Nov 23, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, Social Studies Education Concentration


Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: College of Education and Human Development Departments, School, and Degree Programs

Degree Awarded: Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science 120
Career Opportunities:
Teach social studies 6-12 (see College of Education and Human Development 
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses.

Praxis Exam Requirements: Students must pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics or submit an ACT composite score of 22 or higher. Students must also pass the required Praxis Social Studies: Content and Interpretation (5086) and the PLT exam (5624) prior to Teacher Residency.
Note(s):
1 Nine hours of science which must include at least 3 hours of Biology and 3 hours of Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. Six of the 9 hours must be in the same science. Credit cannot be awarded for both GEOL 105  and GEOL 225 .
 

General Education Courses

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)


Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Natural Science courses. 1

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)


Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Natural Science courses. 1

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Fine Arts courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Natural Science courses. 1

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)


General Education Curriculum


English
(6 cr)
Mathematics
(6 cr)
Natural Sciences
(9 cr)
Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  
MATH 105 
and
Choose 3 cr from list below
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
PSYC 312 
SOCI 100  
History
(3 cr)
Fine Arts
(3 cr)
Communication
(3 cr)
Literature
(3 cr)
HIST 221  or HIST 222   Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
CMCN 310  

ENGL 201 , ENGL 202 , ENGL 205 , ENGL 206 ,
ENGL 210 , ENGL 211 , or a Foreign Language literature course

 
Mathematics: MATH 206 , MATH 210 , or STAT 214  

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: College of Education and Human Development Departments, School, and Degree Programs