Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education (Gr 5-12) Social Studies, BA (E205)

Liberal Arts Major: History, with a concentration in Social Studies (see college catalog)

Education Major: Social Studies Education

A TOTAL OF 90 LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BA DEGREE. (EDU courses and some others are not considered to be liberal arts courses.) Students will, therefore, need a minimum of 124 credits in order to graduate with a BA degree in Social Studies Education. 

If other non-liberal arts courses are taken in addition to the EDU courses, more than 124 credits will be required for graduation.

Program Requirements

Courses required for the Education Major: (36 credits)

EDU 2000Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching

3

PSY 1004Fundamentals of Psychology

4

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EDU 2010Educating Children With Diverse Needs

3

EDU 3024Curriculum & Methodology in Middle Childhood and Adolescence Education: General

3

EDU 3376Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education

3

NYSTCE Test EAS

EDU 3273Teaching Literacy Skills in the Middle School Through Collaborative Study Of Social Identity

3

EDU 3020Social Studies Curriculum and Methodology: Grades 5-12

3

EDU 3278Literacy in the Content Areas

3

NYSTCE Test CST

EDU 3384Student Teaching & Seminar: Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education

12

NYS certification workshops must be completed prior to Student Teaching

EDU 3384Student Teaching & Seminar: Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education

12

Courses required in the Social Studies concentration:

ANTH 1050Cultural Anthropology

3

POS 1031Intro to American Government

3

GINS 2050Environmental Geography

3

ECO 1001Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECO 1002Principles of Macroeconomics

3

POS 3081Public Policy of Science & Technology

3

 

POS 2011Comparative Politics

3

OR

POS 2003Intro to Political Thought

3

OR

POS 3012Environmental Politics

3

To be completed by the end of student teaching semester:

edTPA Student Teaching Assessment

NY State Certification Requirements (must be completed before graduation).

A course in Artistic Expression

A course in Oral Communication

A course in Literature

3

A course in Science

3

A course in Mathematics

3

A research paper course

One year or the equivalent of coursework in a Language other than English

(E205)
N.Y. State Tests

0

Child Abuse Workshop

0

Violence Prevention Workshop

0

Dignity for All Students Workshop

0