Degree: ___B.S.: Social Studies for Teachers (Grades 8-12)_________
For Students Entering Fall 2013
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.
Courses to take in a long
semester or summer
session
FR
Fall
BIBL 101
Jesus: His Life &
Teachings
† ENGL 111
Composition & Rhetoric
HIST 117
Civilization I
CORE 110
Cornerstone
FR
Spring
BIBL 102
Early Christians: Life,
Literature & Community
†ENGL 112
Composition &
Literature
HIST 118
Civilization II
PSYC 120
or
SOCI 111
†ENGL 200 -299
Literature
ECON 260
Principles in
Macroeconomics
SO
Spring
 BIBL 211
Message of the Old
Testament
EDUC 211
Educ. Foundations and
Multicultural
Perspectives
EDUC 221
Educational Psychology
JR
Fall
Three Hours Advanced
Bible 300-400
(BIBD,BIBH,BIBL,
BMIS)
SO
Fall
MATH 120
Quantitative Reasoning
^PEAC 100
Lifetime Wellness
1 hr
CORE 210
Human Person and Identity
SCIENCE
(See degree plan for
choices)
PEAC (activity)
1 hr
HIST 221
American History I
COMS 211
Speech and Rhetoric
HIST 222
American History II
SCIENCE
(See degree plan
for choices)
Required if
condition
of Admission:
UNIV 011
Learning
Strategies
GEOG 235
World Geography
POLS 225 or 226
May be required
based
on ACT or SAT
scores:
MATH:
ECON 261
Principles of
Microeconomics
PEAC (activity)
1 hr
ELECTIVE
ELECTIVE
HIST
404 or 405 or 451 or 481
MATW 019
MATW 120/020
MATW 130/030
ENGLISH:
JR
Spring
GEOG 354
Cultural Geography
READ 322
Reading in Secondary
Content Areas
SPED 371
Teaching Students with
Special Needs
BCOR 310
SR
Fall
HIST 480
Texas History
EDUC 412
Secondary Curriculum
and Media
EDUC 432
Secondary Management
and Methods
POLS 381 or 491
or 492
SR
Spring
EDUC 490
Student Teaching:
Secondary (6 hrs)
*EDUC 476
Effective Teaching
Strategies for English
Language Learners
*GEN EDU
SOC SC/FINE ARTS/HUM
(2 hrs)
POLS
384 or 432
HIST
436 or 478 or479 or 495
HIST
411 or 412 or 413 or 472
ENGL 003/004
ENGL 106/006
ENGL 107/007
HIST 496
History for Teachers
Total Hours =
131
Each block represents 3 hours unless otherwise noted. † Freshman Requirement. 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.  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. * These courses need to be taken prior to student teaching.