The geoscience core
Physical geology and earth systems: minerals and rocks, plate tectonics, surface processes, and the atmosphere and hydrosphere, with the meteorology emphasis states expect. Completed as exams on the weekly plan.
WGU master's completion
WGU M.A. Science Education (Secondary Earth Science) completion, finished in 6 months
At a glance
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WGU's earth science master's sweeps geology, ocean systems, meteorology, and astronomy into one endorsement track for licensed teachers. We complete the geoscience content exams, the earth-science curriculum and methods PAs, and the Teacher Performance Assessment, working around your school calendar, with remaining CUs cleared in 6 months or you do not pay. The master's package is $3,500 flat. Coursework Ninja is independent and not affiliated with Western Governors University.
The M.A. in Science Education (Secondary Earth Science) is WGU's geoscience endorsement for licensed teachers, and the broadest sweep of the science master's: physical geology, earth systems with a meteorology emphasis, astronomy, ocean systems, and the chemistry underneath them. It is also the shortest of the group, with the M.A. track currently listed at twelve courses plus the seven-component Teacher Performance Assessment.
Broad and short cuts both ways: there is no single monster course, but five different disciplines still have to be passed while you teach full time. We complete the geoscience exams, the curriculum and methods PAs, and the TPA capstone to the rubric, paced around your school calendar. Remaining CUs finished in 6 months, or you do not pay.
- Geology, astronomy, and ocean systems exams completed
- Earth-science curriculum and methods PAs finished
- TPA capstone drafted early, not in the final month
- 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 earth science education master's?
Astronomy and ocean systems
The space and water third of the degree: solar system bodies, stellar evolution, ocean circulation, and climate interactions, cleared in prerequisite order.
Curriculum and methods PAs
The secondary earth science curriculum course and the three-dimensional science methods series, including phenomena-based lesson design and laboratory safety, produced to the rubric.
The TPA capstone
The Teacher Performance Assessment's seven components, from contextual factors through analysis of student learning and reflection: scoped at intake, drafted mid-plan, and revised until it passes.
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Course map
Key courses in this WGU program
Course names below come from WGU's published program materials for this degree. Assessment labels reflect typical OA/PA patterns for the course type; exact task mix can shift by catalog year. Codes are shown only when verified against an official WGU source.
| Course | Assessment | Where students stall |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Geology | Paper (PA) | Early path course; good first clear on a weekly plan |
| Earth Systems | Paper (PA) | Early path course; good first clear on a weekly plan |
| Science Teaching Methods | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Secondary Pedagogy | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Preclinical Experiences | Field / clinical (you) | Live hours stay with you; we complete written assessments around them |
| Student Teaching | Field / clinical (you) | Live hours stay with you; we complete written assessments around them |
| Earth Science Capstone | Project PA | Final project; stalls when every other course is still open |
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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 an M.S. Earth Science Education
Earth science covers the geology and environmental-science course load in most high schools. The master's adds the graduate pay lane and district curriculum eligibility to the same shortage-area license.
| 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 earth science education master's usually stall?
What we see most from teachers adding geoscience:
- Astronomy deferred because its physics prerequisite feels distant
- Five disciplines' worth of content exams with no weekly target holding them
- The TPA's seven components discovered in detail during month five
- Meteorology and ocean content underestimated until the pre-assessment says otherwise
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The plan
What does the 6-month earth science plan look like?
Months 1-2
Physical geology and the chemistry foundations first, with the astronomy prerequisite queued early and the first methods PA out for feedback.
Months 3-4
Earth systems, ocean systems, and astronomy exams clear weekly; curriculum and methods PAs run in parallel; TPA unit scoped and outlined.
Months 5-6
TPA drafted, submitted, and revised inside the window; last exams closed; buffer protected. The finish date lands in writing.
Guides
Guides for the M.A. Science Education (Secondary Earth Science)
Questions, answered
That is what WGU currently lists for the secondary earth science M.A., making it the shortest of its science master's tracks, plus the Teacher Performance Assessment. Short does not mean self-finishing: we still map your exact remaining list and write the 6-month plan against it.
The M.A. track is for licensed teachers adding earth science. WGU's M.A.T. track covers initial licensure with clinicals and student teaching. We complete the academic load of either; live classroom work stays with you.
The master's package is $3,500 flat with the written 6-month guarantee. Stacking a bachelor's and this master's is $5,500. A single blocking course starts at $99 with a fixed quote first. Coursework Ninja is independent of WGU.
A multi-week, standards-based unit you plan, teach, and analyze, written up across seven scored components. We scope it at intake and draft it in the middle of the plan, so it never becomes the final-month emergency it is famous for.
Yes. Weekly targets lighten during grading periods and grow over breaks, and the finish date is committed in writing at intake against your real calendar, not an ideal one.
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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