STUDENT:
STUDENT ID NUMBER:
College of Education
Bachelor of Science  Secondary Education – Social Studies
Dual Certification – Secondary Education/Special Education
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Effective Date: Fall 2012
GENERAL EDUCATION
I. UNIVERSITY CORE (12 credits)
A. Oral Communication: SPE 010 or above
Course:
RC CR GR
3
B. Written Communication: ENG 023, 024 or 025
Course:
3
C. Mathematics: MAT 017 or above
Course:
3
D. Wellness: HPD 110 + activity or 3 credit Wellness course
Course:
II. UNIVERSITY DISTRIBUTION (15 credits)
A. Natural Sciences: Any lab or non-lab course with prefix AST,
3
RC CR GR CAC
3
Any course with prefix ANT, CRJ, ECO, HIS,
INT, MCS, PSY, POL, SOC, or SWK; or certain GEG courses (see
note at right)
COURSE: PSY 011 General Psychology
3
C. Humanities: Any course with prefix ENG, HUM, PAG, PHI,
WRI, WST, or Modern Language
COURSE: ENG (English literature)
3
D. Arts: Any course prefix ARC, ARH, ART, CDE, CDH, CFT, DAN,
FAR, FAS, MUP, MUS, or THE
COURSE:
3
E. Free Elective: Any course carrying university credit
COURSE: SPU 316 Literacy Development and Instruction in
Core and Intervention Areas
3
IV. COLLEGE DISTRIBUTION (21 credits)
A. Foundations
COURSE: EDU 100 Perspectives on American Education
WI
COURSE:
3
WI
B. Quantitative Literacy (QL) (3 credits) OR
Computer-Intensive (CP) (3 credits)
COURSE:
3
C. Visual Literacy (VL) (3 credits) OR
Communication-Intensive (CM) (3 credits)
COURSE:
3
D. Cultural Diversity (CD) (3 credits)
3
CD
3
CT
E. Critical Thinking (CT) (3 credits)
A Competency Across the Curriculum (CAC) course is not a separate course,
but rather an overlay that is “double counted” as fulfilling both the CAC
requirements and another requirement in either General Education (except
for the University Core), the major, or the minor.
RC = Minimum required number of credits
CR = Credits earned (fill in number of credits)
GR = Grade earned (fill in letter grade)
CAC = Competency Across the Curriculum (fill in designation)
NOTE: GEG courses with a lab and 040, 322, and 323 may be used
in II.A. and GEG courses 040, 204, 274, 305, 322, 323, 324, 347,
380, and 394 may NOT be used in II.B.
3
Requirements must be met upon reaching 48 credit hours
3
 Passing scores on PAPA basic skills test
COURSE: SPU 314 Effective Instructional Strategies OR
SPU 3XX Building Collaborative Networks
C. Literacy
3
COURSE: SEU 312 Principles of Learning
(must be taken with accompanying lab – Area VI)
D. Diversity
3
COURSE: SEU 312 Principles of Learning
(must be taken with accompanying lab – Area VI)
E. Technology
3
COURSE: ITC 321 Instructional Technology in Ed.
3
 3.0 or higher Grade Point Average
 C or better in ENG 023 or 025
 C or better in ENG literature course
 C or better in two mathematics courses
F. Math
COURSE: MAT 017 or higher
WI
3
TEACHER CANDIDACY REQUIREMENTS
B. Special Education
COURSE: SPU 201 Cognitive Development
3
COURSE:
COURSE:
B. Social Sciences:
RC CR GR CAC
COURSE:
COURSE:
BIO, CHM, ENV, GEL, MAR, or PHY; or certain GEG courses (see
note at right)
COURSE:
III. COMPETENCIES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
A. Writing Intensive (WI) (9 credits)
3
 Completion of program specific observation
hours
B.S. in Secondary Education – Social Studies
Dual Certification – Secondary Education/Special Education
A Minimum of 138 Credits
Program
V. SPECIALIZATION COURSES: 54 S.H.
A. Required History: 18 S.H.
HIS 014 History of Civilization A
RC
3
HIS 015 History of Civilization B
3
HIS 025 U.S. Formative Years & The Federal
Republic
HIS 026 History of US: The Emergence of Modern
America
History of Asia/Middle East/Africa/ Latin America
3
History of Women and/or Diverse Populations
3
3
3
B. Required Geography: 6 S.H.
GEG 010 Elements of Physical Geography
3
GEG 020 Elements of Cultural Geography
3
C. Required Civics & Government: 6 S.H.
POL 010 American Government
POL 020 or 030 (Intl. Relations or Comparative
Politics)
D. Required Social Sciences: 6 S.H.
3
3
3
ANT 010 Cultural Anthropology
3
3 S.H.
ECO 010 Introduction to Economics
F. Required Psychology:
3
3 S.H.
PSY 011 General Psychology
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G. Specialized Electives: 9 S.H. In addition to the
required courses listed above, students must take
nine semester hours at the 200 level or above to
specialize in one of the following areas:
anthropology, geography, history, political science,
psychology or sociology.
3
3
3
H. Methodology Requirement: 3 S.H. Based on the
courses taken under category G. Specialized
Electives, students are required to take one of the
following methodology courses:
HIS 378
Seminar in Historical Methods
PSY 270
Experimental Psychology
GEG 375 Research Methods in Geography
POL 226
Empirical Political Analysis
SOC 350
Methods of Social Research
ANT 201
Archaeological Theory and Technique
CAC
VI. CLINICAL COMPONENT: 27 - 30 S.H.
312 Principles of Learning
RC
1SEU
#
1SEU
313 Principles of Learning Clinical Lab
(must be taken with accompanying lecture – SEU 312)
1SEU 342 Principles of Teaching
3
1SEU
343 Principles of Teaching Clinical Lab
(must be taken with accompanying lecture – SEU 342 )
EDU 326 Introduction to Middle Level Education
(optional)
1SEU 325 Methods of Teaching – Social Studies
3
1SEU
6
390/391 Clinical Experience and Practicum I and II
1SPU
392/393 Clinical Experience and Practicum:
Mentally/Physically I and II
CR GR CAC
#
3
6
1 Teacher
Candidacy must be achieved for these courses and a
minimum grade of B- is required.
# - Student is receiving credit for course as a General Education
requirement.
A. Special Education Certification Courses: 27 S.H.
SOC 010 Principles of Sociology
E. Required Economics:
CR GR
Version
SPU 201 Cognitive Development of Diverse Learners in
a Standards-Aligned System
SPU 313 Assessment and Instructional Methods for
Secondary Students with Disabilities
SPU 315 Building Collaborative Networks to Support
Secondary Students with Disabilities or SPU 314
Effective Instructional Strategies for Students with
Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
SPU 316 Literacy Development and Instruction in Core
and Intervention Areas
SPU 320 Special Education Processes and IEP
Development
SPU 322 Teaching Students with High Incidence
Disabilities
SPU 327 Secondary Special Education Transition
Services
SPU 328 Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports
SPU 330 Teaching Students with Low Incidence
Disabilities
#
3
#
#
3
3
3
3
3
# - Student is receiving credit for course as a College of Education
requirement.
3