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

History (24 crs.)

Required Allied Social Studies (15 crs.)

Note:

TCH 207  must be completed before EDU 412  and EDU 413 

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

Foundations(15-16 crs.)

Foundational courses coupled with other experiences provide students with their core First Year Experience, providing opportunities to develop the requisite quantitative, analytical, written communication, and oral communication skills needed to succeed while in college and throughout life after college. Five program goals express the purpose of these foundational courses and how they support student success.

• UNIV 101 - Shippensburg University First Year Seminar Credits: 3
• HCS 100 - Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3

• OR HON 100 Honors: Introduction to Human Communication  

• One Of: MAT 105 Mathematics for Liberal Studies,  MAT 107 Mathematical Models Applied to Money,  MAT 111 Fundamentals of Mathematics II,  MAT 117 Applied Statistics,  MAT 181 Applied Calculus,  MAT 211 Calculus I,    MAT 217 - Statistics I Credits: 4
• ENG 114 - Academic Writing Credits: 3

• OR HON 106 Honors: Academic Writing  

• HIS 105 - Historical Foundations of Global Cultures Credits: 3

• OR HON 122 Honors: Historical Foundations of Global Cultures  

Interconnections (9 crs.)

This curriculum will provide students with opportunities to explore human behavior, social interactions, and global communities through humanities and the social and behavioral sciences. Open discourse about the causes and consequences of human behavior and thought, and the interconnectedness of societies revealed by examining traditions and structures, provides a pathway to mutual respect and tolerance in a diverse world.

Three program goals express what we will do for students. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish. Students must complete three (3) courses in this curriculum, with at least one (1) course being a diversity course (‘D’ rubric) and at least one (1) course being a global perspectives course (‘G’ rubric).

• GEO 103 - Geography of the United States and Canada Credits: 3 Course required by major
• PSY 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3 Course required by major
• HIS 106 - Modern World History Credits: 3 Course required by major

Natural World and Technology (9 crs.)

This curriculum will provide students the opportunity to learn how new knowledge is created by applying scientific principles and technology to address historical and contemporary questions. Two program goals express what we will do for students. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish.

Students must complete 3 courses in this curriculum, with at least two (2) courses (or their equivalents) involving the natural world (‘N’ rubric).

Citizenship and Responsibility (6 crs.)

Creativity and Expression (6 crs.)

This part of the curriculum will provide students with opportunities to explore artistic and literary disciplines and their modes of expression, considering the processes by which artistic works are imagined and created as well as the analytical tools for describing and appraising works of art and literature. Each goal has an associated rubric that outlines what we expect students to learn or accomplish.

Students must complete two (2) courses (or their equivalents) in this curriculum, with one (1) course being a literature course (‘L’ rubric)and one course in either the arts or creativity (‘A’ or ‘C’ rubrics).