1999-2000 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: PC101, EC121, and AN110

Liberal Studies electives:  EC122, GE230, 

and either SO337 or SO362; no courses with HI prefix



College:						        32

Professional Education sequence: (1)

CM301	Technology for Learning and Instruction	        3sh

ED242	Pre-student Teaching and Clinical Experience I	1sh

ED342	Pre-student Teaching and Clinical Experience II	1sh

ED441	Student Teaching		                12sh

ED442	School Law		                        1sh

ED455	Teaching of Social Sciences in 

        the Secondary School                            3sh

EP202	Educational Psychology	                        3sh

EP377	Educational Tests and Measurements	        3sh

EX301	Education of Students with Disabilities in

	Inclusive Secondary Programs			2sh

FE202	American Education in Theory and Practice	3sh



Major:  (1) (2)						        27

Required History courses:

HI200	Introduction to History	                        3sh

HI201	Western Civilization Before 1600	        3sh (3)

HI202	Western Civilization Since 1600	                3sh (3)

HI203	United States History for Historians	        3sh (3)

HI480	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

GEXXX	200-level or higher Geography course	        3sh

PS111	American Politics		                3sh

PS280	Comparative Government I:  

         Western Political Systems  or	                3sh

PS285	Comparative Government II:  

         Non-Western Political Systems	                3sh

SO231	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 2.75 GPA with grades of C or better in history and social science courses required for certification.
A letter of admission to teacher certification from the College of Education; 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 HI195, HI210, HI212, or HI214 prior to becoming History majors, this course may not be appropriate. Consult History adviser before scheduling.
(4) SO231 required only if SO237 or SO362 are not taken as Liberal Studies electives.

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