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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Secondary Education, Social Studies, B.A.

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The Secondary Education Social Studies program prepares enrolled students for a career teaching Social Studies in grades 7-12. While content courses help enrolled students master the requisite knowledge and skills in the fields of History, Political Science, and Economics, Education courses help enrolled students learn the instructional strategies, assessment methods, and educational technology most appropriate for learners at the middle and high school level. Students in the Secondary Education Social Studies program become transformative classroom teachers able to promote academic achievement and support diverse populations of learners.

Degree Requirements

Institutional Degree Requirements

Program-Specific Degree Requirements: To be eligible for graduation, students majoring in Secondary Education Social Studies must complete a minimum of 125 credits. Students must achieve a 3.0 or higher in each of the following six courses: FCO 105 , EDU 260 , MAT 115 , MAT 150 , SE 201 , and SE 220 and demonstrate satisfactory progress on identified professional and personal dispositions. Students must achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in order to be determined eligible for PreProfessional Educator Status and in order to enter the Professional Semester and to obtain Pennsylvania teacher certification

Students seeking certification in Secondary Education Social Studies are required to have a minimum of 190 hours of Field Experience prior to the Professional Semester and must meet specific requirements as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

General Education Requirement

First Year Seminar

FYS 110 (EDU200) Education in Today’s Society 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

Communication course:

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours

Advanced Communication course:

Satisfied by major (EDU 260 )

Quantitative Fluency course:

Satisfied by major (MAT 115 or MAT 150 )

American Citizenship course:

PS 101 American Government and Citizenship 3 credit hours

Global Citizenship course:

G 100 World Regional Geography 3 credit hours

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirement

Humanities course:

LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Arts courses:

ART 101 Art and Visual Culture 3 credit hours
CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
MUS 186 Listening to Music 3 credit hours
THE 154 Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences course:

PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours

Natural and Physical Sciences course:

G 151 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
G 152 Introduction to Physical Geography Lab 0 credit hours

Constellation Requirement

The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Students who transfer in 60 credits or more at the time of admission to the college will be waived from the Constellation requirement, except for Education majors. Education majors are required to complete the Transformation: Children, the Family, and Development across the Lifespan Constellation as part of their General Education requirements.

PSY 221 Child and Adolescent Development 3 credit hours
SPE 200 Special Education Processes and Procedure 3 credit hours
SPE 271 Literacy Development and Instruction in Core Intervention Areas Including Inclusive Practices 3 credit hours
Satisfied by major (EDU 225 )

Required Courses

A grade of 2.0 is required in all the courses listed below.

Pre-Professional Education Coursework

ANT 220 Cultural Anthropology 3 credit hours
ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
EDU 225 Instructional Needs of English Language Learners 3 credit hours
EDU 260 Effective Communication in the Field of Education 3 credit hours
HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
HIS 102 The West in the World 3 credit hours
HIS 111 American History from Colonization to Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 112 American History from Civil War to Global Power 3 credit hours
HIS 200 Methods and Theory in History 3 credit hours
MAT 115 Mathematical Foundations 3 credit hours
MAT 150 Using Data to Improve Decision Making 3 credit hours
SE 201 Early Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 210 Educational Technology for Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours
SE 220 Instruction and Curriculum Development in Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours
SE 240 Educational Assessment for Middle and Secondary Education 2 credit hours
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
Choose 3 credits of the following:
PS 303 American Foreign Policy 3 credit hours
PS 371 American Constitutionalism (I): Structures of Government 3 credit hours
PS 372 American Constitutionalism (II): Civil Rights and Liberties 3 credit hours
PS 463 Policy and History in York, Pennsylvania 3 credit hours
Choose 3 credits of the following:
HIS 485 Capstone Research Seminar 3 credit hours
HIS 499 Senior Seminar in History 3 credit hours

History/Political Science Electives (6 credits)

Choose two three-credit courses, 200-level or higher.

Pro Seminar

Choose 3 credits of the following. This course must be completed prior to HIS 485 or HIS 499 .

HIS 352 The Revolutionary Era in America 3 credit hours
HIS 363 Coming of the Civil War 1846-1861 3 credit hours
HIS 402 The Black Death 3 credit hours
HIS 420 The First World War 3 credit hours
HIS 421 Nazi Germany and the Holocaust 3 credit hours
HIS 460 The Civil Rights Movement 3 credit hours

Professional Preparation Courses

Must attain PPES status to complete.

EDU 460 Community and Legal Issues in Education 3 credit hours
SE 311 Advanced Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 312 Advanced Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 351 Teaching Strategies for Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours
SE 352 Middle and Secondary Social Studies Pedagogies 3 credit hours
SE 356 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas 3 credit hours
SPE 300 Effective Instructional Methods and Supports for Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings 3 credit hours

Professional Semester

Students are required to have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 before admittance into the Professional Semester.

SE 494 Student Teaching Seminar 2 credit hours
SE 495 Student Teaching 10 credit hours

Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15 credits)

FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours
FYS 110 (EDU200) Education in Today’s Society 3 credit hours
G 100 World Regional Geography 3 credit hours
HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
MAT 115 Mathematical Foundations 3 credit hours
PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (18 credits)

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
HIS 102 The West in the World 3 credit hours
LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours
MAT 150 Using Data to Improve Decision Making 3 credit hours
PS 101 American Government and Citizenship 3 credit hours
SE 220 Instruction and Curriculum Development in Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (14 credits)

EDU 260 Effective Communication in the Field of Education 3 credit hours
G 151 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
G 152 Introduction to Physical Geography Lab 0 credit hours
HIS 111 American History from Colonization to Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 200 Methods and Theory in History 3 credit hours
SE 240 Educational Assessment for Middle and Secondary Education 2 credit hours

Spring Semester (17 credits)

HIS 112 American History from Civil War to Global Power 3 credit hours
SE 201 Early Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 210 Educational Technology for Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
SPE 200 Special Education Processes and Procedure 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Arts 3 credit hours

Junior Year

Fall Semester (18 credits)

ANT 220 Cultural Anthropology 3 credit hours
ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
EDU 225 Instructional Needs of English Language Learners 3 credit hours
PSY 221 Child and Adolescent Development 3 credit hours
SPE 271 Literacy Development and Instruction in Core Intervention Areas Including Inclusive Practices 3 credit hours
History Pro Seminar course 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (17 credits)

EDU 460 Community and Legal Issues in Education 3 credit hours
SE 311 Advanced Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 351 Teaching Strategies for Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours
History/Political Science Elective course (200-level or higher) 3 credit hours
Choose one of the following courses: PS 303 , PS 371 , PS 372 , or PS 463 3 credit hours
HIS 485 Capstone Research Seminar 3 credit hours
OR
HIS 499 Senior Seminar in History 3 credit hours

Senior Year

Fall Semester (14 credits)

SE 312 Advanced Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 352 Middle and Secondary Social Studies Pedagogies 3 credit hours
SE 356 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas 3 credit hours
SPE 300 Effective Instructional Methods and Supports for Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings 3 credit hours
History/Political Science Elective course (200-level or higher) 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (12 credits)

SE 494 Student Teaching Seminar 2 credit hours
SE 495 Student Teaching 10 credit hours

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