Adolescence Education: Social Studies, B.A.

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Grades 7-12 with 5-6 extension

All Education courses must be completed with a 2.7 or higher, with a 3.0 GPA in the education major.Education courses (EDLS and SECD courses) require a minimum grade of 2.7 or above; therefore, these courses will not satisfy the requirement if students elect the S/P/U grading option. However, an S grade can be used to fulfill cognate requirements in the major. Students must follow the S/P/U policy for the Arts & Science major they are pursuing.

All Adolescence Social Studies Education programs require completion of an appropriate Arts and Sciences major, chosen from one of the following majors: anthropology, economics, history, politics or sociology. Contact the chair of one of these departments to declare the major, be assigned an adviser, and select appropriate courses.

The GPA in the selected major must be a 2.75 or higher.

Program Requirements

Student Teaching Semester: 14 Credits

Courses which must be taken concurrently

EDLS 421 - Seminar in Middle/Junior and Secondary School Education 2 Credit(s)
@SECD 455 - Student Teaching in the Middle/Jr. High School 6 Credit(s)
or
SECD 485 - Student Teaching Grades 7-9 12 Credit(s)
@SECD 456 - Student Teaching in the Senior High School 6 Credit(s)
or
SECD 486 - Student Teaching Grades 10-12 12 Credit(s)

Cognate Requirements: 59-62 Credits

All cognate courses must be completed with a 2.0 or higher.

ANTH 202 - Cultural Anthropology 4 Credit(s)
or
ANTH 107 - World Cultures 3 Credit(s)
GEOG 360 - Social Geography 4 Credits
HIST 100 - World History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 379 - History of New York State 3 Credit(s)
HIST 464 - Technology in History 3 Credit(s)
Elective- Any 300 level or hgher course from the social studies content areas that studies the U.S. in the global arena. (Examples would include HIST 373 , HIST 314 , ANTH 332 , SOCI 340 )
HLTH 230 - School Health (CA, SAVE) 3 Credit(s)
PSYC 100 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credit(s)
PSYC 321 - Psychology of Adolescence 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)

One of the Following:

HIST 201 - United States to 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIST 202 - United States Since 1877 3 Credit(s)

One of the Following:

HIST 101 - Europe from 1500 to 1815 3 Credit(s)
HIST 102 - Europe since 1815 3 Credit(s)
ECON 311 - European Economic History 3 Credit(s)

Choose Two Courses on the Non-Western World: 6 Credits

(Africa, Asia, or Latin America/Caribbean)

The two courses must come from different disciplines: Anthropology, History, Sociology, Geography, and/or Politics

One of the Following:

COMM 106 - Basic Principles of Speech 3 Credit(s)
COMM 311 - Small Group Communication 3 Credit(s)
COMM 324 - Persuasive Speaking 3 Credit(s) (preferable option)

One of the Following:

ECON 105 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s)

One of the Following:

POLS 337 - International Political Economy 4 Credit(s)
POLS 432 - Politics of Global Inequality 4 Credit(s)
ECON 302 - The Global Economy 3 Credit(s)
ECON 326 - Current Economic Policy 3 Credit(s)
ECON 105 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit(s) if not chosen above
or
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s) if not chosen above

One of the Following:

PHIL 314 - Contemporary Moral Issues 3 or 4 Credit(s)
PHIL 330 - Environmental Ethics 3 Credit(s)

One of the Following:

POLS 110 - Introduction to U.S. Politics 4 Credit(s)
POLS 200 - Political Ideas 4 Credit(s)

Additional credits are needed to fulfill Potsdam Pathways and College requirements

Certification Requirements

New York State Teacher Certification Exams required for Initial certification: EAS, edTPA and CST Social Studies (Certification exams are subject to change)
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Adolescence Education: Social Studies, B.A.

Program Requirements

Education Major: 19 Credits

Courses Which Must be Taken Concurrently:

Courses Which Must be Taken Concurrently:

Student Teaching Semester: 14 Credits

Cognate Requirements: 59-62 Credits

One of the Following:

One of the Following:

Choose Two Courses on the Non-Western World: 6 Credits

One of the Following:

One of the Following:

One of the Following:

One of the Following:

One of the Following:

Additional credits are needed to fulfill Potsdam Pathways and College requirements

Certification Requirements

Total Credit Hours Required: 92-104