UNDERGRADUATE SOCIAL
STUDIES CERTIFICATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
FOR HISTORY MAJORS
ADMITTED TO PROGRAM IN SEPTEMBER
2006 AND THEREAFTER
HISTORY MAJOR, MODIFIED FOR CERTIFICATION 36
S.H.
HIST 100 The Study of History 3
s.h
.
US History Sequence (9
sh)
HIST 117 History of the
HIST 118 History of the
HIST 215 Women in American History 3 s.h.
HIST 217 History of Black Americans 3
s.h.
Non-US Sequence (9 sh)
HIST 103 Foundations of European Civ. OR 3
s.h.
HIST 105 Emergence of European Civ.
OR
HIST 106 Contemporary
Non-Western History course – 108, 109, 114, 116, 128,
129, 131, 132 or 133 3
s.h.
Non-Western Elective (100-400 level) 3 s.h.
*Four HIST electives
(one 200-400 level, 12 s.h.
three 300-400 level)
HIST 400 Senior Seminar in History 3
s.h.
*It is strongly recommended that you speak
with a History Dept. advisor
about your choice of HIST electives.
RELATED
SOCIAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS 30 S.H.
Anthropology
6
s.h.
ANTH 100 Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 210 Urban Anthropology
Economics 6
s.h.
ECON 100 Introduction to Economics
ECON 215 The Economics of Social
Problems
Geography (two of the following) 6
s.h.
EUGS 100 Principles of Geography
EUGS 101 Human Geography
EUGS 102 World Geography
Political Science 6
s.h.
POLS 201 Comparative Politics
POLS 307 American Political Thought
Sociology 3
s.h.
SOCI 202 Racial and Ethnic Relations
Religion 3
s.h.
RELG 100 Religions of the World
PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION SEQUENCE 45-48 S.H.
Pre-Professional
Sequence:
EDFD220 Philosophical
Orientation to Education (3 cr)
EDFD221 Historical
Foundations of American Education (3 cr)
EDFD200 Psychological
Foundations of Education (3 cr)
CURR210/READ210/EDFD210 Public
Purposes of Education: Democracy
and Schooling (3 cr)
Junior Year – 1st
semester:
CURR305/READ305/EDFD305 Teaching
for Equity and Diversity (3 cr)
CURR310 Inclusion in Middle
and Secondary Schools (1 cr)
CURR312/READ312/EDFD312 Educating English Language Learners
(1 cr)
Junior Year – 2nd semester:
READ411 Language and Literacy Across the
Curriculum (3 cr)
CURR314 Assessment of
Learning (1 cr)
CURR316 Integrating
Technology Across the School Curriculum (1 cr)
Senior (Professional)
Year – 1st semester:
CURR450 Fieldwork (3 cr) (co-requisite with CURR451)
CURR451 Teaching for Learning I (3 cr) (co-requisite with CURR450)
SOSC401 Methods of Teaching Social Studies
(3 cr)
Senior (Professional) Year – 2nd semester:
CURR452 Teaching for Learning II (3 cr)
CURR453 Student Teaching (8 cr)
(or CURR414
In-Service Student Teaching – 8 cr)
Please also note:
1.
Only grades of "C-" or above are
acceptable in the professional sequence (including the methods courses).
2.
The Physiology and Hygiene requirement can be met by
passing a test administered by the New Jersey State Department of Education or
by passing one (1) course from the list of courses that meet this requirement
listed in the catalog or in the Teacher Education Program Handbook.
3.
Students are permitted to take no more than twelve
(12) credits during the student teaching semester.
4.
A hard copy of passing Praxis scores must be
submitted prior to the student teaching semester.