Secondary Social Studies Education (9-12), B.A.

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Specific Grade Requirements: 2.75 Overall GPA and 2.75 Cumulative GPA in Major Requirements

Specified Education Requirements

In adherence with SC state requirements, courses approved for Read to Succeed endoresement require a grade of “C” or higher. These courses include EDU 345, EDU 346, EDU 347, EDU 445, EDU 370, EDU 470, EDU 550, EDU 551, EDU 552, EDU 553.

Degree Requirements (126 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (Traditional)

Specified Course Requirements:

Historical Inquiry: HIS 181
Social Inquiry: PSY 101
Intercultural Inquiry: FOR LANG 112 or higher

Major Core Requirements (70 Cr. Hrs.)

HIS 161 - United States History 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 162 - United States History 2 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 182 - The Modern World 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 295 - The Historian’s Craft 3 Cr. Hrs.
American History (6 Cr. Hrs.)
HIS 360 - Colonial and Revolutionary America 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 361 - Civil War and Reconstruction 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 366 - United States Foreign Relations Since 1898 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 367 - War and Society 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 368 - History of American Popular Culture 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 410 - Tragedy, Memory, and History in the United States 3 Cr. Hrs.
European History (6 Cr. Hrs.)
HIS 332 - Ancient Mediterranean Empires 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 334 - Medieval European Civilizations 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 336 - The Age of Reformations 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 338 - History of Modern Europe and Russia 3 Cr. Hrs.
Non-Western History (3 Cr. Hrs.)
HIS 380 - Consuming Passions: Food and Drink in World History 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 382 - Africa and Asia since 1900 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 384 - Colonial Latin America 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 385 - Modern Latin America 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 387 - Global Christianity 3.0 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 481 - The Modern Middle East 3 Cr. Hrs.
Education Courses
EDU 110 - Essentials of Teacher Candidacy 1 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 111 - Foundations of Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 206 - The Nature of the Exceptional Child 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 217 - Best Practices for the Secondary Classroom/Field Experience I 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 220 - Technology for the 21st Century Classroom 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 317 - Best Practices for the Secondary Classroom/Field Experience II 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 360 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 370 - Literacy Development for All Secondary Students 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 443 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 470 - Literacy Development Across the Curriculum and Across Secondary Grade Levels 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 490 - Clinical Experience 12 Cr. Hrs.

Cognate Requirements (12 Cr. Hrs.)

ECO 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
GEO 102 - World Geography 3 Cr. Hrs.
PS 101 - American National Government 3 Cr. Hrs.
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Cr. Hrs.

General Electives (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

Secondary Social Studies Education (9-12), B.A.

Specified Education Requirements

Degree Requirements (126 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

Major Core Requirements (70 Cr. Hrs.)

Cognate Requirements (12 Cr. Hrs.)

General Electives (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

First Semester (14-17 Cr. Hrs.)

Second Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

Third Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

Fourth Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

Fifth Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

Sixth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

Seventh Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

Eighth Semester (12 Cr. Hrs.)