental science and lab courses cleared
- Secondary science methods PAs completed
- 6-month finish-or-don't-pay guarantee
Every full package includes the written 6-month guarantee: we finish the remaining CUs under the agreed plan, or you do not pay. Packages: Bachelor's $3,000 · Master's $3,500 · both $5,500 · single assessments from $99.
Coverage
What do we complete in the WGU B.S. Secondary Earth Science Education?
Environmental management and labs
Environmental Management with Lab plus the general physics, chemistry, and biology lab courses: the writeup-heavy work produced to the rubric and revised until it passes.
Secondary science methods PAs
Secondary Earth Science Curriculum, Three Dimensional Science and Engineering, Laboratory Safety, and Secondary Disciplinary Literacy: rubric-scored teaching artifacts produced on the weekly schedule.
Professional core around clinicals
The seven-course professional core and portfolio coursework, sequenced around early clinical, advanced clinical, and student-teaching windows, which stay with you as live requirements.
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Course map
Key courses in this WGU program
Course names, codes, and order below are verified against WGU's September 2026 Institutional Catalog: the full 41-course, 124-CU BSSESE 202603 table, terms 1 through 10, ending in the student-teaching year that always stays with the student. Assessment labels reflect typical OA/PA patterns for the course type; exact task mix can shift by catalog year.
| Course | Assessment | Where students stall |
|---|---|---|
| The Professional EducatorD663 | Paper (PA) | Term 1 opener; good first clear on a weekly plan |
| Composition: Writing with a StrategyD269 | Paper (PA) | Term 1; good first clear on a weekly plan |
| Introduction to Communication: Connecting with OthersD268 | Paper (PA) | Term 1; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Learners and Learning ScienceD664 | Paper (PA) | Term 1; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Composition: Successful Self-ExpressionD270 | Paper (PA) | Term 2; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| General Earth Science ID847 | Proctored OA | Term 2; the first science content course of the shared block |
| General Earth Science I LabD848 | Project PA | Term 2; 1 CU, the first simulated lab report |
| Personalized Learning for Inclusive ClassroomsD662 | Paper (PA) | Term 2; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Quantitative LiteracyD771 | Proctored OA | Term 2; the math gen ed |
| Creating Positive Learning EnvironmentsD661 | Paper (PA) | Term 3; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Introduction to Systems Thinking and ApplicationsD459 | Paper (PA) | Term 3; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| General Biology ID849 | Proctored OA | Term 3; the life-science base of the shared block |
| General Biology I LabD850 | Project PA | Term 3; 1 CU beside D849 |
| Planning Instructional Strategies for Meaningful LearningD658 | Paper (PA) | Term 3; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Technology and Ethics: Emerging Trends and SocietyD773 | Paper (PA) | Term 4; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Assessing and Monitoring Student LearningD659 | Paper (PA) | Term 4; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Probability and StatisticsD888 | Proctored OA | Term 4; the statistics course that also opens the endorsement program |
| Instructional Technology and Online PedagogyD660 | Paper (PA) | Term 4; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| General Chemistry ID843 | Proctored OA | Term 5; the chemistry base of the shared block |
| General Chemistry I LabD844 | Project PA | Term 5; 1 CU beside D843 |
| American Politics and the US ConstitutionC963 | Proctored OA | Term 5; cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| General Secondary MethodsD807 | Paper (PA) | Term 5; the first methods PA, submitted early for feedback |
| Three Dimensional Science and EngineeringD874 | Paper (PA) | Term 5; the catalog-stated integrated performance assessment task |
| General Physics ID845 | Proctored OA | Term 6; the physics survey of the shared block |
| General Physics I LabD846 | Project PA | Term 6; 1 CU beside D845 |
| Early Clinical in Secondary EducationD707 | Field / clinical (you) | Live classroom observation stays with you; we clear the written work around it |
| General GeologyD859 | Proctored OA | Term 6; opens the earth science core, no prior knowledge required per the description |
| Secondary Literacy Methods and InterventionsD769 | Paper (PA) | Term 6; the MTSS reading course of the secondary tables |
| MeteorologyD853 | Proctored OA | Term 7; circulation, weather systems, and climate dynamics |
| General EcologyD878 | Proctored OA | Term 7; the shared ecology survey of six science tables |
| Secondary Science Teaching MethodsD875 | Paper (PA) | Term 7; the D874 sequel with the catalog 7-of-51 clinical-hours note |
| Environmental ScienceD854 | Proctored OA | Term 7; resources and remediation with the evaluate-a-strategy bar |
| AstronomyD852 | Proctored OA | Term 8; starlight analysis and Kepler's laws on the stated geology foundation |
| Laboratory SafetyD873 | Paper (PA) | Term 8; 1 CU, cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Natural HazardsD855 | Proctored OA | Term 8; four-sphere mechanisms from earthquakes to tornadoes |
| Environmental Management with LabD856 | Paper (PA) | Term 8, 4 CUs; the lab inside the code and the catalog-stated performance assessment |
| Secondary Earth Science CurriculumD857 | Paper (PA) | Term 8; the develop-and-evaluate synthesis closer |
| Secondary Disciplinary LiteracyD805 | Paper (PA) | Term 9; protect buffer weeks for revisions |
| Advanced Clinical in Secondary EducationD709 | Field / clinical (you) | Live classroom work stays with you; we clear the written work around it |
| Student Teaching I in Secondary EducationD721 | Field / clinical (you) | Full-time supervised teaching; academic CUs close before it starts |
| Student Teaching II in Secondary EducationD722 | Field / clinical (you) | Full-time supervised teaching; academic CUs close before it starts |
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Send the course code on Telegram or WhatsApp. Single-course completions start at $99 with a fixed quote in writing before any work begins.
