Dual major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and International Studies (7-12) [SST and IST]

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This program allows students who major in international studies to qualify for certification to teach adolescence education in social studies (grades 7-12). It combines a major in international studies with 47-68 credit hours in additional course work and professional teacher preparation.

A. Requirements for the international studies major (see above)

B. Professional Preparation: 44-68 credit hours

(Including additional social science courses)

ECO 105 - Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
GRY 425 - Geography in the Classroom (3 cr. hr.)
or
GRY 482 - Central America and the Caribbean (3 cr. hr.)
or
GRY 484 - Geography of Europe (3 cr. hr.)
or
GRY 486 - Monsoon Asia (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 100 - The World to 1500 (3 cr. hr.)
and
HIS 101 - The World Since 1500
or
HIS 110 - Western Civilization to 1715 (3 cr. hr.)
and
HIS 111 - Western Civilization since 1715 (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 200 - The United States to 1877 (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 201 - The United States Since 1877 (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 199 - Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
POL 100 - Introduction to American Government and Politics (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 101 - General Psychology I (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 232 - Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
or
PSY 332 - Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
And three additional hours of history at the 300 level or above

Select Either:

GRY 480 - United States (3 cr. hr.)
or
GRY 481 - Geography of New York State (3 cr. hr.)

Select Either:

AED 310 - Grammar and the Writing Process (3 cr. hr.)
or
LIT 449 - Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School (3 cr. hr.)
or
LIT 549 - Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 350 - Psychology of Language (3 cr. hr.)
or
SHH 300 - Normal Language Development (3 cr. hr.)

C. Professional Sequence: Junior year, four credit hours

AED 300 - Introduction to Secondary Social Studies (1 cr. hr.)
Spring semester only. A 35-hour field requirement is attached to this course. Requires acceptance into the adolescence education: social studies (SST) major.
AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education (ICC) (3 cr. hr.)
Fall semester only. A 25-hour field requirement is attached to this course.

D. Professional Sequence: Senior year, 21 credit hours

To be eligible for student teaching, a student must have declared adolescence education: social studies (7-12) as a major by the beginning of the second semester of the junior year and must have senior status, at or near 90 credit hours, with 24 credit hours in the academic social science major, which must be officially declared. A student must also have an overall grade point average of 2.5, a grade point average of 2.7 in the academic social science major, and a C or better in AED 300. No student who receives a grade below a C- in any introductory course in the academic social science major will be allowed to enter student teaching until the course has been retaken and a higher grade earned. Student teaching is a capstone experience. Students who cannot graduate by the December following student teaching may not register for the AED 400, 401, 402 sequence.

AED 301 - Pre-Practice Teaching Seminar (6 cr. hr.)

Student Teaching:

Spring semester only. No other courses may be taken during the student teaching semester.

AED 400 - Student Teaching I: Adolescence Education Social Studies (7 cr. hr.)
AED 401 - Student Teaching II: Adolescence Education Social Studies (7 cr. hr.)
AED 402 - Student Teaching Seminar (1 cr. hr.)

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Dual major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and International Studies (7-12) [SST and IST]

A. Requirements for the international studies major (see above)

B. Professional Preparation: 44-68 credit hours

Select Either:

Select Either:

C. Professional Sequence: Junior year, four credit hours

D. Professional Sequence: Senior year, 21 credit hours

Student Teaching:

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 126