Social Studies Education

Certification in Social Studies Education is for grades 5-8 or 5-12. In addition to completing the General and Liberal Education Core requirements, it is recommended that students in this program complete a major in History (Social Studies) designed for certification candidates and complete the required education courses.

In addition to the required education courses listed below, students must meet with both the education advisor and their history major advisor to select courses. This dual advising system is critical to ensuring that they are meeting all of the relevant content certification standards within the content major.

Specific Testing for Certification
• Basic Academic Skills Assessment (BASA) and Subject Area Testing in Social Studies

History Education Track
In addition to all graduation requirements, student must complete a minimum of 35 credits in History.

Required Core Courses
HS214 Introduction to Public History
HS301 Historical Methods
HS410 Senior Research Seminar
HS411 History Competency Exam
HS450 History Senior Portfolio Assessment Two 200-level HS courses
Three 300-level HS courses
Choose one Concentration:

Social Studies Concentration – 9 credits
HS235 Topics in World History
HS308 From Sea to Shining Sea: the Geography of the United States
HS319 History of New England

Recommended Curriculum Guide – Social Studies

First Year
*Fall Semester*			*Credits*	*Spring Semester*			*Credits*
MT130		Mathematics for K-8 Educators	3	ED112		Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society	3
ED105		Educational Psychology	3	______		Primary Major	3
GLE101		First Year Inquiry Seminar	3	______		Primary Major	3
GLE110		First Year Composition	3	PO201		U.S. Government	3
______		HS 102 or 104	3	______		GLE Humanities	3
		Total	15			Total	15
Second Year
*Fall Semester*			*Credits*	*Spring Semester*			*Credits*
ED224		Design and Management of the Learning Environment	3	ED 350		Teaching Literacy Across the curriculum	3
ET101 or 102		Economics	3	______		Primary Major	3
______		Primary Major	3	______		Primary Major	3
______		Primary Major	3	______		GLE Natural Science	4
______		GLE Natural Science	4	GLE230		Second-Year Composition	3
		Total	16			Total	16
Third Year
*Fall Semester*			*Credits*	*Spring Semester*			*Credits*
ED308		Introduction to Assessment	3	ED312		Understanding and Teaching Exceptional Learners	3
______		Primary Major	3	______		GLE Humanities	3
______		Primary Major	3	______		Primary Major	3
______		GLE Art and Design	3	______		Primary Major	3
ED316		Methods in teaching Social Studies	3	______		GLE Art and Design	3
		Total	15			Total	15
Fourth Year
*Fall Semester*			*Credits*	*Spring Semester*			*Credits*
ED360	Best Practices in a Secondary Context		3	ED492	Secondary Student Teaching		14
______	Primary Major		3	ED487	Secondary Student Teaching Seminar		1
______	Primary Major		3
______	Primary Major		3
______	Primary Major		3		Total		15
	Total		15		Total Credits		122

M.Ed./Teacher Certification in Social Studies Education (Grades 5-8 or 5-12)

Required Education Courses

	Course	Field Hours	Credits	M.Ed. w/Cert	M.Ed. Only	Cert. Only
ED501	Graduate Teacher Education Program Orientation		2	X	X	-
ED506	Educational Psychology		3	X	X	X
ED505	Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society		3	X	X	X
ED510	Design and Management of the Learning Environment	30	3	X	X	X
ED508	Introduction to Assessment		3	X	X	X
ED517	Methods in Teaching Social Studies	15	3	X	X	X
ED509	Understanding and Teaching Exceptional Learners	15	3	X	X	X
ED516	Teaching Literacy across the Curriculum	15	3	X	X	X
ED526	Best Practices in Secondary Contexts	30	3	X	X	X
ED578	Action Research in the Classroom (required for Certification)		3	X	X	X
Elective 1- ED/SOE elective *			3	X	X	X
Elective 2- ED/SOE elective*			3	X	X	X
ED532A	Student Teaching for Middle/Secondary Certification		3	X	-	X
ED532B	Student Teaching for Middle/Secondary Certification		3	X	-	X
ED574	Student Teaching Seminar (to be taken with ED532 A&B)		1	X	-	X
ED585	Student Research Capstone		1	-	X	-
	Total Credits			42	36	40