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Social Studies Secondary Education Certification

Department: History

General Academic Requirements

Total Mathematics and English credits: 13

Note: Pennsylvania Department of Education requires six credits in the Mathematics 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
ED 450** Student Teaching
14
 ED 420, senior standing & permission, corequisite ED 451
S
ED 451** Student Teaching Seminar
1
 corequisite ED 450
S

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

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

History
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
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:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
HS 206 or
HS 264		 China & Japan to 1800 Latin America Society & Culture
3
3
HI
HI
 CW
Geography
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
IS 105 World Regional Geography
3
I
Civics and Government
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
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
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
EB 105 International Economic Issues
3
SI
EB 222 Principles of Macroeconomics
3
S
Anthropology
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
AN 151 Introduction to Anthropology
3
S
Psychology
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
PY 101 Introduction to Psychology
3
S
Sociology
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
SO 101 Introduction to Sociology
3
S

Total Social Studies Core Credits = 45

Knowledge In-Depth Social Studies Courses

Students must take "partner classes" to three of the following surveys:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
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 20th 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:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
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)

General Acadmic Requirements:
Social Studies Core Courses
Knowledge in Depth Social Studies Courses
Electives
Total Certification Credits: 106

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