Teaching: Social Studies Education (7-12)

Credit Hours: 133 credits

Requirements

Students must obtain a 3.00 GPA in the most recent 48 credits, which must include six credits of mathematics equivalent to Math 102 or higher, English 101, English 102, English 201 or 202, History 109 or 110, complete an interview with the coordinator of the Social Studies Education program, the education advisor and meet with designated education faculty members to review progress in the program.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

The recommended course sequences listed here are for marketing purposes only. Students should consult their academic adviser for course selection and degree progress.

FIRST YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
EDUC 001	Education Observation/Participation	0
EDUC 101	Introduction to Teaching	3
ENG 101	College Writing I	3
HIST 109	U.S. History I	3
IDS 101	First Year Seminar (Education Major)	1
IT 105	PC Office Applications	3
PSYC 101	General Psychology	3
PHED 105	Wellness and Fitness	2
EDUC 002	Education Observation/Participation		0
ENG 102	College Writing II		3
HIST 102	Western Civilization		3
HIST 110	United States History II		3
MATH 102	College Algebra		3
PSYC 230	Psychology of Adolescence		3
SOCI 101	Introduction to Sociology		3
EDUC 302A	Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessment		0
	Total Semester Credits	18	18

 

SECOND YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
EDUC 003	Education Observation/Participation	0
SPED 225	Characteristics & Needs Exceptional Learner	3
BIOL	Biology Laboratory Elective1	4
MATH 111	College Math	3
COMM 107	Speech Communication	3
POSC 101	American Government	3
EDUC 004	Education Observation/Participation		0
ANTH 101	Intro to Cultural Anthropology		3
ENG 201 or 202	American Literature I or II		3
EDUC 205	Teaching in the Secondary School		3
PHSC 109/110 or BIOL 112	Energy and the Environment, Physical Science or Global Change		3
SOCI 205	The Family		3
GEOG 101	Intro to Geography		3
Acceptance	Acceptance into Program		0
	Total Semester Credits	16	18

 

THIRD YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
EDUC 005	Education Observation/Participation	0
ECON 201	Principles of Economics I	3
SPED 3010	Classroom Management: Positive Behavioral Intervention	3
EDUC 306 or	Using Computers in Education	3
EDUC 440	Electronic media for Teachers	3
POSC 201	State and Local Government	3	3
POSC/HIST 3xx	Political Science/History Elective	3	3
HIST 101	Modern European History	3	3
EDUC 006	Education Observation/Participation		0
ECON 202	Principles of Economics II		3
EDUC 315	Developmental Assessment		3
EDUC 325	Social Studies Curr. & Methods		3
HIST 302	History of the Civil Rights Movement		3
GEOG 340	Cultural Geography		3
EDUC 449A	Praxis II: Subject Assessments		0
	Total Semester Credits	18	15

 

FOURTH YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
EDUC 007	Education Observation/Participation	0
SPED 320	Differentiated Instruction for Diverse Learners	3
EDUC 332	Reading in the Content Areas	3
EDUC 450	Seminar: Contemporary Research, Issues & ethics in Education	3
EDUC 340	Teaching Eng. Language Learners	3
EDUC 423I	Student Teaching at the intermediate School Level (1st half of Semester)		6
EDUC 423S	Student Teaching at Secondary Level (2nd half of semester)		6
GRAD 201	Grad Audit		0
	Total Semester Credits	12	12

A minimum of 133/134 credits required for graduation. *Any variation of the required sequence must be approved by the adviser.

Field Experiences are integrated into coursework in each semester for the Bachelor of Science in Teaching Social Studies. They are generally scheduled Monday through Friday 8am-5pm during typical working hours.