Certifications and transfers
Certifications, licensure, and transfer reality
Student teaching, preclinical experiences, demo teaching, or clinical/practicum hours stay with you. We complete the academic assessments and papers around those pieces, confirmed in writing at intake. Transfer credit varies by transcript. Our completion fee is separate from WGU tuition.
Career outcomes
What graduates do with a B.S. Earth Science Education
Earth science teachers cover geology, environmental science, and general science tracks at the secondary level. The license rides district shortage lists along with the other sciences.
| Role (BLS occupation) | 2024 median pay | Projected growth 2024-34 |
|---|---|---|
| High school teachers | $64,580 | 2% decline |
| Middle school teachers | $62,970 | 2% decline |
Figures are U.S. national medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2024 median annual pay and projected employment change from 2024 to 2034. Pay varies by state, employer, and experience. What happens after a WGU degree: employers, salary surveys, and the already-employed vs career-changer split.
Bottlenecks
Where does the WGU earth science education degree usually stall?
What we see most from future earth science teachers:
- The breadth problem: 41 courses across five sciences with no written order
- A chemistry or physics base course avoided by someone who came for geology and weather
- Lab writeups treated as quick tasks, then returned for rubric revisions twice
- Student teaching arriving while environmental science and two core courses are still open
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The plan
What does the 6-month earth science education plan look like?
Months 1-2
The general science base and gen ed leftovers cleared first, with the first methods PA submitted early and geology or meteorology moving right behind.
Months 3-4
The earth science core on weekly clears: astronomy, natural hazards, environmental science with lab, paced around clinical windows and the school calendar.
Months 5-6
Remaining academic CUs close before student teaching peaks. Revision buffer protected; the finish date holds in writing.
Guides
Guides for the B.S. Science Education (Secondary Earth Science)
Questions, answered
No. Clinical experiences, observation hours, and student teaching are live, supervised requirements and stay with you. We complete the academic assessments: science OAs, lab reports, and methods PAs.
Yes: geology, meteorology, astronomy, environmental science, plus a base of biology, chemistry, and physics. Breadth is the reason the degree rewards a written CU order; without one, students bounce between subjects and finish nothing.
The bachelor's package is $3,000 flat, which covers the agreed remaining academic CUs with the written 6-month finish guarantee. A single blocking course starts at $99 with a fixed quote first. Coursework Ninja is independent of WGU.
The lab-style courses in this program are completed as written assessments and reports against the rubric, and those are standard weekly-clear work for us. Any genuinely in-person requirement stays with you.
Four 1-CU investigation labs ride beside the lecture courses per the September 2026 catalog: General Earth Science I Lab (D848) with D847 in term 2, General Biology I Lab (D850) with D849 in term 3, General Chemistry I Lab (D844) with D843 in term 5, and General Physics I Lab (D846) with D845 in term 6. The pattern is always the same: the 3-CU lecture clears in one sitting, and the 1-CU report course with its drafting cycles is what holds the term open. We complete the lab reports as standard weekly-clear work; any genuinely in-person requirement stays with you.
Per the September 2026 catalog, the seven-course earth science content core of this 41-course, 124-CU table is now mapped end to end: D859 General Geology (EDUC 3306, 3 CUs) in term 6 beside the D845 and D846 General Physics I pair, then D853 Meteorology (EDUC 3301, 3 CUs), D878 General Ecology (BIO 3020, 3 CUs), and D854 Environmental Science (EDUC 3302, 3 CUs) in term 7 beside the D875 methods course, and the term-8 closing row of D852 Astronomy (EDUC 3300, 3 CUs), D855 Natural Hazards (EDUC 3303, 3 CUs), D856 Environmental Management with Lab (EDUC 3304, 4 CUs, the row's only lab-coded course with the catalog-stated performance assessment), and D857 Secondary Earth Science Curriculum (EDUC 3305, 3 CUs) beside D873 Laboratory Safety. The same seven courses fill the 28-CU Earth Science endorsement for licensed secondary science teachers across its three terms, and the M.A. Teaching table runs the D858 graduate twin of the curriculum course. All eight have their own completion pages linked below, and clinicals and student teaching stay with you.
The program leads to initial secondary earth science licensure, and WGU designs it for eligibility across the United States. State testing requirements vary; those exams, clinicals, and student teaching remain yours.
Coursework Ninja is an independent done-for-you degree completion service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Western Governors University.
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