Sample Schedule for BS: Social Studies for Teachers (Grades 8-12)
For Students Entering Fall 2011
This is a sample schedule to illustrate how long it will take to complete this degree plan. Additional semesters may be necessary if you are required to complete courses listed in the right-hand column or if you repeat courses. Consult
with your academic advisor before changing the sequence of courses. Some courses are not offered every semester and some courses have prerequisites. Check the course description in the current catalog for details. Failure to
complete courses in the recommended sequence may delay graduation.
FR
Fall
16 hrs
BIBL 101
Jesus: His Life & Teachings
† ENGL 111
Composition & Rhetoric
HIST 117
Civilization I
CORE 110
Cornerstone
MATH 120
Quantitative Reasoning
(fall or spring)
FR
Spring
16 hrs
BIBL 102
Early Christians: Life,
Literature & Community
†ENGL 112
Composition & Literature
HIST 118
Civilization
CORE 120
Human Person and
Identity
SCIENCE
(fall or spring, See degree
plan for choices)
Summer
Study Abroad Recommended.
See Advisor for details.
^EXSC 100
Lifetime Wellness
1 hr
Exercise Science
(activity)
1 hr
May be required based
on ACT or SAT scores:
PSYC 120
Introduction to
Psychology
†ENGL
221 or 231 or 262
ECON 260
Principles in
Macroeconomics
CORE 220
Community
SO
Spring
18 hrs
 BIBL 211
Message of the Old Testament
EDUC 211
Educ. Foundations and
Multicultural Perspectives
EDUC 221
Educational Psychology
HIST 221
American History I
(fall or spring)
COMS 211
Speech and Rhetoric
JR
Fall
16 hrs
Three Hours Advanced Bible
300-400 (BIBL,BMIS, BIBD,
BIBH,BIBM)
ECON 261
Principles of
Microeconomics
Exercise Science
(activity)
1 hr
HIST 222
American History II
(fall or spring)
SOCI 111
Intro to Sociology
HIST
472 OR 474
JR
Spring
18 hrs
GEOG 354
Cultural Geography
READ 322
Reading in Secondary
Content Areas
SPED 371
Teaching Students with
Special Needs
CORE 320
Discovery and
Creation of Meaning
POLS
384 OR 432
HIST 412 or 413
or
HIST 411 (sp, even yrs)
Summer
3hrs
ELECTIVE
SCIENCE
(See degree plan
for choices)
GEOG 235
World Geography
POLS 225 or 226
Summer
3 hrs
BIBL 440
Christian Vocation & Mission
2 hrs
SR
Spring
6 hrs
EDUC 490
Student Teaching: Secondary
EDUC 412
Secondary Curriculum and
Media
UNIV 011
Learning Strategies
ELECTIVE
SO
Fall
18 hrs
SR
Fall
17 hrs
Required if condition
of Admission:
EDUC 432
Secondary Management
and Methods
MATH:
MATW 019
MATW 020
MATW 030
ENGLISH:
ENGL 003
ENGL 004
ENGL 106
ENGL 006
ENGL 107
ENGL 007
Required only if
unsatisfactory
in High School:
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
6 hrs
POLS 381 OR 491
OR 492
HIST 404 or 405
HIST 496
History for Teachers
Total Hours = 131
Each block represents 3 hours unless otherwise noted. Only ACU Classes are used to calculate major GPA. 2.75 GPA for program acceptance (both overall & content) & graduation. Before taking more than six hours of any
combination of EDUC, EACH, SPED, or READ, a student must first be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. † 9 hours English “C” or better required. ^ Must be taken in the first three semesters.  This course or its
equivalent is offered at one of ACU’s semester-long Study Abroad sites. Those planning to study abroad should save these courses. See www.acu.edu/study-abroad for updated courses.