Social Sciences Teaching Major, B.S.

Required Before Teacher Education Program entry:

• EDUC 140 - Multicultural Foundations of Education
• EDUC 195 - Teacher Education Seminar I: Teachers and Technologies in the 21st Century
• EDUC 200 - Human Development & Education
• EDUC 225 - Classroom Management
• EDUC 280 - General Methods & Assessment

Required After Teacher Education Program entry, before Student Teaching

• EDUC 374 - Secondary Content Methods
• EDUC 376 - Teaching Diverse Populations in the Regular Classroom
• EDUC 394 - Teacher Education Seminar II

Required After Teacher Education Program entry, during Student Teaching:

• EDUC 486 - Supervised Student Teaching in the Secondary School
• EDUC 493 - Teacher Education Seminar III

Required:

• ECON 110 - Principles of Economics
• HIST 211 - World Civilization I
• HIST 212 - World Civilization II
• HIST 213 - World Civilization III
• HIST 231 - American Civilization I
• HIST 232 - American Civilization II
• HIST 379 - The Developing World
• HIST 390 - Historiography
• HIST 471 - Senior Seminar in History
• Plus 3 hours of upper-division American History and 3 hours of upper-division non-U.S. History
• PSCI 223 - American Government
• SOCY 120 - Introduction to Sociology
• SSCI 302 - World Regional Geography

Required Supporting Courses:

• PHIL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy
• or  PHIL 422 - History of Political Philosophy

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• ENGL 335 - Reading in the Content Areas
• Elementary Foreign Language I and II
• ESS 105 - The Dynamic Earth

Recommended for Students Seeking Additional Teaching Designations:

• ECON 308 - Comparative Economic Systems
• PSCI 221 - Foundations of International Relations
• PSCI 343 - American National Politics
• PSCI 344 - American Public Policy
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology
• PSYC 211 - Child Developmental Psychology
• SOCY 280 - Ethnic Relations
• SOCY 321 - Social Psychology
• SOCY 368 - Cultural Anthropology

Note:

All professional education, general education courses for teachers, major, endorsement, and supporting courses require a grade of “C-” or better for teacher licensure and graduation.

Typical Courses for Students Majoring in History, Political Science, or Social Sciences