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Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education
Social Sciences Endorsement

See also: Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education Program Overview

Prospective Students

Below you'll find the current Program Requirements and Suggested Course Sequence.

Currently Enrolled Students

For the program requirements applying to you, please see the appropriate GBC Catalog, which may differ from the requirements listed below. If in doubt, confer with your adviser.

Program Requirements


* For acceptable electives, see Concentration Area Requirements at right below
Lower-Division
General Education Requirements
3Composition I: ENG 101
3Composition II: ENG 102
(3) U.S. History to 1877: HIST 101
(Satisfied by Concentration Area Requirements at right)
(3) U.S. History to Present: HIST 102
(Satisfied by Concentration Area Requirements at right)
3 Fundamentals of Speech I: COM 113 or
Oral Interpretation: THTR 221
(3) Intro. to Cultural Geography: GEOG 106
(Satisfied by Concentration Area Requirements at right)
3Introduction to Statistics: STAT 152
0.5Orientation: INT 100
3 Fine Arts General Education
3 Humanities General Education
3 Mathematics General Education
6 Science General Education
Lower-Division Secondary Education Core Requirements
3 Preparing Teachers to Use Technology:
EDU 214
3Foundations of Education: EDU 250
Upper-Division
General Education Requirements
1 Secondary Methods Practicum I: EDSC 311
1 Secondary Methods Practicum II: EDSC 313
1Secondary Methods Practicum III: EDSC 315
3Teaching and Learning Education: EDUC 323
3Curriculum and Assessment Education:
EDUC 406
3Interdisciplinary Integrated Curriculum Secondary Education: EDSC 407
14 Secondary Supervised Teaching Internship: EDSC 483
3Secondary Education Capstone Seminar:
EDSC 491
3Education of the Exceptional Child: EDSP 301
3Principles of Educational Psychology: EPY 330
3 Integrative Research Methodology: INT 301
3Integrative Social Science Seminar: INT 349
3 Integrative Mathematics Seminar INT 359 or Integrative Science Seminar: INT 369
Lower-Division Concentration Area Requirements

Students must have 36 semester hours of credit in the social sciences, which must include at least 3 semester hours in each of the areas listed below, 24 of which must be in areas 5, 6, and 7.

Within these 36 credits, at least 9 credits must be upper division; 6 of these 9 credits must be in History.
EPY 330 may not be used toward this total; HIST 101 and HIST 102 may be used.
1. Economics
Recommended: ECON 102 or ECON 103
Acceptable: ECON 104
2. Geography
Required: GEOG 106
3.

Psychology/Sociology
Recommended: PSY 101 or SOC 101
Acceptable: PSY 102, PSY 130, PSY 208, PSY 234, PSY 271, PSY 441, PSY 460, SOC 205, SOC 342

4. Ethnic Studies
Recommended: SOC 205 or ANTH 400A
5. Political Science
Recommended: PSC 403K
Acceptable: PSC 103, PSC 403C
6. U.S. History
Required: HIST 101 and HIST 102
Acceptable:HIST 217, HIST 225, HIST 401, HIST 412, HIST 413, HIST 414A, HIST 415C, HIST 416A, HIST 416B, HIST 417A, HIST 417C, HIST 441, HIST 498
7. History of the World
Recommended: HIST 105, HIST 106,
   HIST 247
Acceptable: HIST 209
Upper-Division Concentration Area Requirements
Content-Area Courses
3

Social Science Elective, to be chosen from: ANTH 440B, ANTH 400G, SOC 342, ANTH 400A, PSC 403K, PSC 403C, PSY 441, PSY 460

3 History Elective, to be chosen from: HIST 401, HIST 412, HIST 413, HIST 414A, HIST 415C, HIST 416A, HIST 416B, HIST 417A, HIST 417C, HIST 441, HIST 498
Methods Courses
3 Teaching Secondary Social Studies: EDSC 473

Suggested Course Sequence
NOTICE: The following sequence is simply a suggestion and may not be appropriate for all students. For example, some students will have to take from one to four developmental courses before they are prepared to take specific college level courses. Many students will need to take fewer courses each semester due to obligations in their lives. Full-time status is 12 credits per semester, but many programs provide students with the flexibility of taking fewer credits. Meeting with an adviser is crucial to establishing the best course sequence for each student.

Year 1
Fall Semester
INT 100 0.5
MATH 120 or MATH 126 3
ENG 100 or ENG 101 3
HIST 101 3
Fine Art General Education 3
COM 113 or THTR 221 3
Total Year 1 Fall Credits 15.5
Spring Semester
HIST 102 3
ENG 102 3
STAT 152 3
Science General Education 3
EDU 214 3
Elective (select with adviser)  
Total Year 1 Spring Credits 15
Year 2
Fall Semester
EDU 250 3
EDSC 311 1
GIS 109 3
Science General Education 3
GEOG 106 3
Humanities General Education 3
Total Year 2 Fall Credits 16
Spring Semester
Social Science (select with adviser) 9
EDUC 323 3
EDSC 313 1
INT 301 3
Total Year 2 Spring Credits 16
Year 3
Fall Semester
EPY 330 3
EDUC 406 3
Social Science (select with adviser) 9
Total Year 3 Fall Credits 15
Spring Semester
INT 359 or INT 369 3
EDSP 301 3
Social Science (select with adviser) 9
Total Year 3 Spring Credits 15
Year 4
Fall Semester
EDSC 407 3
INT 349 3
EDSC 473 3
EDSC 315 1
Elective (select with adviser) 3
Total Year 4 Fall Credits 13
Spring Semester
EDSC 483 Student Teaching 14
EDSC 491 Capstone 3
Total Year 4 Spring Credits 17

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