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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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

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Recommended Course Sequence

The Bachelor of Arts: Secondary Social Studies Education program is designed in accordance with guidelines established by the South Carolina State Department of Education. The program consists of a general education strand; a professional education strand; cognate courses in Political Science, Geography, and the Social Sciences; as well as methods courses in social studies. A teacher candidate learns strategies for teaching and assessing students in the secondary classroom in the major courses. This program is nationally recognized by the National Council for the Social Studies.

No grade below “C” in a course required for the major or minor (including cognates and specified electives) will count toward satisfying that course requirement. This policy does not refer to general education requirements or elective courses.

Course Requirements (128-129 Cr. Hrs.)

First Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 110 - Essentials of Teacher Candidacy 1 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 111 - Foundations of Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 101 - Composition and Communication I 3 Cr. Hrs.
FYE 101 - Journey 1 - Foundations for the Journey 1 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 181 - Foundations of the Modern World 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 135 - Lifetime Wellness 2 Cr. Hrs.
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.

Second Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

CHR 105 - Introduction to the Bible 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 206 - The Nature of the Exceptional Child 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition and Communication II 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 182 - The Modern World 3 Cr. Hrs.
PS 101 - American National Government 3 Cr. Hrs.
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 Cr. Hrs.
OR
MAT 104 - Math for the Liberal Arts 3 Cr. Hrs.

Third Semester (16 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.
BIO 150 - Human Biology 4 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 161 - United States History 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
Foreign Language I 3 Cr. Hrs.

Note

*Application to Benchmark I

Fourth Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
FA 200 - Experiencing the Arts 3 Cr. Hrs.
GEO 102 - World Geography 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 162 - United States History 2 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 295 - Historiography 3 Cr. Hrs.
Foreign Language II 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fifth Semester (17 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.
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Cr. Hrs.

Choose One:

HIS 360 - Colonial and Revolutionary America 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 361 - Civil War and Reconstruction 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 362 - The Gilded Age and Progressive Era 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 363 - Modern American History: The Great Depression to the Present 3 Cr. Hrs.

Choose One:

HIS 321 - History of England to 1688 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 322 - History of England Since 1688 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 334 - Medieval European Civilization 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 336 - The Age of Reformation 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 438 - Modern Europe 3 Cr. Hrs.

Sixth Semester (16-17 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 370 - Literacy Development for All Secondary Students 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 200 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 38X OR 48X 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 300/400 3 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 101 - Chemistry in Context 4 Cr. Hrs.
OR
CHE 111 - General Chemistry 1 5 Cr. Hrs.

Seventh Semester (15 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.
ECO 200 - Economic Concepts 3 Cr. Hrs.
CHR 305 - Christian Worldview and Contemporary Application 3 Cr. Hrs.
HIS 300/400 3 Cr. Hrs.

Note

*Application to Benchmark II

Eighth Semester (12 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 490 - Clinical Experience 12 Cr. Hrs. +

Note

All coursework must be completed before Enrollment in EDU 490, Clinical Experience.

+Application to Benchmark III

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