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 200, SSE 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
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Basic History (9 credit hours) | ||
| HIS 106 | HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIFE I | 3 |
| HIS 107 | HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIFE II | 3 |
| HIS 415 | HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT OF NEW YORK STATE | 3 |
| Basic World History (9 credit hours) | ||
| HIS 230 | WORLD CIVILIZATIONS I | 3 |
| 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 Courses | 6 | |
| Geography (6 credit hours) | ||
| GEG 300 | WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| 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 363 | AMERICAN IDENTITY IN TRANSITION: DIVERSITY AND PLURALISM IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| History/Social Science Elective (11 credit hours) | 11 | |
| Professional Education Requirements (30 credit hours) | ||
| EDU 416 | TEACHING LITERACY IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS | 3 |
| ENG 309 | TEACHING AND EVALUATING WRITING | 3 |
| or EDU 417 | ADOLESCENT LITERACY | |
| EXE 100 | NATURE AND NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | 3 |
| or EXE 372 | FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING ADOLESCENTS WITH DISABILITIES | |
| PSY 357 | ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| SPF 303 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: MIDDLE AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 3 |
| SSE 200 | INTRODUCTION TO SECONDARY TEACHING | 3 |
| SSE 303 | METHODS AND MATERIALS IN TEACHING MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES | 3 |
| SSE 309 | METHODS AND MATERIALS IN TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES | 3 |
| SSE 370 | COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM | 3 |
| SSE 402 | HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| 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 409 | STUDENT TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL | 6 |
| SSE 410 | STUDENT TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 6 |