HOW TO BECOME A SC CERTIFIED SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES
TEACHER (grades 9-12) AT NGU IN 4 YEARS
Your advisor will guide you through the various parts of this program, but it is ultimately
the student’s responsibility to become acquainted with and comply with all program
requirements. Failure to follow all of the procedures below will require you to remain at
NGU longer than 4 years.
1. You must take all your HIST and EDUC courses in the order they are listed on the
Suggested Course Sequence. Build your work and extra curricular commitments for each
semester around the times these required courses are offered.
2. Add in the required General Education and Social Studies Core courses that are still
open and that fit with your work and extracurricular schedule, until you are taking the
amount of credits listed for your semester on the Suggest Course Sequence.
3. If you plan on taking summer school courses . . . see which General Education and
Social Studies Core courses you need are being offered in summer school BEFORE
selecting your spring courses.
4. If you are changing majors or have transferred into NGU . . . you must carefully
compare your transcript with the Individual Curriculum Worksheet and Suggested Course
Sequence, and clearly mark all course requirements that you have met. Make sure your
advisor has all this information.
5. In your first year, and totally on your own initiative, you must register for, pay for,
and pass the PRAXIS I. This exam, also known as the Pre-Professional Skills Test
(PPST), has three parts:
Exam #
Exam Name
Passing Score
5710
PPST Reading
175
5720
PPST Writing
173
5730
PPST Math
172
**You will probably want to take the computerized version, although there is also a
paper and pencil version.
**You must request that your PRAXIS I scores be sent to North Greenville University.
**Where to sign up: www.ets.org/praxis
6. By the end of your sophomore year you will need to have met all of the following
requirements and to apply to be admitted to the secondary Social Studies education
program:
General admission requirements to NGU’s secondary education program:
1. Pass the Praxis I exam (If you scored 24 or higher on the ACT or 1650 or higher on
the SAT you are exempted from the PRAXIS I.)
2. Complete a minimum of 45 credit hours
3. Earn a C or better in each of the following courses: ENGL 1310, ENGL 1320,
EDUC 1210, EDUC 2230, and in COMM 2300.
4. Maintain an accumulated, overall GPA of 2.5 or better based on a 4.0 scale.
5. Recommendations from the professor for EDUC 1210 and the Dean of the College of
Education, or designee.
6. Students must also submit an application for admission which includes Assessment
of Dispositions (AOD) forms from two faculty members and two writing samples.
7. Be approved by the faculty of the College of Education and the Teacher Education
Committee.
Additional admission requirements for the
B.S. in Social Studies Education with History Concentration
1. Complete 5 more credit hours than the general admission requirements, for a total of
50 semester hours of undergraduate studies. These 50 hours must include at least 12
hours of classes with a HIST prefix, and 12 hours from the Social Studies Core.
2. Earn a C or higher in all HIST prefix classes (includes all History courses in the
History Core as well as those listed under General Education), and in all Social
Studies Core classes.
3. Have satisfactorily completed the 30 hours of field observations required in EDUC
1210 and 3410.
4. Follow the Suggested Course Sequence.
7. Early in the semester before your Directed Student Teaching, you must return to
the PRAXIS website and register, pay, and pass the following 3 PRAXIS exams:
Exam #
Exam Name
Passing Score
0524
Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT)
165
0081
Social Studies: Content Knowledge
158
0083
Social Studies: Interpretation of Materials
160
**There is no way to be exempted from these three exams.
**You must request that your scores be mailed to North Greenville University.
**You must pass all 3 exams before beginning Directed Student Teaching.**
8. In your last semester you must successfully complete your Directed Student
Teaching. You may not take coursework in the semester in which you do your Directed
Student Teaching experience.
9. Two very important components of this program not highlighted above, are:
a. A portfolio of your work in your field experiences and Directed
Student Teaching, and that is carefully aligned with ADEPT, the SC Academic
Standards, and NCSS standards.
b. An independent historical research paper produced in Senior Seminar in the
semester before your student teaching.
