Bachelor of Science in Middle Level Education, Social Studies Concentration

Coursework must include at least 30 credit hours earned at 300-level or above, of which 12 credit hours must be in the major.

See 4-year major guides for recommended order in which to take courses.

https://www.lander.edu/academics/registrars-office/resources/major-guides

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
HIST 121: World Civilization to 1600 3
POLS 101 or POLS 101R 3


Scientific and Mathematical Reasoning 7
(7 hours selected from 2 different disciplines, 1 lab science required)


Founding Documents of the United States 3
HIST 111R
If you already have credit for HIST 111, do not take HIST 111R


World Cultures 3


LINK 101: Leadership, Involvement, Networking and Knowledge 1
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 35

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

Section 1

Courses in Section 1 can be taken by students with Provisional Status*

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
EDUC 106Field Experience IA

0.5

EDUC 202Education in America

3

EDUC 203Field Experience I

0.5

EDUC 207Field Experience ID

1

EDUC 250Adolescent Dev&Learn Communiti

3

EDUC 321Foundations of Reading

3

SPED 223PREK-12 Stdnt Diverse Lrng Nds

3

Section 2

Professional Education Content Preparation; courses in Section 2 can be taken only by students with Candidate Status*

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
EDUC 302Educational Assessment

3

EDUC 320Rdg & Writing in Content Area

3

EDUC 329Field Experience II

.5-3

EDUC 429Clinical Practice A

1-4

EDUC 430The Learning Environment

3

EDUC 443Middle School Org and Curr

3

EDUC 461Clinical Practice B

1-11

EDUC 499Teacher Education Seminar

1

*Status is determined by factors that include but are not limited to the following: PRAXIS Core scores, GPA, course completion, program assessments, and maintenance of professional dispositions.

Content Concentration - Social Studies

Required

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ECON 101Economics in Society

3

GEOG 101Introduction to Geography

3

HIST 112United States Hist Since 1877

3

HIST 122World Civilizations 1600-Prsnt

3

HIST 315History of South Carolina

3

HIST
200-level or higher

3

HIST
200-level or higher

3

HIST 451Teaching Middle and High School Social Studies

3

Additional Electives (16 hours)

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Total Credit Hours: 120