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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
SOCIAL STUDIES (5-Adult)

Students may wish to combine this specialization with another (5-9), (9-Adult), (5-Adult) or (PreK-Adult) specialization.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

43 hours

Students must take GEOG 203, HIST 207 and POSC 203 as part of the General Education requirements.
     

Content Specialization Courses

45 hours

ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 3

ECON 202

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

GEOG 204

Physical Geography

3

HIST 201

History of World Cultures I

3

HIST 202 History of World Cultures II 3

HIST 208

U.S. History Since 1877

3

HIST 303 West Virginia and the Appalachian Region 3

HIST 335

Recent United States History

3

     
Upper Division Elective in European or non-Western History....3
     

POSC 304

Comparative Government (OR)

 

POSC 401 International Relations 3

PSYC 201

General Psychology

3

   
Upper Division Elective in Psychology 3
   
Upper Division Elective in Sociology 3
     
SOCL 205 Principles of Sociology 3
SOCS 225 Introduction to Global Studies 3
     

General Electives

10 hours

   

Professional Education Courses

18 hours

Must complete a Methods course for each specialization in which student seeks to gain certification.
CSCI 267 Computer Skills for Education 2

EDUC 203

Foundations of Education

2

EDUC 205

Educational Psychology

3

EDUC 310

Classroom Management and Teaching Strategies

2

EDUC 346 Teaching Social Studies in Middle and Adolescent Education (5-Adult) 3

READ 317

Teaching Reading in Middle and Adolescent Education

3

SPED 220 Educating the Student with Exceptional and Cultural Diversities 3
   

Student Internship

12 hours

EDUC 493

Capstone Assessment

1

EDUC

Student Internship - Content

11

   

Total minimum hours required for degree

128 hours

Education 203 and Education 205 are the only Professional Education courses which can be attempted without being admitted to a Program in Teacher Education.

Before enrolling in Education 205 a student must have attempted PRAXIS I or be exempted from this requirement due to ACT or SAT score.

GATEWAY ASSESSMENT
ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION

CAPSTONE ASSESSMENT
EDUCATION 493