2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences

**Bachelor of Science in Education-Social Science Education/History Track (*)**

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section 
with the following specifications:                              50-52
Humanities-History:  Fulfilled by required courses in major
Social Science: PSYC 101, ECON 121, and ANTH 110
Liberal Studies electives:  ECON 122, GEOG 230, 
and either SOC 337 or SOC 362; no courses with HIST prefix

College:						        32
Professional Education sequence: (1)
COMM 301   Technology for Learning and Instruction      3sh
EDEX 301   Education of Students with Disabilities
	   in Inclusive Secondary Settings		2sh
EDSP 202   Educational Psychology                       3sh
EDSP 377   Educational Tests and Measurements	        3sh
EDUC 242   Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience I	1sh
EDUC 342   Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience II	1sh
EDUC 441   Student Teaching		                12sh
EDUC 442   School Law			                1sh
EDUC 455   Teaching of Social Sciences in
	   Secondary Schools				3sh
FDED 202   American Education in Theory and Practice	3sh

Major:  (1) (2)						        27
Required History courses:
HIST 200   Introduction to History                      3sh
HIST 201   Western Civilization Before 1600	        3sh (3)
HIST 202   Western Civilization Since 1600              3sh (3)
HIST 203   United States History for Historians	        3sh (3)
HIST 480   Senior Seminar in History	                3sh

Controlled History elective:
One course from the fields of Middle East, Africa,
Asia, or Latin America at the 300 level or higher	3sh

History electives:
Three history courses at the 300 level or higher,
one to be from United States history	                9sh

Required Social Science distribution:		                9-12
GEOG XXX   200-level or higher Geography course	        3sh
PLSC 111   American Politics		                3sh
PLSC 280   Comparative Government I:  
           Western Political Systems  or                3sh
PLSC 285   Comparative Government II:  
           Non-Western Political Systems                3sh
SOC 231    Contemporary Social Problems	                3sh (4)

Free Electives:				                        1-5


Total Degree Requirements:			                124

(*) See requirements leading to teacher certification in the catalog section on Academic Policies, Admission to Teacher Education
(1) Students entering secondary social studies education must present the following in order to gain admission:

a. A 2.75 GPA with grades of C or better in history and social science courses required for certification.

b. A letter of admission to teacher certification from the College of Education and Educational Technology; Acts 34 and 151 must be current at all times. (2) Eligibility for student teaching and certification in secondary social studies education (history concentration) requires a cumulative GPA of 2.75 and a grade of C or better in history courses and in the required social science distribution courses.
(3) For students who have taken HIST 195, HIST 210, HIST 212, or HIST 214 prior to becoming History majors, this course may not be appropriate. Consult History adviser before scheduling.
(4) SOC 231 required only if SOC 237 or SOC 362 are not taken as Liberal Studies electives.

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