Social Studies B.A. with Teacher Certification 7-12
Students pursuing teacher certification in history or social studies must meet all guidelines for the Educator Preparation Program and the state of Texas (see College of Education section of this catalog) including assessment, field hours, and grade point requirements.
The following is the recommended sequence for educator preparation courses. Students must take 12 hours from within history, political science, psychology, sociology or economics before enrolling in EDUC 3315. Failure to take EDUC 3315 by spring of the sophomore year may result in a delay of student teaching.
Sophomore Spring Semester
EDUC 3315 Students and Learning 3
Junior Year (either semester)
EDUC 3330 Social Studies Strategies 3
Senior Fall Semester
EDUC 4385 Educational Internship 3
Senior Spring Semester
EDUC 4250 Student Teaching Seminar 2
EDUC 4501 Student Teaching I 5
EDUC 4502 Student Teaching II 5
Degree Requirements
Academic Core- 66 hours
Required Support Courses (* these may be used to fulfill requirements in the Core Curriculum)
* PSYC 1301 will complete Social Sciences
* POLS 2305 and POLS 2306 are both required US Government Courses for a total of 6 hours
*EDUC 2311 is required Technology course
BA Social Studies Major Required Courses 30 hours
| POLS 2315 | Comparative Political Systems | 3 |
| SOCI 1311 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 3317 | Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| BECO 2310 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| HIST 1311 | History of World Civilizations to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 1312 | History of World Civilizations since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 2311 | American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 2312 | American History since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 3313 | History of Texas | 3 |
| Upper Level Hours from one of the following: BECO/SOCI/PSYC/POLS/HIST | 3 |