Social Science Education, B.S.

Program Requirements (120 Credits)

DISCOVER Core Curriculum (40 Credits)

The following program requirements satisfy the DISCOVER Core Curriculum :

• EDU 4593 - Spiritual Issues in the Classroom  (Values: Spiritual Formation)
• EDU 4623 - Teaching Diverse Learners  (Values: Cultural Awareness)
• GEO 1103 - Geography  (Society: Social Studies)
• POL 1113 - American Government and Politics  (Society: American Studies)
• PSY 1013 - General Psychology  (Discipline)

Social Science Education Core (30 Credits)

• ECO 2023 - Principles of Microeconomics  or
• ECO 2033 - Principles of Macroeconomics

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• GEO 1103 - Geography  (DISCOVER Core)

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• HIS 1113 - Introduction to the History of World Civilization: From the Earliest Times Through the Renaissance  or
• HIS 1123 - Introduction to the History of World Civilization: From the Renaissance to the Present

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• HIS 2213 - History of the United States, 1492-1865  or
• HIS 2223 - History of the United States, 1865-Present

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• POL 1113 - American Government and Politics  (DISCOVER Core)
• POL 2223 - American State and Local Government
• PSY 1013 - General Psychology  (DISCOVER Core)
• SOC 1003 - Introductory Sociology

Education Core (7-10 Credits)

• EDU 2113 - Educational Psychology  (DISCOVER Core)
• EDU 2313 - Foundations of Education
• EDU 2823 - Technology for Educators  (Excluded for Music Education)
• EDU 3033 - Learner Development
• EDU 4593 - Spiritual Issues in the Classroom  (DISCOVER Core)
• EDU 4623 - Teaching Diverse Learners  (DISCOVER Core) (Excluded for Physical Education)
• EDU 4691 - Student Teaching Seminar

9-12 Education Core (28 Credits)

The following courses are required for all education majors pursuing 9-12 certification:

• EDU 2141 - Field Experience Level 1: Secondary 9-12 or K-12 School
• EDU 3013 - Analyzing and Amending Reading Problems
• EDU 3341 - Field Experience Level 2 in the Secondary/K-12 School
• EDU 3613 - Content Area Literacy
• EDU 3833 - Behavior and Classroom Management- Secondary/K-12
• EDU 3913 - Methods of Teaching in the Content Area
• EDU 3933 - Curriculum Planning and Assessment - Secondary/K-12
• EDU 4949 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School  (11 credits)

Student Selection Electives

• Open choice or minor courses to complete a minimum of 120 total credits

Other Program Requirements

• Before being accepted into the second field experience, students must pass the paraprofessional exam (or have an ACT composite score of 20 or greater) and obtain a substitute teaching certificate
• 3.0 GPA in EDU courses
• 3.0 GPA in certification area
• Earn “C” or greater in EDU courses