Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies with a Certification in Education (Elementary & Secondary)


Students who major in Social Studies with a Certification in Education must complete:

  • HI 203-204 The Growth of the American Nation I & II
  • AN 225 Cultural Anthropology
  • GY 235 World Geography: Concepts and Regions

Two (2) of the following courses:

One (1) Economics course selected from the following:

  • BU 101 Survey of Economics
  • BU 205 Principles of Economics I

One (1) Political Science course selected from the following:

  • PO 225 American Government
  • PO 362 International Relations
  • PO 405 American Constitutional History

One (1) Sociology course selected from the following:

  • SO 101 Introduction to Sociology I
  • SO 231 Sociology of Poverty
  • SO 323 Sociology of Racial and Cultural Groups
  • SO 343 Sociology of Education
  • SO 425 Sociology of Gender
  • SO 474 Contemporary Social Problems
  • SO 476 Urban Sociology

RESEARCH: One (1) course selected from the following:

  • HI 407 Colonial and Revolutionary America
  • HI 430 The Contemporary World
  • HI/PO 432 Contemporary Issues and Problems in World Politics
  • HI 440 Recent America

* Please note that Social Studies majors seeking certification in Education graduate with 124 credits.