History, Comprehensive Social Studies, B.S.Ed.

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A 3.0 QPA will be required for entrance into the B.S.Ed. program and for matriculation to professional standing. The requirements for the B.S.Ed. include the completion of specific social studies, general education, and professional education courses. Where appropriate, these courses may also be used to fulfill general education categories.

All required courses (History, Required Allied Social Studies, Political Science Elective, Social Science Electives, and Required Professional Education Courses) must be passed with a grade of “C” or above.

Credit Requirements*

General Education: 45 credits
Major Requirements: 72 credits
Free Electives: 3 credits
Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits. Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

History (24 crs.)

HIST 201 - Early History of the United States Credits: 3
HIST 202 - Recent History of the United States Credits: 3
Restricted Electives
- One level 300 or above American History Course
- One level 300 or above European History Course
- Two level 300 or above Non-Western History Courses
History Elective
- Two HIST courses at 300 level or above

Social Studies Certification Requirements (12 crs.)

ECON 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
POLI Elective (POLI 141 or HONR 274 or any 200 or 300 level POLI course)
2 classes in Social Science Electives (ANTH 111 or HONR 160 , ECON 102 or HONR 166 , INTL 200 or any level 200 or 300 GEOG course, any 200 or 300 level POLI course or any PHIL course)

Required Professional Education Courses (36 crs.)

Note:

TEED 207 must be completed before EDFN 412 and EDFN 413

EDFN 412 and EDFN 413 must be taken simultaneously. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required to enroll in EDFN 412 and EDFN 413 .

Required Field Experience

Required: 50 Level I hours and Portfolio due between 75-90 credits. See B.S.Ed. advisor for details.

General Education

General Education Requirements

General Education Program (45 crs.)

General Education Requirements Specific for this major

Diversity (D): SOCI 101 or HONR 161
Global Perspective (G): HIST 106 or HONR 123
Global Perspective (G): GEOG 101 or HONR 141
Citizenship (S): POLI 100 or HONR 279
Critical Reasoning (R): GEOG 103 or HONR 140
Natural World (N) PSYC 101 or HONR 151
Literature (L): ENGL 248 , ENGL 250 or HONR 249

Advising Notes:

Year I: HIST 105, HIST 106, GEOG 103
All ANTH, ECON, GEOG, INTL, POLI, PHIL courses must be passed with a grade of C or above.