Bachelor of Science - Social Science Major with Minor in Education (Grades 6-12)

EACH STUDENT MUST ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWING THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE THAT IS BEING PURSUED.

Program components for the Bachelor of Science with a major in Social Science with a minor in Education:

Applicable General University Requirements

Applicable General University Requirements

Students earning the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with a major in Social Science with a minor in Education must satisfy all general University requirements and meet all financial obligations before a degree is awarded. Additional requirements for this program are:

• Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75, and a minimum GPA of 2.75 in both the Professional Studies and Teaching Field Course Requirements. This is a requirement for student teaching and for graduation.
• Students must have a minimum grade of “C” in any required courses, regardless of whether GPA standards are fulfilled.
• Students must complete the 12 semester hours in History sequences and the courses in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics as required in the General Education and Major Prerequisite Requirements before being admitted to the Teacher Education Program.

General Education Requirements

Area I - Written Composition

	English Composition I and English Composition II	6
Total Credit Hours:		6

Area II - Humanities/Fine Arts

	Fine Arts Course or Equivalent	3
	At Least One Literature Course	3
	Fundamentals of Oral Communication (SPH 106)	3
	Or
	Fundamentals of Public Speaking (SPH 107)	3
	Other Course in Humanities or Fine Arts	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Area III - Mathematics and Natural Sciences

	Finite Math or Higher Mathematics Course	3
	Natural Sciences	8
Total Credit Hours:		11

Natural sciences: Lab-based.

Area IV - History/Behavioral and Social Sciences

	United States History I	3
	United States History II	3
	General Psychology Course (PSY 200)	3
	Introduction to Sociology	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Total Credit Hours: 41

Area V - Pre-Professionals

Required

	Western Civilization I	3
	And
	Western Civilization II	3
	Or
	World History I	3
	And
	World History II	3
	Alabama History (HIS 260)	3
	Or
HY 302	Alabama History	3
	American National Government (POL 211)	3
	Macroeconomics	3
	Microeconomics	3
	World Regional Geography (GEO 100)	3
	Or
GO 300	World Regional Geography	3
Total Credit Hours:		21

Total Credit Hours: 24

Total General Education and Major Prerequisite Requirement Hours: 65

Teaching Field Course Requirements

Required

EC 310	Modern Economics	3
	Or
EC 320	International Economics and Trade	3
HY 307	American Constitutional Law	3
HY 451	Senior History Seminar	3

American History (300/400 level)

Choose one course from:

HY 303	The South In United States History	3
	Or
HY 304	Revolutionary America	3
	Or
HY 305	American Expansion in the 19th Century	3
	Or
HY 306	20th Century America	3
	Other American History elective	3

Non-American History (300/400 level)

Choose one course from:

HY 313	Revolutionary Europe	3
	Or
HY 314	19th Century Europe	3
	Or
HY 315	20th Century Europe	3
	Or
HY 325	Vietnam	3
	Or
HY 334	Middle East	3
	Or
HY 342	Modern Russia	3
	Or
HY 351	Columbus and the Age of Discovery, 1400-1600	3
	Other Non-American History elective	3

Required

PO 303	Comparative State and Local Government	3
	Or
	State and Local Government (POL 220)	3
SO 351	American Public Policy/Political Sociology	3
SS 453	International Relations: America and the World	3
HY 430	Globalization: Concepts and History	3
	Or
HY 431	Human Expansion	3

Total Credit Hours: 33

(Total Credit Hours in Social Science disciplines including Areas I-V: 60)

Education Minor Course Requirements

Required

UNV 300	Pathways to Success	3
ED 301	Introduction to Teaching	1
ED 302	Foundations of Education	3
ED 305	Technology and Media in Education	3
SC 331	Classroom Management in Secondary Education	3
SC 333	Teaching Reading/Writing in the Content Areas	3
SC 362	Assessment and Evaluation in Secondary Education	3
SE 301	Survey of Exceptional Learners	3
SC 400	Field Work Practicum I	1
SC 401	Field Work Practicum II	1
SS 450	Materials and Methods of Teaching the History and Social Sciences in the Middle School/High School	3
UNV 400	Career Seminar	1
SC 486	Internship in High School	4 to 12

ED 305: Fulfills CIS 146 major/degree prerequisite requirement in Social Science major.

Total Credit Hours: 32

Some courses require admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) and may not be fulfilled by substituting courses completed at another college or university. Refer to course prerequisites for details.

To submit a substitution request for other teaching field or professional courses completed at another college or university, students are required to provide an electronic copy of the course syllabus and/or description to their faculty advisor. This is an Alabama State Department of Education requirement. The Alabama State Department of Education ultimately decides whether or not a course will count as a substitution for an Athens State course after the syllabus and supporting documentation is evaluated.

All students seeking a degree from the College of Education, or a degree from the College of Arts and Sciences with a minor in Education, and subsequent licensure and certification by the State of Alabama, are required to pass the appropriate Praxis II exams for their program of study. A complete listing of these exams along with required scoring information can be reviewed on the College of Education’s webpage. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule and take these exams prior to applying for internship (student teaching).

A student who does not complete all of the above Professional Studies requirements for the minor in Education and who does not wish to seek certification from the State of Alabama may still fulfill the requirements for the Social Science major with a minor in Professional Studies (see minors section of this catalog).

This program of study is open to any student. Students who do not fulfill all Professional Studies Course requirements will not be eligible for licensure and certification by the Alabama State Department of Education.

Total Credit Hours: 127