Program Description

The major in Social Studies 7-12 qualifies students for initial certification by New York State to teach Social Studies in grades 7 through 12. The program is designed to equip students to develop and deliver a NYSED standards-based curriculum that will strengthen middle school and high school achievement in accordance with the New York State Social Studies Initiative. Students may opt to seek certification for grades 5-6 by completing six credits of additional coursework.
 

Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies Adolescence Education, a student must satisfy the following:
•45 credit hours in Social Studies, 24 of which must be at the 300 or 400 level
•42 credit hours in Liberal Arts requirements
•36-37 credit hours in Education
 

Required Social Studies Coursework

HIS/POS 100 Introduction to History and Political Science
ECO 105 Principles of Macroeconomics
POS 112 Critical Analysis of US Politics
HIS 226 U.S. History to 1865
HIS 227 U.S. History since 1865
HIS 260 Africans in the Transatlantic World
HIS/POS 300 Advanced Practicum

Four 300- level courses chosen from four out of five of the following
areas: African, European, Asian/Middle Eastern, Latin American, and U. S.

One additional upper-division Political Science course

HIS 498Capstone Seminar (topic varies)