EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2003

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN SOCIAL STUDIES

FOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS

1.

Liberal Arts Major in Psychology

State of New Jersey requires at least one course in each area, or equivalent:*

A.	Development Psychology PSYC 201 Child Psychology PSYC 202 Adolescent Psychology
B.	Mental Health PSYC 225 Psychology of Adjustment PSYC 302 Health Psychology PSYC 365 Abnormal Psychology
C.	Personality or Social Psychology PSYC 246 Psychology of Black Experience PSYC 265 Psychology of Women PSYC 304 Social Psychology PSYC 332 Psychological Foundations of Personality
D.	Experimental Psychology – Learning or Motivation PSYC 301 Experimental Psychology PSYC 305 Physiological Psychology PSYC 308 Perception PSYC 340 Human Learning and Memory PSYC 355 Motivation PSYC 358 Fundamentals of Conditioning and Learning
E.	Psychological Measurement PSYC 220 Quantitative Methods in Psychology PSYC 310 Introduction to Psychological Testing
	*NOTES: Many of these courses have prerequisites. See catalogue or Psychology Department list of requirements. M.A.T. candidates must have two Psychology courses at the 500 level.

38 s.h.

2.

Course Work in Related Social Sciences**

NOTE: Psychology majors are not required to be certified in Social Studies. Those who choose to seek Social Studies certification must fulfill these requirements.

History (12 s.h.)

Two courses in U.S. history

One course in European history

One course in non-western history

Economics (3 s.h.)

ECON 100 Introduction to Economics, Macro-Economics OR
ECON 215 Economics of Social Problems

Geography (6 s.h.)

Two courses in cultural, local, regional or world geography

Political Science (6 s.h.)

One course in comparative politics or international politics

One course in American political thought or American political systems

Religion (3 s.h.)

One course in religions of the world

**NOTE: Psychology, History and Social Science courses completed with grades of C or higher prior to entering this program will be accepted. The number of credits in each area will be correspondingly reduced; remaining courses will be determined after evaluation of student’s academic record.

30 s.h.

3.

Professional Education Sequence

Sequence leading to Certification only – See Graduate catalog

Sequence leading to M.A.T. and Certification – See Graduate catalog

Professional education courses to be determined by Academic Advisor in Center of Pedagogy. Includes SOSC 401 – Methods of Teaching Social Studies. Do not take until semester immediately prior to Student Teaching, concurrently with CURR 500 – Fieldwork in Education.