Social Science Basic, BA

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Professional Education Core Requirements

Candidates for an initial teaching license must complete a major in Birth-Grade 3: Inclusive Settings, a major in Elementary Education, a major in Instructional Strategist II: Behavior Disorders/ Learning Disabilities/Intellectual Disabilities, or a major in a secondary teaching subject area. Candidates must complete the following approved professional education courses:

Core Requirements for All Education Majors

Certification in Mental Health First Aid

EDU 110 - Foundations of American Education 3 Credit(s)
EDU 142 - Human Growth, Development and Guidance 3 Credit(s)
EDU 152 - Assessment and Psychology 3 Credit(s)
EDU 162 - Diversity for Teachers 3 Credit(s)
EDU 252 - Computers and Instructional Technology 3 Credit(s)
SPED 304 - Exceptional Persons 3 Credit(s)
SPED 462 - Individual Behavior and Classroom Management 3 Credit(s)
- ST 4__ Student Teaching 16 Credits
- Experience at the level (8) and student teaching in a specific endorsement area (8)

Required Courses within the Major

EDU 30006 - Teaching Secondary School Social Science 3 Credit(s)
EDU 307 - Field Experience I: Secondary 3 Credit(s)
EDU 322 - Field Experience II: Secondary 2 Credit(s)
EDU 425 - Content Area Literacy 3 Credit(s)
EDU 428 - Middle School Curriculum, Design and Strategies 3 Credit(s)

World History

HIST 100 - World History to 1500 3 Credit(s)
HIST 101 - World History Since 1500 3 Credit(s)
An approved elective in World History 3 Credits

American History

HIST 110 - American History to 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIST 111 - American History Since 1877 3 Credit(s)
An approved elective in American History 3 Credits

American Government

PS 100 - U.S. Government 3 Credit(s)
PS 230 - State and Local Government 3 Credit(s)
An approved elective in American Government 3 Credits

Elective in sociology, psychology (other than educational psycology), geography, or economics 3 Credits

Note:

Holders of the 5 - 12 Social Sciences - Basic endorsement may add the following endorsements with 6 semester hours per endorsement area: 5 - 12 Economics, 5 - 12 Geography, 5 - 12 Psychology, and 5 - 12 Sociology.