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Undergraduate Programs PA Certification-Secondary Social Studies Education (7-12)

Program Description
Admissions & Retention Requirements
Course Requirements

Program Description

To be able to teach social studies in a Pennsylvania (PA) public secondary school, students need to declare a major in either history or political science and elect a concentration in secondary education. In addition to completing requirements in their major, they need to fulfill the following requirements. Students may complete the professional semester requirements in the graduate year if they elect the BA/M. Ed. Combined 5-year program.

Course Requirements

Course Number	Course Name	Credit
Secondary Education Core Courses (18 Credits)
EDU 200*	Social and Philosophical Foundations of Modern Education	3
EDU 201*	Introduction to Special Education	3
EDU 207	Child, Adolescent, & Educational Development	3
EDU 250*	Field Experience (Middle/High School)	3
EDU 403	Reading in the Content Area	3
EDU 409	Seminar for Secondary Education	3
Recommended Electives
EDU 417	Multicultural Education (required for the BA/M.Ed 5-year program)	3
BKIN 201	First Aid	3
Social Studies Certification Requirements (18 credits)
ANTH 101	Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 201 (OR GEOR 201)	People in Places (OR World Geography)	3
ECON 203/204	Macroeconomics/Microeconomics	3
POS 103/104	American Government/State & Local Government	3
PSY 100	General Psychology	3
SOC 100	Introduction to Sociology	3
Professional Semester (15 credits)
EDU 410	Student Teaching	12
EDU 420	Practicum	3