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Secondary Education Social Studies Major
Completion of this major’s required courses, a teaching minor and the professional education sequence leads to certification as a secondary school teacher in social studies.
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| Total Credits Required for Degree | 131-135 |
| Liberal Studies | 30-40 |
| Health Promotion Requirements | 2 |
| Required Courses in Major* | 36 |
| Economics | 8 |
| Choose from the following: |
| EC 101 Introduction to Economics (4 cr.) [IV] |
| EC 201 Microeconomic Principles (4 cr.) |
| EC 202 Macroeconomic Principles (4 cr.) |
| Geography | 8 |
| GC 164 Human Geography (4 cr.) [IV] |
| History | 8 |
| HS 101 History of Western Civilization to 1600 (4 cr.) [II] or |
| HS 127 The United States Since 1865 (4 cr.) [IV] |
| Political Science | 8 |
| Choose from the following: |
| PS 101 Introduction to Political Science (4 cr.) [IV] |
| PS 105 American Government (4 cr.) [IV] |
| EC/GC/HS/PS Electives | 4 |
| Must be a 300 level course if PS 309 is not taken above. |
| Teaching Minor, Minimum | 20-24 |
| Professional Education | 33 |
*Transfer students can complete the major by taking two courses—three semester hours each, minimum—in each of the four required areas. The additional credits comprising the 36 required hours may be accumulated by taking courses in any one or more of the four required areas.
