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:

Three (3) of the following courses (at least 1 of which must be in global history):

  • HI 210 Women in the Western Tradition OR
  • HI 211 Women in American History and Politics
  • HI 213 History of New Jersey
  • HI 218 The Holocaust
  • HI 220 Afro-American History
  • HI 250 The Vietnam War
  • HI 317 Native American History
  • HI 331 - 338 Global History (Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East)

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

Senior Seminar: 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

HI/PO 492 Research Seminar (Outcomes Assessment) – This course must be taken at the same time as one of the senior seminars

* Please note that Social Studies majors seeking certification in Education graduate with 127 credits.