Secondary Education (Social Studies), BS

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University Requirements

^FRESHMAN SEMINAR: Required of all first-time freshmen and all transfer students with fewer than 30 total semester hours of credit.

FS 102 - LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS-EHD STUDENT 3 Credit Hour(s) ^

Credit Hours: 3

General Education Requirements

MATH 121 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 Credit Hour(s)
Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)*

Natural Sciences*

*See General Education Course Requirements under DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.

Biological Sciences 3 Credit Hour(s)*
Physical Sciences 3 Credit Hour(s)*
Biological or Physical Sciences 3 Credit Hour(s)*

Humanities

COMM 130 - HUMAN COMMUNICATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
COMM 135 - PUBLIC SPEAKING 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 145 - US HISTORY TO 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)

One of the following:

ENGL 205 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 210 - INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 215 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 220 - INTRODUCTION TO POETRY AND DRAMA 3 Credit Hour(s)

Fine/Performing Arts*

*See General Education Course Requirements under DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.

Credit Hours: 39

Program Requirements

¹Successful completion of ED 303 , ED 304 , ED 305 , ED 388 , ED 409 AND passing score on SPED Praxis will result in additional certification.
²ED 414 and ED 422 must be taken concurrently.

³Can not duplicate courses (MUST have 6 hours)

ECON 201 - PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
ECON 202 - PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 201 - INTRODUCTION TO FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 202 - INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 250 - INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 320 - MATERIALS AND METHODS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL READING 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 321 - DYSLEXIA FOR EDUCATORS 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 413 - MIDDLE SCHOOL 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 414 - CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL 3 Credit Hour(s) ²
ED 421 - PREPARATION FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 422 - CLINICAL PRACTICE - STUDENT TEACHING 3-9 Credit Hour(s) ²
6 hours required in ED 422
ED 430 - PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 438 - MATERIALS AND METHODS IN SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 146 - US HISTORY SINCE 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 271 - HISTORY OF LOUISIANA 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 300+ elective (American History) 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 300+ elective (European History) 3 Credit Hour(s)
POLI 151 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 208 - ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)

Two of the following:

HIST 105 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1500 3 Credit Hour(s) ³
HIST 106 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1500-1815 3 Credit Hour(s) ³
HIST 107 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1815-PRESENT 3 Credit Hour(s) ³

Four of the following:

ED 303 - TEACHING BASIC SUBJECTS TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
ED 304 - CLASSROOM MOTIVATION 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
ED 305 - COLLABORATION FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
ED 388 - ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATINO IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
ED 409 - TEACHING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹

One of the following:

GEOG 106 - WORLD GEOGRAPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 251 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 252 - CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)

Secondary Education (Social Studies), BS

University Requirements

Credit Hours: 3

General Education Requirements

English Composition

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mathematics*

Natural Sciences*

Humanities

One of the following:

Fine/Performing Arts*

Credit Hours: 39

Program Requirements

Two of the following:

Four of the following:

One of the following:

Credit Hours: 78

Total Credit Hours: 120