Eight-Semester Plan for B.S.Ed. in Social Sciences with Double Major in History
Major Program Guide For: Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd) in Social Science
with Double Major in History
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total Hours for Degree: 128
- Total Hours of Pre-requisites: 6
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Any notes or other information:
- Must pass PRAXIS I, hold a 2.75 GPA in Social Science courses to student teach, and hold a 2.5 GPA to be admitted to the College of Education and Allied Professions.
- Must take Math 170 if that course is not taken in Liberal Studies.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Freshman Year
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| Freshman Seminar | 190 | 3 | C5 | Physical/Biological Science | 3 | ||
| C5 | Physical/Biological Science | 3 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 | |
| P4 | Humanities | 3 | HEAL | 123 | Health and Wellness | 3 | |
| English (C1) | Composition I | 3 | CMHC | 201 | Intro to Speech Communications | 3 | |
| Math (C2) | 170 | Statistics | 3 | HIST | 221, 222, 231, or 232 | 3 | |
| EDCI | 231 | Historical, Social, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 | ||||
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Students should take MATH 170 as their Liberal Studies C2 Mathematics course in Liberal Studies. |
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Sophomore Year
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Fall
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| MFL (Spanish, French, or German) | 101 | 3 | P5 | Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | ||
| PSC (P1) | 150 | 3 | HIST | 297 | Sophomore Seminar | 3 | |
| P1 | Social Science | 3 | HIST Jr-Sr Credits | 300 or 400 Level History | 3 | ||
| HIST | 221, 222, 231, or 232 | 3 | ECON | 231 or 232 | Intro to Microeconomics or Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| ANTH | 260 | Cultural and Social Anthropology | 3 | HIST (P3) | Upper Level Perspective | ||
| MFL (Spanish, French, or German) | 102 | 3 | |||||
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Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. |
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Junior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P6 | World Cultures | 3 | PSY | 320 or 322 | Child and Adolescent Development OR Adolescent Development | 3 | |
| HIST Jr-Sr Credits | 300 or 400 Level History | 3 | HIST Jr-Sr Credits | 300 or 400 Level History | 3 | ||
| HIST Jr-Sr Credits | 300 or 400 Level History | 3 | HIST Jr-Sr Credits | 300 or 400 Level History | 3 | ||
| HIST Jr-Sr Credits | 300 or 400 Level History | 3 | GEOG or HIST Elective | 300 or 400 Level GEOG or HIST Course | 3 | ||
| GEOG or PSC Elective | 300 or 400 Level GEOG or PSC Course | 3 | GEOG | 350 or 444 | Economic Geography OR Political Geography | 3 | |
| SPED | 335 | Teaching Exceptional Children | 2 | EDSE | 322 | Principles and Methods of Teaching | 2 |
| Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. | |||||||
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Senior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| PSY | 321 | Educational Psychology | 3 | EDSE | 490 | Supervised Student Teaching | 6 |
| HIST Jr-Sr Credits | 300 or 400 Level History | 3 | EDSE | 495 | Seminar | 3 | |
| HIST Jr-Sr Credits | 300 or 400 Level History | 3 | HIST | 491 | Supervised Student Teaching in Social Sciences | 3 | |
| HIST | 405 | Methods for Teaching Social Sciences | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
NOTES:
- Total Hours for Degree: 128
- Total Hours of Pre-requisites: 6
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Any notes or other information:
- Must pass PRAXIS I, hold a 2.75 GPA in Social Science courses to student teach, and hold a 2.5 GPA to be admitted to the College of Education and Allied Professions.
- Must take Math 170 if that course is not taken in Liberal Studies.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.