Secondary Education - Social Science
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major: Secondary Education
Concentrations: Social Science
College: Education
Semester Hours Required for Degree: 120
Division: Undergraduate Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education with a concentration in social science is one of the integrated programs. Students majoring in Secondary Education attain certification in Social Science 6 - 12 grades. Field experiences are central to the Secondary Education program and commence in the first semester with increasing involvement throughout the program. The program consists of 120 credit hours and includes ESOL endorsement.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the College of Education and an upper division
teacher education program is separate from admission
to the university and is contingent upon satisfying all general
university admission requirements and the following
college requirements:
-An overall GPA of 2.5 on all hours attempted.
-Pass all subsections of the CLAST, FTCE General

Knowledge Test or Praxis I. No exemptions can be considered.
-Satisfaction of all General Education requirements.
-Satisfaction of Gordon Rule requirements.
-Satisfaction of applicable common prerequisite requirements
(see below).

General Education
Students are expected to complete 36 hours of approved
general education coursework during the first two years
of attendance (see the General Education section). Some
coursework can be used to satisfy both general education
and common prerequisite requirements.

Common Prerequisites
Students matriculating in 2002-03 or later must complete
the following common prerequisite requirements. All prospective
teacher education students, especially transfer
students, are encouraged to seek college advising regarding
applicable common prerequisites.
1) EDF 2005* Introduction to Education (3 semester credit
hours [sch])
2) EDG 2701* Teaching Diverse Populations (3 sch)
3) EME 2040* Educational Technology (3 sch)
4) In addition to these three education courses, 51 hours
must be chosen from the following liberal arts and sciences
areas: (a) communications; (b) mathematics; (c)
natural and/or physical sciences; (d) fine arts and/or
humanities; and (e) social sciences. These hours must
include:
-A minimum of 9 sch in English, including writing,
literature, and speech.
-A minimum of 9 sch in mathematics (prefixes of MGF,
MTG, MAC, and STA), excluding MAT 1033, and
including college algebra or higher, and geometry.
-A minimum of 9 sch in the natural and/or physical sciences,
including earth science, life science and physical
science, with a minimum of one associated lab.
-A minimum of 6 sch in the humanities, including philosophy
and fine arts.
-A minimum of 12 sch in the social sciences, including
general psychology and American history.

5) In addition to EDG 2701, a minimum of 6 sch with an
international or diversity focus is required.

6) Other prerequisites:
-3 sch American Government
and
-3 sch Anthropology*
-3 sch Cultural Geography*
-3 sch Economics*
-3 sch History*
-3 sch Psychology*
-3 sch Sociology*
* Choose four of the six areas for a total of 12 credit hours
* Must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
Upper division coursework (54 hours)