Social Studies Education Major B.A.Ed. - Major Code 9800

General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years.  For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements.  However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements.  Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for further information.  Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work.  See General Education Requirements  for more information.

Social Studies General Education Requirements

Students following this program must complete the following courses as part of General Education:

• GEOG 2243 - Fundamentals of Geography #
• ECON 2213 - Principles of Microeconomics #

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• ECON 2313 - Principles of Macroeconomics #
• HIST 1113 - Early Western Civilization #
• HIST 1483 - American History 1492-1876 #
• POLS 1113 - American Federal Government #
• PSYC 1113 - Introduction to Psychology #
• SOC 1113 - Introduction to Sociology #

Major Requirements 21 hours

• GEOG 4303 - Historical Geography of the United States #
• HIST 1213 - Modern Western Civilization #
• HIST 1493 - American History since 1876 #
• HIST 2523 - Oklahoma History and Government #
• HIST 2713 - Early World Civilizations to 1500#
• HIST 2723 - Modern World Civilizations since 1500#
• SOSC 4023 - Social Studies Methods for Secondary Teachers

Electives 27 hours

• Geography Advanced Elective 3 hours
• U.S. History Advanced Electives 6 hours
• European History Advanced Electives 6 hours
• Political Science Advanced Elective 6 hours
• World History Electives - Select 6 hours from the following:

• HIST 3823 - History of Asia #
• HIST 3883 - History of Latin America #
• HIST 4313 - History of the Islamic World#
• HIST 4493 - Global History since the Second World War #
• HIST 4653 - Africa in the Modern World #

Total 48 hours

Note

Twenty-four hours of this major-minor must be earned at NSU and twenty-four hours of advanced 3000/4000 level courses are required for this major.

Professional Education Requirements (Secondary) - 29 hours

• CLINICAL INTERNSHIP / PRE-I INTERNSHIP SEMESTER

• EDUC 3313 - Clinical Teaching/Pre-Internship I - Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education. Apply for admission to teacher education during this semester.
• EDUC 3113 - Educational Psychology - Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education.

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• PRIOR TO PRE-II INTERNSHIP

• SPED 4433 - Introduction to Education of Children with Exceptionalities - Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education.
• EDUC 4823 - Emerging Technologies

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• PRE-II INTERNSHIP SEMESTER

  Students should take these courses the semester immediately before the full internship (student teaching).

• EDUC 4032 - Pre-Internship II - Must be admitted to teacher education. Apply for admission to Pre-II the semester before enrollment.  This course should be taken the semester immediately before the full internship semester.
• EDUC 4353 - Secondary Teaching Methods and Practices - Must be admitted to teacher education. This course should be taken the semester immediately before the full internship semester.
• Content Methods Course (see above)

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• FULL INTERNSHIP SEMESTER

• EDUC 4064 - Secondary Intern Teaching (Full Internship Program)
• EDUC 4074 - Secondary Intern Teaching
• EDUC 4172 - Assessment and Evaluation
• EDUC 4252 - Seminar

Teacher Education Admission and Certification Policies

 In addition to courses in the discipline, all students completing a BA or BS degree in Education degree must meet the following requirements for certification.

• Be accepted for admission to teacher education, pre-II internship, and full internship according to published course sequence and guidelines.
• Demonstrate proficiency at the high novice level in a language other than English.
• Develop a portfolio which documents their accomplishments, learning, and strengths related to the competencies, standards, and outcomes established by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.  
• Complete all courses in the major and Professional Education Core with a grade of “C” or higher.
• Students entering NSU beginning Fall 2013 must have an overall GPA of 2.75 for admission to teacher education.
• Once admitted to the teacher education program, all majors must continue to maintain a GPA of 2.5 (overall, in their major field of study, and professional education core) through completion with the exception that Early Childhood, Elementary, and Special Educaton majors must maintain a GPA of 2.75 (overall, in their major field of study, and professional education) through completion.
• 4 X 12 requirement - Early Childhood, Elementary Education, and Special Education programs require completion of 12 semester hours with a grade of “C” or better in the following disciplines: Communication Arts (ENGL, COMM, Literature), Math, Science, and Social Science (ECON, GEOG, HIST, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) prior to graduation.

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