Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Political Science (7-12) [SST and POL]

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

Career Potential

Teaching adolescence social studies
Professional schools such as law or social work
Business
Government and non-profit agencies and organizations

A. Requirements for the Political Science major

See Political Science [POL] major.

B. Professional Preparation: 38-41 credit hours

Select 15 credit hours in history

HIS 100 - The World to 1500 (3 cr. hr.) or
HIS 110 - Western Civilization to 1500 (3 cr. hr.)
and
HIS 101 - The World Since 1500 (3 cr. hr.) or
HIS 111 - Western Civilization since 1500 (3 cr. hr.)
also select
HIS 200 - The United States to 1877 (3 cr. hr.) and
HIS 201 - The United States Since 1877 (3 cr. hr.)
and take three additional credit hours of history at the 300 level or above with the global/transnational attribute.

Select 3 credit hours from

AED 310 - Writing in Social Studies (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.)

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.

PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
and
PSY 232 - Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.) or
PSY 332 - Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)

C. Professional Sequence: Junior year, 7 credit hours

AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education (HIS) (3 cr. hr.)
SSTW majors should take this course fall semester only. A 25-hour field requirement is attached to this course.
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. See program requirements for details. See department for requirements.
SPE 275 - Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Classrooms (3 cr. hr.)

D. Professional Sequence: Senior year, 19 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, students 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.

Students 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.

Additionally, students must have successfully completed the Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (CARR), Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) and Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) workshops prior to student teaching.

AED 301 - Pre-Practice Teaching Seminar (6 cr. hr.)
Fall semester only. A 40-hour field requirement is attached to this course and must be completed during the preceding spring (May-June).

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 (6 cr. hr.)
AED 401 - Student Teaching II: Adolescence Education Social Studies (6 cr. hr.)
AED 402 - Student Teaching Seminar (1 cr. hr.)

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