Social Studies Education (7-12; PTCP)

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have an existing undergraduate degree with a 36-credit concentration in history and/or social science courses, as well as a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA; a minimum 3.0 GPA in all history and social science courses.

Students complete a minimum of 30–35 clock hours of field experience in each of three courses: SSE 200SSE 303, and SSE 309. The department has established relationships with several high-need urban and suburban school districts where field experiences are held. All majors will have study and experiences that together provide a solid foundation for teaching in high-need schools.

The program of study must include economics, government, and a minimum of 30 semester hours of study in the history and geography of the United States and the world. 

Program Requirements

Basic History (9 credit hours)
HIS 106HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIFE I3
HIS 107HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIFE II3
HIS 415HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT OF NEW YORK STATE3
Basic World History (9 credit hours)
HIS 230WORLD CIVILIZATIONS I3
Select two from the following:6
FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
EUROPE SINCE 1500
TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE
Other World History (6 credit hours)
Two Asian, Middle-Eastern, or African History Courses6
Geography (6 credit hours)
GEG 300WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY3
Select one from the following: 3
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YORK STATE
URBAN GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA
GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Political Science (3 credit hours)
Select one from the following:3
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
U.S. CIVIL LIBERTIES
Economics (3 credit hours)
Select one from the following: 3
THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
Cultural Diversity (3 credit hours)
SSE/HIS 363AMERICAN IDENTITY IN TRANSITION: DIVERSITY AND PLURALISM IN THE UNITED STATES3
History/Social Science Elective (11 credit hours)11
Professional Education Requirements (30 credit hours)
EDU 416TEACHING LITERACY IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS3
ENG 309TEACHING AND EVALUATING WRITING3
or EDU 417 ADOLESCENT LITERACY
EXE 100NATURE AND NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS3
or EXE 372 FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING ADOLESCENTS WITH DISABILITIES
PSY 357ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT DEVELOPMENT3
SPF 303EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: MIDDLE AND SECONDARY EDUCATION3
SSE 200INTRODUCTION TO SECONDARY TEACHING3
SSE 303METHODS AND MATERIALS IN TEACHING MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES3
SSE 309METHODS AND MATERIALS IN TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES3
SSE 370COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM3
SSE 402HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL EDUCATION3
or SSE/HIS 407 THE TEACHING OF HISTORY
Student Teaching Requirements (12 credit hours)
To student teach, a student must have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and a minimum 3.0 GPA in the social studies major, as well as obtain a grade of C or higher in SSE 303 and SSE 309.
SSE 409STUDENT TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL6
SSE 410STUDENT TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6