Social Studies Teaching Major

Certification Requirements for Minnesota: 74 credit hours, (consisting of three components)

Required Courses: 36 credit hours

ECON 120	Principles of Economics I	3
GOVT 200	American Government	3
HIST 111	Western Civilization II	3
HIST 120	American Experience to 1877	3
HIST 121	American Experience Since 1877	3
PSYC 115	General Psychology	3
SOCI 110	Contemporary Society	3
ANTH	Elective course	3

Elective Area of Concentration: A minimum of four additional courses in one area

Government: (four courses)

GOVT 110	Introduction to Government	3
GOVT 290	Criminal Law	3
GOVT 320/PHIL 320	Political Philosophy	3

One of the following courses:

GOVT 120	Politics in a Diverse World	3
GOVT 235	American Foreign Policy	3
GOVT 345W	Identity Conflict and World Politics	3

History: (four courses)

HIST 251W	Methods and Philosophies of History	3
HIST 218	The Search for Equality: The United States since World War II	3
	OR
HIST 300W	Revolutionary America	3
	OR
HIST 303W	History of The American West	3
HIST 325	A Revolutionary Time: Europe During the Modern Era	3
	OR
HIST 345	Ireland North and South: From Revolutionary Era to Troubled Times 1798-1998	3
	OR
HIST 355	Hitler and the Holocaust	3
HIST	Elective course	3

Teacher certification courses: 23 credit hours, plus student teaching

Social Studies Teaching Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

First Year

Fall Semester

FYS 110	First Year Seminar I	4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Spring Semester

FYS 111

First Year Seminar II

4

Second Year

Fall Semester

Interim

Spring Semester

Third Year

Fall Semester

Interim

Spring Semester

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Interim

Spring Semester