Students who intend to teach history, government, economics, psychology or sociology at the secondary school (high school) level must declare a Social Science Secondary Education Major.

Students seeking a bachelor's degree in social science and standard certification as a senior high/junior high/middle school (grades 5 through 12) social studies teacher will be advised by members of the history department. Under the current program, which meets the State of Indiana requirements for licensure, all students will complete fields in history (which includes both US and world history) and government; they will also select an additional teaching field from the following: economics, psychology, and sociology.  Thus, all program completers will qualify for licensure in at least three areas:  history, government, and one of the following--economics, psychology and sociology.  Three components comprise each program leading to Indiana certification as a secondary teacher.  These components are:

1. University Core Curriculum   
   (51 semester hours of which 18 are included in the required 60 semester hours for the major)
    

2. Academic content areas in history, government and one of the following: economics, psychology, and sociology. (60 semester hours)

   Check sheet for students who declared their major before Fall 2007:
   Check sheet for students who declared their major during Fall 2007 or later:

3. Professional Education (courses taught by the Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services necessary to meet state licensing requirements).  Please review information under the Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services.  (Download forms...)  (35 semester hours for 9-12 endorsement and 41 semester hours for 5-12 endorsement)
    

4. The attached program of study will help you plan your progress through the degree. You should plan to take the courses in the order listed whenever possible.

Program Admission Requirements

The social science secondary education major does not provide comprehensive certification to teach social studies in Indiana.  Licensing is based on teaching areas instead.  After successful completion of 45 hours of course work, candidates for certification must submit an application for admission to the teacher education program.  Application materials are available in the College of Education and Human Services office.  The applications process includes an interview with faculty in teaching areas.

Admission requirements include:

• Must have completed a minimum of 45 hours; preparatory classes such as GENS classes, Math 100, and English 100 do not count towards this requirement.
  
• Must have completed all of the following courses with a grade of “C” or above.
  1. English 201
  2. Math 111
  3. Communications 101 or 107
  4. Education 196
  5. Education 202
  6. Any two of the following:
  1. Philosophy 200 or 201
  2. A core curriculum science course
  3. A core curriculum History or Social Science course
  4. A core curriculum Western Cultures course
      
• Must have passed all areas of the Praxis I exam (reading – 176 minimum; writing – 172 minimum; math – 175 minimum).
   
• Must have a minimum 2.75 Cumulative GPA, and a minimum 2.75 GPA in courses in each of the following areas of the major:
  7. History
  8. Political Science
  9. Additional field (economics, psychology, sociology)
  10. Diversified area
  11. Education
       
• Must have completed at least one advanced course in each area of the major, i.e., one course in history, political science, additional teaching area (economics, psychology, or sociology), and the diversified area.
   
• Must successfully complete the interview by following these procedures:
  1. Interviews are scheduled three times per year: in January, in May, and in September.
  2. Student who have completed all the requirements above schedule an interview by signing up for a meeting with the chair of the history department at LA 3019; sign-up sheets are posted December 15, April 15, and August 15 of each year.
  3. Students should bring to this meeting:
      
     1. "Application for Admission to Teacher Education" form
     2. Three clean copies of the paper written for a history or political science class at USI that shows the student’s best work in research/writing.
         
  4. Once the history department chair verifies that a student meets the requirements, an interview with the committee will be scheduled.
  5. Students should prepare thoroughly for the interview and dress appropriately (i.e. as if it were a job interview).

NOTE: These minimum GPA requirements apply to admission to student teaching and program completion.  Please review the College of Liberal Arts Teacher Certification Policy.

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Academic Content Areas

Total 60 semester hours required

A.   21 semester hours

• HIST 101 The United States to 1865 /or/
  HIST 102 The United States since 1865

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• HIST 111 World Civilizations I, Beginnings to 1500 /or/
  HIST 112 World Civilizations II, 1500-Present

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• HIST 298 Historical Methods
  

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• Six hours from U.S. History:
  • HIST 302 Colonial America to 1740
    HIST 303 The American Revolution, 1740-1787
    HIST 304 The Early American Republic, 1787-1848
    HIST 305 Civil War America, 1848-1877
    HIST 306 The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1914
    HIST 307 The United States and World War, 1914-1945
    HIST 308 United States since 1945

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• Six hours from European/World History, with at least three hours from European History:
  • European History
    HIST 341 Ancient Greece to Alexander
    HIST 342 The Hellenistic Age, Alexander to the Roman Conquest, 338-31 B.C.
    HIST 343 The Roman Republic
    HIST 344 The Roman Empire
    HIST 345 Medieval Europe, 500-1300
    HIST 346 The Renaissance, Dante to 1600
    HIST 347 The Reformation, Wyclyf to 1648
    HIST 348 Europe, 1648 through Napoleon
    HIST 349 Europe, Napoleon to World War I
    HIST 351 Europe, World War I to the Present
  • World History
    HIST 271 History of the Middle East
    HIST 285 History of Africa
    HIST 331 Colonial Latin American History
    HIST 332 Modern Latin American History
    HIST 341 Ancient Greece to Alexander
    HIST 342 The Hellenistic Age, Alexander to the Roman Conquest, 338-31 B.C.
    HIST 343 The Roman Republic
    HIST 344 The Roman Empire
    HIST 345 Medieval Europe, 500-1300
    HIST 346 The Renaissance, Dante to 1600
    HIST 347 The Reformation, Wyclyf to 1648
    HIST 348 Europe, 1648 through Napoleon
    HIST 349 Europe, Napoleon to World War I
    HIST 351 Europe, World War I to the Present
    HIST 371 Tsarist Russia
    HIST 372 The Soviet Union
    HIST 391 History of China
    HIST 392 History of Japan

B.  9 semester hours

Provisos: students must take one course from each of the following three categories; no more than three of these nine hours may be at the 200 level; no more than six of these nine hours may be in one discipline (History or Political Science).

• HIST 439 History of Indiana /or/
  POLS 305 State and Local Government /or/
  POLS 427 State and Urban Administration

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• HIST 433 / POLS 433 American Foreign Relations to 1900 /or/
  HIST 434 / POLS 434 American Foreign Relations since 1900 /or/
  POLS 271 International Politics /or/
  POLS 471 International Organizations /or/
  POLS 473 International Law /or/
  HIST 307 The United States and World War, 1914-1945 /or/
  HIST 308 United States since 1945

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• HIST 271 History of the Middle East /or/
  HIST 332 Modern Latin American History /or/
  HIST 349 Europe, Napoleon to World War I /or/
  HIST 351 Europe, World War I to the Present /or/
  POLS 281 Comparative Politics /or/
  POLS 383 Government and Politics of Latin America /or/
  POLS 384 The Middle East

C.   6 semester hours

• POLS 309 American Political Theory

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• POLS 314 The American Presidency /or/
  POLS 407 The Legislative Process

D.   12 semester hours (These courses may not count toward any additional teaching area)

• Choose 6 hours:
  • ECON 208 Principles of Microeconomics /or/
    ECON 209 Principles of Macroeconomics
    PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology
    SOC 121 Principles of Sociology
• GEOG 112 /or/ GEOG 330

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• ANTH 251 Peoples of Latin America /or/
  ANTH 255 The Cultures of Asia

E.   12 semester hours (Requirements for additional teaching area in Economics, Psychology, or Sociology.)

• Economics
  • ECON 208 Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON 209 Principles of Macroeconomics

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  • ECON 308 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory /or/
    ECON 309 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

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  • ECON Elective excluding 175
     
• Psychology (two courses must be 300/400 level)
  • PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology

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  • PSY 322 Abnormal Psychology /or/
    PSY 273 Social Psychology

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  • PSY 312 Sensation and Perception /or/
    PSY 357 Learning Theory /or/
    PSY 385 Physiological Psychology

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  • PSY Elective excluding 261, 362, 498, and 499
     
• Sociology
  • SOC 121 Principles of Sociology

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  • SOC 235 Juvenile Delinquency /or/
    SOC 251 Principles of Social Psychology /or/
    SOC 261 Marriage and Family

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  • SOC 421 Race and Ethnicity /or/
    SOC 431 Gender and Society /or/
    SOC 463 Wealth and Poverty

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  • SOC Elective excluding 200, 225, 391, 392, 489, and 499 (300/400 preferred)

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Professional Education

Courses taught by the Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services necessary to meet state licensing requirements.  Please review information under the Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services and download the Secondary Education Student Handbook.

35 hours for grades 9-12
41 hours for grades 5-12

(Students taking EDUC 198 under previous catalogues must take EDUC 294; all students who take EDUC 196 beginning fall 2005 are NOT required to take EDUC 294.)

 

EDUC 214
EDUC 302
EDUC 306
EDUC 196
EDUC 202

BLOCKED: Admission to the teacher education required.

EDUC 304*
EDUC 385
EDUC 394
EDUC 488*
EDUC 493

Student Teaching Semester

EDUC 448
EDUC 473
EDUC 474 or 477

* for Middle School Endorsement

Students must pass the Praxis II exam to complete requirements for licensure in Indiana.

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Additional Information & Download Forms:

• Admission Form, College of Education
• Student Teaching Application Information
• Secondary Education Student Handbook
• Standards for Teachers of Social Studies
  Division of Professional Standards