2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and History (7-12) [SST and HIS]


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This program in the History Department allows students who major in history to qualify for certification to teach adolescence education in social studies (grades 7-12). It combines a major in history with additional course work and professional teacher preparation.

In addition to the required 100-level history courses in Western Civilization or World History and the 200-level American history survey courses, all students must take HIS 290 (research methods), HIS 490 (a research seminar) and at least 18 credit hours of 300-level or above history classes with a minimum of three credit hours in each of the four categories and no more than six credit hours in any of the four categories listed here.

  • United States
  • Europe
  • Asia/Latin America/Africa/Middle East
  • Global/Transnational

Career Potential

  • Teaching adolescence social studies
  • Professional schools such as law or social work
  • Public history (archival or museum work)
  • Business
  • Government and non-profit agencies and organizations

A. Requirements for the history major


See History [HIS]  major.

B. Professional Preparation: 38-44 credit hours


Required Courses: 8 credit hours


Select 3 credit hours in economics


Select 15 credit hours in history


Select an additional 3 credit hours from


Select 2 courses: 6 credit hours


Note: Transfer students with credit for PSY 232 or PSY 332 will be waived from the PSY 101 requirement.

C. Professional Sequence: Junior year, 7 credit hours


D. Professional Sequence: Senior year, 21 credit hours


The SST senior sequence is for seniors meeting all SST major and program requirements. AED 301 should be taken the fall semester that precedes student teaching (AED 400, 401, and 402). 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.

To be eligible for student teaching, a student must have been accepted into the adolescence education: social studies (7-12) 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 or higher, a grade point average of 2.7 or higher 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


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

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 126


Example of the B.A. in Adolescence Education: Social Studies (7-12) and History over four years


First Year


Spring Total credit hours: 18


Foreign language (3 cr. hr.)
2 GE courses (6 cr. hr.)

Second Year


Fall Total credit hours: 16


Foreign language (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (4 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 18


Foreign language (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 300-400 level course (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 300-400 level course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)

Third Year


Fall Total credit hours: 18


HIS 300-400 level course (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 300-400 level course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course

Spring Total credit hours: 16


HIS 300-400 level course (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 300-400 level course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)

Fourth Year


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