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2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Social Studies Education, BA


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About the Program

Social Studies Education reflects the best practices in teacher education and is aligned with state and national standards to prepare individuals to teach social studies at the secondary level. Students take courses in three areas: Historical Perspectives, and two additional areas chosen from Economics and/or Government and Citizenship, or Psychology or Sociology. Professional courses are grouped together and taken sequentially in 2 semester blocks. Each block has an associated Theory into Practice (TIP) field experience. The Social Studies Education Plan of Study outlines the required courses to complete the degree for licensure. For more information about the degree program, visit the COE Office of Advising and Recruiting. For teacher licensure information, visit the Office of Professional Preparation and Licensure.

Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Social Studies Education  is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

Program: SSED-TCH-BA
Code: SSED
Credit Hours: 129-130
“B” average and no grade lower than a “C-” in
Professional Education courses - See courses below.

Social Studies: Historical Perspectives and Diversified (30 credit hours - Major GPA: 2.50)


Select Two Courses


(Not more than one course from the same area)

Ancient

Diversified

  • PSY - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • SOC - Credit Hours: 3.00

Social Studies: Government and Citizenship


(18 credit hours - Major GPA: 2.50)

Select Five Courses

(Two courses at the 30000 level or above and at least one course from each area)

Choose one course from

Area I or Area II or Area III or Area IV: Pol

University Core

University Core Requirements


  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning

Program Requirements


(See your advisor for other options in creating your SSED Educational Plan of Study.)

Fall 1st Year


15 Credits


15-16 Credits


15 Credits


Spring 2nd Year


18 Credits


Required before EDCI 42300 : Basic Skills Competency Tests/Alternative

Fall 3rd Year


  • POL: AREA II - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • US HIST Choice - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • ECON Choice - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • HIST: Ancient - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • PSY Choice - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


18 Credits


Fall 4th Year


18 Credits


Required before EDCI 30900 , EDCI 43300 , & EDCI 49800 : Content Tests

15 Credits


Note


* Satisfies a University Core Requirement
** Course included in Professional Education GPA (“B” average with no grade lower than a “C-“)

Additional Information


Date: ________ Basic Skills Competency Tests/Alternative

Date: ________ Content Tests

Date: ________ GATE A: Admission to Teacher Education Program (TEP)

Date: ________ GATE B: Retention

Criminal History Background Check and Student Self-Disclosure Statement


A current Criminal Background Check must be on file in the Office of Field Experiences (OFE). The Student Self-Disclosure Statement is submitted to OFE at the start of a Foundational course in which you complete a course-related field experience placement, EDCI 20500  or EDPS 23500  or EDPS 26500 . For additional information please visit http://www.education.purdue.edu/fieldexp/students/index.html.

Note


129-130 semester credits required for Bachelor of Arts degree.

A 3.00 Graduation GPA and a 3.00 Professional Education GPA are required for Indiana licensure recommendation.

(Social Studies Education: 5-12)

Degree Requirements


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.

The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

Expired Course


Any course without a link to its description is one that has been expired.  However, this course could fulfill the degree requirement historically.

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