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Social Science Major | Social Science Major for Secondary Teachers

The major in Social Science is required for teachers of social studies in junior and senior high schools and is designed to give the student a broad background in the social sciences.

Social Science Major (60 credits)
HIS 101 World Civilizations I - 3 credits
HIS 102 World Civilizations II - 3 credits
HIS 103 United States History to 1877 - 3 credits
HIS 104 United States History Since 1877 - 3 credits
Additional history electives - 9 credits (6 credits Level II courses, 3 credits Seminar course)
POL 217 American Government - 3 credits
POL 302 Comparative Government - 3 credits
ANT 210 Introduction to Anthropology - 3 credits
SOC 103 Introduction to Sociology - 3 credits
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology - 3 credits
Geography electives - 6 credits

Select one from:
ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3 credits
ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics - 3 credits

Select additional 15 credits from:
Economics, psychology, and sociology with 9 of those credits being in one of the three disciplines and 3 credits in each of the other two disciplines.

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Social Science Major for Secondary Teachers (60 credits in Social Science and 36 credits in education)
The Major in Social Science - 60 credits

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Teacher Certification Requirements (36 credits)
(see “General Education Requirements” under Education Major)
EDU 121 Introduction to Education - 3 credits
EDU 210 Teacher Assistant I - 1 credit
EDU 211 Teacher Assistant II - 1 credit
EDU 219 Applied Adolescent Development - 3 credits
EDU 226 Cultural Diversity/Human Relations - 3 credits
EDU 351 Reading & Writing in the Content Areas - 2 credits
SPE 230 Introduction to Exceptional Children - 3 credits
EDU 409 Professional Seminar - 4 credits
EDU 441 Teaching of Social Studies - 2 credits
EDU 415 Supervised Teaching - 14 credits

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Last Updated on January 19, 2007