Social Studies Grades 5-Adult Teaching Specialization, B.A.

The Social Studies 5-Adult Comprehensive Specialization is intended for those students preparing to teach in elementary, middle, or secondary schools. This degree program leads to a B.A. in Education with teacher certification in West Virginia. It provides the interdisciplinary foundation necessary for teaching an integrated social science curriculum. Students desiring to teach a particular subject, such as history, should augment the required courses with appropriate elective hours. Course marked with an asterisk are offered only in the fall semester.

Admission to the program is gained by completing the following requirements: EDUC 2200 with at least a “B” grade; an overall GPA of 2.75 and a Social Studies Curriculum GPA of 2.75; passing scores on all three sections of the CORE Academic Skills for Educators Test; passing a criminal background check; submitting a Declaration of Intent to the Dean of Education; acceptable scores on the ACT or SAT; completion of all Early Field Experiences(contact the School of Education, Health and Human Performance for more details). Successful completion of PRAXIS (PPST) tests in Social Studies and Principles of Learning and Teaching is necessary in order to graduate and obtain West Virginia certification. Students need passing scores on these tests BEFORE beginning their student teaching placements.

Degree Requirements

Core Curriculum Requirements (30 Credit Hours)

For details on the required courses, refer to the Core Curriculum program. For students in this major, the following courses satisfy both core curriculum and major requirements:

EDUC 2201
(Technology)
HIST 2211
;
HIST 2212
;
HIST 2213
(Humanities)
BSBA 2200
;
PSYC 1101
;
SOCY 1110
(Social Science)
HIST 1107
  ;
HIST 1108
  ;
POLI 1100
  (Citizenship)

Professional Education (39 Credit Hours)

The student will need at least 4 semesters to complete the Education classes listed.

EDUC 2203 and EDUC 2240 are pre-requisites for EDUC 2260 and EDUC 2265
EDUC 2260 and EDUC 2265 are pre-requisites for EDUC 3340 , EDUC 3351 , and EDUC 3365
All Education classes must be completed along with passing scores on the Praxis II and PLT before student teaching.

Before Admission

The first two courses in this sequence are taken BEFORE admission to Teacher Education.

EDUC 2200 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2201 - Instructional Technology Credit Hours: 3

After Admission

The following courses are taken after gaining admission into the School of Education, Health and Human Performance:

EDUC 2203 - Human Development, Learning & Teaching Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2240 - High Incidence Disabilities for Educators Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2260 - Instructional Design I Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2265 - Field Experience 2 Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 3331 - Reading in the Content Areas Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 3340 - Instructional Design II Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 3351 - Inclusive Classroom Practices for Individual Differences Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 3365 - Field Experience 3 Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 4485 - Action Research Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 4486 - Portfolio Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 4496 - Secondary Student Teaching Credit Hours: 10

Social Studies Program (51 Credit Hours)

BSBA 2200 - Economics Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2210 - Introduction to Geography Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1107 - United States History I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1108 - United States History II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2211 - World Civilizations I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2212 - World Civilizations II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2213 - World Civilizations III Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3302 - West Virginia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3324 - Recent America from 1960 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4431 - Recent Europe Credit Hours: 3
POLI 1100 - American Government Credit Hours: 3
POLI 2200 - Introduction to Political Science Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 1101 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOCY 1110 - Introductory Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOCY 3301 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
SSCI 4431 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Social Studies Credit Hours: 3
SSCI 4498 - Interdisciplinary Seminar Credit Hours: 3

Major Electives (6 Credit Hours)

(Select one of the options below)

Option 1

Select 6-credit hours from any othe following disciplines: Economics, Geography, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and/or Sociology.

Option 2

Select a second teaching specialization outside the Social Studies (grades 5 - adult) Program. See the School of Education, Health and Human Performance for more information. Please note this option requires additional hours.

Free Electives (4 Credit Hours)

Students must complete a minimum of 4 credit hours of electives to complete degree requirements.

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