Programs

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.

Students with a major in secondary education social studies must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or greater overall, in the major, and/or minor(s) with no grade below a "B-" in the professional education sequence and no grade below a "C" in the major and/or minor(s).

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• Total Credits Required for Degree

  120
• General Education

  30-40

• Required Courses in Major*

  36
• Economics
• Choose two courses from the following:
• EC 101 Introduction to Economics [PERS] or

  4
• EC 201 Microeconomic Principles or

  4
• EC 202 Macroeconomic Principles (4 cr.)
• Geography
• GC 101 Introduction to Environmental Science [INTT]

  4
• GC 164 Human Geography [SOCR]

  4
• History
• HS 201 World History to 1520 [SOCR]

  4
• HS 222 The United States Since 1865 [PERS]

  4
• Political Science
• Choose two courses from the following:
• PS 101 Introduction to Political Science [PERS] or

  4
• PS 105 American Government [PERS] or

  4
• PS 203 Comparative Government and Politics (4 cr.) or
• PS 309 State and Local Government (4 cr.) [PERS]
• EC/GC/HS/PS Electives

  4
• Must be a 300 level course if PS 309 is not taken above.
• Other Required Courses

  12
• HS 202 World History since 1400 [SOCR]

  4
• HS 221 The United States to 1865 [PERS]

  4
• GC 100 Physical Geography [SCII]

  4
• Professional Education

  33
• ED 201 Introduction to Education

  2
• ED 231 Teaching for Learning in the Secondary Classroom

  4
• ED 301 Dimensions of American Education

  2
• ED 319 Teaching of Reading for Secondary Teachers

  3
• HS 350 Methods and Materials in Teaching Social Studies Education

  4
• ED 361 Special Education and the General Classroom Teacher

  2
• ED 380 Practicum in the Secondary School

  2
• ED 430 Teaching in the Secondary School

  11
• ED 450 Seminar in Teaching

  1
• ED 483 Educational Media Technology

  2

*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.

This major does not require a minor.