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 2000 | Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching | 3 |
| PSY 1004 | Fundamentals of Psychology | 4 |
| EDU 2010 | Educating Children With Diverse Needs | 3 |
| EDU 3024 | Curriculum & Methodology in Middle Childhood and Adolescence Education: General | 3 |
| EDU 3020 | Social Studies Curriculum and Methodology: Grades 5-12 | 3 |
| EDU 3376 | Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education | 3 |
NYSTCE Tests
| EAS, CST | |
| EDU 3273 | Teaching Literacy Skills in the Middle School Through Collaborative Study Of Social Identity | 3 |
| EDU 3278 | Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 |
Fingerprinting and NYS certification workshops must be completed prior to Student Teaching
| EDU 3384 | Student Teaching & Seminar: Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education | 12 |
Courses required in the Social Studies concentration:
SOC
| A course in Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| POS 1031 | Intro to American Government | 3 |
| INS 2050 | Environmental Geography | 3 |
| ECO 1011 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 1012 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| POS 3081 | Public Policy of Science & Technology | 3 |
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| POS 2011 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| OR | |
| POS 2003 | Intro to Political Thought | 3 |
| OR | |
| POS 3012 | Environmental 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 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 |