Social Studies Education

Associate Professor: Joan Swanson, John Villemaire
Assistant Professor: Dale Boyle, Elizabeth Lapon

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 order to satisfy certification requirements, students in this certification program may have requirements that non-certification students do not have.

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.

Required Education Courses for Social Studies Education
ED105 Educational Psychology
ED112 Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society
ED224 Design and Management of the Learning Environment 30 hours
ED308 Introduction to Assessment
ED312 Understanding and Teaching Exceptional Learners 15 hours
ED316 Methods in Teaching Social Studies
ED350 Teaching Literacy across the Curriculum 15 hours
ED360 Best Practices in a Secondary Context 30 hours
Total field hours prior to student teaching 90 hours
ED487 Secondary Student Teaching Seminar
ED492 Student Teaching 16 weeks

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 or ED105		Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society or Educational Psychology	3
ED112 or ED105		Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society or 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

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

HS235	Topics in World History
HS308	Sea to Shining Sea: US Geography
HS319	HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND