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Social Studies Secondary Education Certification

Department: History
This is NOT a POE - this is a guide for course selection to obtain certification in Social Studies Secondary Education

General Academic Requirements - Total Mathematics and English credits: 13

 

• Mathematics - Two Courses (3 credits each) Note: Pennsylvania Department of Education requires six credits in the Mathematics Department. These can be counted toward your (N) in your FISHN requirements.
• English - College Writing Seminar (4 credits) and one other English literature course (3 credits)

 

 

Education Core - Total credit hours = 36 (23 upper level)

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

*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 FALL semester of the senior year. 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 (Total core credits = 45)

History (12 credits)

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: (3 credits)

Course Number	Title	Credits	Prerequisites	Dist.	Skills
HS 206 or HS 264 or HS 399	China & Japan to 1800 Latin America Society & Culture Southern Africa	3 3 3		HI HI H	CW

Geography (3 credits)

Course Number	Title	Credits	Prerequisites	Dist.	Skills
IS 105	World Regional Geography	3		I

Civics and Government (12 credits)

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 (6 credits)

Course Number	Title	Credits	Prerequisites	Dist.	Skills
EB 105	International Economic Issues	3		SI
EB 222	Principles of Macroeconomics	3		S

Anthropology (3 credits)

Course Number	Title	Credits	Prerequisites	Dist.	Skills
AN 151	Introduction to Anthropology	3		S

Psychology (3 credits)

Course Number	Title	Credits	Prerequisites	Dist.	Skills
PY 101	Introduction to Psychology	3		S

Sociology (3 credits)

Course Number	Title	Credits	Prerequisites	Dist.	Skills
SO 101	Introduction to Sociology	3		S

 

Knowledge In-Depth Social Studies Courses (9 credits)

Students must take "partner classes" to three of the following surveys for a total of 9 credits:

Survey	Number	Title	Credits	Prerequisites	Dist.	Skills
HS 104	HS 302 or HS 322	Crime in European History or Women in Medieval Life	3 3	HS 104	HI H	CW CW
HS 106	HS 399	Women in Modern Europe	3
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 History The New South 20th Century American Wars	3 3 3	HS 116 HS 116 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	HS233/333 or HS 348	Slavery in the Americas Contemporary Latin America	3 3	HS 264 or PS 102 or permission	HI HI	CW CW
HS 399	HS 399	Women in Sub-Saharan Africa	3		H
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

 

Electives ( 3 credits)

Students must take one more three credit course in history or politics:

Course Number	Title	Credits	Prerequisites	Dist.	Skills
HS 235	Islam: Origins and Modernity	3		HI	CW
HS 253	Rome: Republic to Empire	3		H
PS 122	Politics in Literature	3		SH	CW
PS 222	Western Political Thought	3		S	CW

 

Requirements for Social Studies Certification Secondary Education (Distribution of Credits)

General Academic Requirements:

• Total Math and English Credits: 13
• Total Education Credits: 36

Social Studies Core Courses

• Total Social Studies Core Credits: 45

Knowledge in Depth Social Studies Courses

• Total Knowledge in Depth Credits: 9

Electives

• Total Elective Credits: 3

Total Certification Credits: 106

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