PROGRAM OF EMPHASIS

Department: History

Title: Social Studies Secondary Education Certification

General Academic Requirements:

Credits

A. Mathematics

Two Courses 3

B. English

College Writing Seminar 4

One other English Literature Course 3

Total Math and English Credits: 13

Note: Pennsylvania Department of Education requires six credits in the Math Department. These can be counted toward your (N) in your FISHN requirements.

Education

CORE:
Course Number	Title	Credits	Prerequisites	Dist.	Skills
ED 110	Foundations of Education	3	corequisite ED 111	S
ED 111*	Foundations of Education Practicum	1	corequisite ED 110	S
ED 130	Adolescent Development	3		S
ED 201	Educational Technology	3	ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130	S
ED 240	Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities	3	ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121or ED 130	S
ED 341*	Adaptations for Students with Exceptionalities	4	ED 110, ED 111 & ED 240	S	CW
ED 420*	Secondary Methods	4	ED 341 and permission	S	CW

Foreign Language students take ED 398, Methods for Foreign Language Education instead of ED 420, Secondary Methods

ED 450**	Student Teaching	14	ED 420, senior standing & permission, corequisite ED 451	S
ED 451**	Student Teaching Seminar	1	corequisite ED 450	S

Total credit hours = 36 (23 upper level)

*There are field experiences in these courses. Students should take only one of these courses per semester. Allow a two-hour block of time for scheduled field experience twice a week.

**ED 450 & 451 (Student Teaching and Seminar) may be taken only in the SPRING semester of the senior year. Secondary Foreign Language Education majors take ED 450 & 451 in the SPRING semester. ED 450 requires students’ full-time participation and no other courses may be taken during this semester. Students must have reliable transportation.

NOTE: It is imperative that students work closely with their advisors to meet all current certification requirements. All students are required to take six credits of English composition (or equivalent) and literature (or the equivalent) and two college level mathematics courses (or the equivalent) prior to being admitted to a certification program. See Section I of the Education Department Student Handbook for explanation of all certification requirements.

Social Studies Core Course:

History

HS 151	World Civilizations to 1500	3	HI
HS 152	World Civilizations from 1500	3	HI
HS 115	The United States to 1877	3	H
HS 116	The United States since 1877	3	H

Select one of the following courses:

HS 206
or
HS 264

China & Japan to 1800

Latin America Society & Culture

3

3

HI

HI

Geography

IS 105

World Regional Geography

Civics and Government

PS 101	Introduction to American Government	3		S
PS 102	Introduction to International Politics	3		SI
PS 216	State and Local Government	3	PS 101	S	CW
PS 221	American Political Thought	3	PS 101	SH	CW

Economics

EB 105	International Economic Issues	3		SI
EB 222	Principles of Macroeconomics	3		S

Anthropology

AN 151

Introduction to Anthropology

Psychology

PY 101

Introduction to Psychology

Sociology

SO 101

Introduction to Sociology

Total Social Studies Core Credits = 45

Knowledge In-Depth Social Studies Courses:
Students must take “partner classes” to three of the following surveys:

Survey	Number	Title	Credits	Prerequisites	Dist.	Skills
HS 115	HS 305 or HS 309	The American Revolution Civil War and Reconstruction	3 3	HS 115 HS 115 or HS 116	H H	CW CW
HS 116	HS 262 or HS 312 HS 311	North American Environmental The New South 20^th Century American Wars	3 3 3	HS 116	H H H	CW CW CW
HS 206	HS 327 or HS 326	Modern Japan Modern China	3 3		HI HI	CW CW
HS 264	HS 323 or HS 348	Social Violence in Latin America Contemporary Latin America	3 3	HS 264 or permission HS 264 or PS 102 or permission	HI HI	CW CW
PS 101	PS 313 or PS 318	Congress and the Presidency Parties, Elections, Campaigns	3 3	PS 101 PS 101	S S	CW CW
PS 102	PS 243 or PS 332	United States Foreign Policy International Law and Human Rights	3 3	PS 102 PS 102	SI SI	CW CW

Total Knowledge In-Depth Credits = 9

Electives:
Students must take one of the following classes:

HS 104	The Middle Ages	3		HI
HS 105	Modern Europe to 1815	3		HI
HS 106	Europe since 1815	3		HI
HS 226	Middle East, 550-1453 AD	3		HI	CW
HS 227	Middle East, 1450 to present	3		HI	CW
HS 322	Women’s Lives in Med. Europe	3	HS 104 or permission	H	CW
PS 122	Politics in Literature	3		SH	CW
PS 222	Western Political Thought	3		S	CW

Total Elective Credits = 3

Requirements for Social Studies Certification

Secondary Education

Distribution of Credits

I. General Academic Requirements:

Total Math and English Credits: 13

Total Education Credits: 36

II. Social Studies Core Courses:

Total Social Studies Core Credits: 45

III. Knowledge in Depth Social Studies Courses:

Total Knowledge in Depth Credits: 9

IV. Electives:

Total Elective Credits: 3

Total Certification credits: 106

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