Social Studies Education, BA

Degree Requirements

129-130 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (102 credits)

• EDCI 20500 - Exploring Teaching As A Career (UCC Written Communication)
• EDCI 27000 - Introduction To Educational Technology And Computing (UCC: Information Literacy)
• EDCI 28500 - Multiculturalism And Education (UCC: Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science)
• EDCI 42300 - The Teaching Of Social Studies In Secondary Schools
• EDCI 43300 - The Teaching Of Social Studies In Junior High/Middle School
• EDCI 30900 - Reading In Middle And Secondary Schools: Methods And Problems
• EDCI 49800 - Supervised Teaching
• EDPS 23500 - Learning And Motivation
• EDPS 26500 - The Inclusive Classroom
• EDPS 32700 - Assessment Literacy
• EDST 20010 - Educational Policies And Laws

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (27-28 credits)

• AD 22700 - History Of Art Since 1400

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• MUS 37800 - Jazz History

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• PHIL 11000 - Introduction To Philosophy

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• PHIL 11100 - Ethics

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• PHIL 11400 - Global Moral Issues

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• ENGL Literature (not approved - movie and film courses) - Credit Hours: 3.00

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• ANTH 10000 - Introduction To Anthropology

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• ANTH 20400 - Introduction To Biological Anthropology And Human Evolution

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• ANTH 20500 - Human Cultural Diversity

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• EAPS 12000 - Introduction To Geography (UCC: Science, Technology & Society Selective)

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• Select One (UCC: Science Selective)

• EAPS 10500 - The Planets

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• EAPS 10900 - The Dynamic Earth

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• EAPS 11100 - Physical Geology

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• EAPS 11200 - Earth Through Time

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• EAPS 11600 - Earthquakes And Volcanoes

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• EAPS 13800 - Thunderstorms And Tornadoes

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• ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition

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• ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition

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• Foreign Language (Third Level Proficiency) - 20100 - Credit Hours: 3.00
• University Core: (UCC: Oral Communication Selective) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• University Core: (UCC: Quantitative Reasoning) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• University Core: (UCC: Science Selective) - Credit Hours: 3.00

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

• For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Program Requirements

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

Additional Information

Date: ________ Basic Skills Competency Tests/Alternative

Date: ________ Content Tests

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

Date: ________ GATE B: TEP Retention

Notes

* Satisfies a University Core Requirement

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

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

32 credit hours at the 30000 level or above required.

Licensure:
Social Studies Education: 5-12
^{(US History, World History, Economics and Government & Citizenship)}

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

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