Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Social Studies Concentration

General Education Requirements

(For approved courses, see General Education: www.lander.edu/gen-ed.)

Core Skills	9
ENGL 101: Writing and Inquiry I	3
ENGL 102: Writing and Inquiry II	3
Mathematics	3
Humanities and Fine Arts	6
(6 hours selected from 2 different disciplines)
Behavioral and Social Perspectives	6
POLS 101R: American National Government
PSYC 101: General Psychology
Scientific and Mathematical Reasoning	7
(7 hours selected from 2 different disciplines)
Founding Documents of the United States	3
HIST 111R: United States History to 1877
If you already have credit for HIST 111, do not take HIST 111R; if you already have credit for HIST 112, do not take HIST 112R; if you already have credit for POLS 101, do not take POLS 101R
World Cultures	3
LINK 101: Leadership, Involvement, Networking and Knowledge	1
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS	35

Students must earn a "C" or better in ENGL 101, ENGL 102, POLS 101R, and HIST 111R.

If all of the General Education requirements are met and/or waived, and the credit hours do not add up to at least 30, the General Education requirements are not complete. If below 30, additional General Education courses from any category must be taken until the total hours add up to at least 30 hours.

Major Program Requirements

Secondary Teacher Education Requirements

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
EDUC 106	Field Experience IA	0.5
EDUC 202	Education in America	3
EDUC 203	Field Experience I	0.5
EDUC 223	General Pedagogy	3
EDUC 250	Adolescent Dev&Learn Communiti	3
EDUC 320	Rdg & Writing in Content Area	3
EDUC 321	Foundations of Reading	3
EDUC 329	Field Experience II	.5-3
EDUC 429	Clinical Practice A	1-4
EDUC 430	The Learning Environment	3
EDUC 461	Clinical Practice B	1-11
EDUC 499	Teacher Education Seminar	1
HIST 451	Teaching Middle and High School Social Studies	3
SPED 223	PREK-12 Stdnt Diverse Lrng Nds	3

Students must earn a "C" or better in EDUC 202, EDUC 223, EDUC 250, EDUC 320, EDUC 321, EDUC 430, HIST 451 and SPED 223.

Students must earn a "B" or better in EDUC 106, EDUC 203, EDUC 329, EDUC 429, EDUC 461 and EDUC 499.

Social Studies Core Requirements

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ECON 101	Economics in Society	3
GEOG 101	Introduction to Geography	3
HIST 112R	US History Since 1877	3
HIST 121	World Civilizations to 1600	3
HIST 122	World Civilizations 1600-Prsnt	3
HIST 199	Careers in History	1
HIST 201	Historian: Practice & Theory	3
HIST 499	Senior History Capstone	2
SOCI 101	Introduction to Sociology	3

Students must earn a "C" or better in ECON 101, GEOG 101, HIST 112R, HIST 121, HIST 122 and SOCI 101. 

Additional Requirements

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
HIST	300-level or higher	3
HIST	300-level or higher	3
HIST	300-level or higher	3
HIST	300-level or higher	3
HIST	300-level or higher	3
HIST	300-level or higher	3

Additional Electives

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Total Credit Hours: 120