Who to contact when you have a question:
Dr. Paul Thompson, Coordinator of Social Studies Education
White Hall 205 ¾ (977-7768)
pthompson@ngu.edu
Mr. Michael Butler
Foster 21 (977-7987) mbutler@ngu.edu
Dr. Robin Johnson, Coordinator of Secondary Education programs
Foster 5
(977-7064) rajohnson@ngu.edu
INDIVIDUAL CURRICULUM WORKSHEET
B.S. in Social Studies Education with History Concentration
revised 02/27/09
HRS
GR
SEM
General Education (41-42)
NAME:_____________________________
I.D.#_____________________________
HRS
ECON 2310
3
ENGL 1310
3
ECON 2320
3
ENGL 1320
3
GEOG 2310
3
SOCY 2310
3
CHST 4315
3
COMPOSTION (6)
LITERATURE (3)
ENGL 3332
3
HISTORY (6)
HISTORY CORE (30)
HIST 1350
3
HIST 2310
3
HIST 1360
3
HIST 2320
3
HIST 2360
3
HIST 3360
3
HIST 4390
3
SSED 4310
3
PHYSICAL EDUCATION-2
PHED 1200
2
MATHEMATICS (3)
MATH 1315 OR
HIGHER__________
NATURAL SCIENCES (8)
3
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
ELECTIVES (9)
(SELECT 3): HIST 3300,
PHSC 1420 OR 1425 OR
PHYS 1450 OR CHEM 1440
4
BIOL 1435, 1450 OR 1460
4
COMMUNICATION (3)
COMM 2300
3
3310, 3311, 3312, 3315, 3320,
3330, 3331, 3332, 3340, 3344,
3346, 3349, 3350, 3355, 3356,
3365, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3374,
3376, 3390, 4350, 4360
HIST ________
3
HIST ________
3
HIST ________
3
NON-WESTERN CIV (3)
(SELECT 1): HIST 2330,
3375, 4301
HIST ________
3
FINE ARTS (3)
MUSC 1320
3
CHRISTIAN STUDIES (6)
EDUCATION (33)
EDUC 1210
2
EDUC 1215
2
CHST 1310 OR 1320
3
EDUC 2230
2
CHST 2335
3
EDUC 3290
2
EDUC 3350
3
EDUC 3395
3
EDUC 3410
4
EDUC 4340
3
3
EDSE 4600
12
PLSC 2310
3
TOTAL
131-2
PSYC 2310
3
CHAPEL/CEVT
8
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
139-40
COLL 100, HNRS 1210, OR
COLL 1300 (1-2)
SOCIAL STUDIES CORE
(27)
PLSC 1300
PSYC 2385
1-2
3
GR
SEM
Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Studies Education with History Concentration
Suggested Course Sequence
First Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
___ COLL 1100
1
___ ENGL 1320 Comp & Lit
___ ENGL 1310 Comp & Rhetoric
3
___ HIST 1360 West Civ since 1715
___ HIST 1350 West Civ to 1715
3
___ CHST 1310/20 Old or New Testament
___ BIOL XXXX BIOLOGY ELECTIVE
4
___ PHYSICAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE
___PHED 1200 Fitness & Wellness
2
___ EDUC 1210 Introduction to Education
(20 hrs. field experience)
___ EDUC 1215 Integration of Technology
2
___ CHPL
___ CHPL
.5
___ CEVT
.5
.5
___ CEVT
16
___ COMM 2300 Oral Communication
___ PLSC 1300 Intro to Political Science
___ HIST 2360 Historical Research/Writing
___ ECON 2310 Prin Macroeconomics
___ HIST 2310 US History to 1865
___ PSYC 2310 General Psychology
___CHPL
___CEVT
___ SOCY 2310 Intro to Sociology
___ HIST XXXX NON-WEST ELECTIVE
___ MATH 1315 or higher
___ EDUC 3290 Curriculum Development*
(20 hours field experience)
___ EDUC 4340 Classroom Management*
___ HIST XXXX WEST CIV ELECTIVE
___ CEVT
___CHPL
___ HIST 4390 Senior Seminar
___ HIST XXXX WEST CIV ELECTIVE
___ HIST 3360 Science, Tech, & Society
___ SSED 4310 Methods Sec Soc St*
(30 hours field experiences)
___ PLSC 2310 American National Gov’t
___ CHST 4315 Cultural Anthropology
___ CHPL
___ CEVT
.5
16
Second Year**
3
___ MUSC 1320 Intro to Art & Music
3
___ EDUC 2230 Foundations of Ed
3
___ PSYC 2385 Adolescent Psychology
3
___ ECON 2320 Prin Microeconomics
3
___ HIST 2320 US History since 1865
3
___ EDUC 3410 Educational Psychology
(10 hrs. field experience)
.5
___ CHPL
.5
___ CEVT
19
Third Year
3
___ EDUC 3350 Exceptional Learner
3
___ HIST XXXX WEST CIV ELECTIVE
3
___ ENGL 3332 World Lit II (off in spring only)
2
___ EDUC 3395 Reading in Content Area*
(20 hours field experience)
3
___ CHST 2335 World Religions
3
___ GEOG 2310 Intro to Geography
.5
___ CHPL
.5
___ CEVT
18
Fourth Year***
3
___ EDSE 4600 Directed Student Teach*
3
___ CHPL
3
___ CEVT
3
3
3
.5
.5
19
If students desire to lighten their semester credit loads it is recommended that they take summer school courses.
BIOLOGY ELECTIVE OPTIONS: BIOL 1435, 1450, 1460
PHYSICAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE OPTIONS: PHSC 1420, 1425, PHYS 1450, & CHEM 1440
*Requires admission to the Secondary Teacher Education Program
**Students MUST pass the PRAXIS I (Reading, Writing, & Math) or have met SAT/ACT equivalent, AND
in the Spring apply for admission to the Secondary Teacher Education Program.
***In the Fall students MUST pass the PRAXIS II (10081 & 20083) and PLT (30524) exams .
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
.5
.5
19
3
3
3
3
3
3
.5
.5
19
12
.5
.5
13