Adolescent Education Social Studies BS, Four-Year Plan

School of Education

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • ETAP 201 Exploring Teaching as a Profession
  • Foreign Language (LANG)
  • Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
  • AHIS 100 or AHIS 101 (CH-USHIS)
  • AHIS 130, or 131, or 144, or 158, or 177, or A HST 110 (INTLPER)
Year One: Spring
  • EPSY 200 Introduction to Educational Psychology (DP-SOCSCI)
  • ECPY 360 Psychology, Cultural Diversity, & Social Justice (DEISJ)
  • Arts General Education Course (DP-ARTS)
  • Science Gen Ed Course (DP-NATSCI)
  • AGOG 102 Introduction to Human Geography
     
Year One: Summer
  • Consider coursework
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
  • Request to declare the major

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • EPSY 400 The Psychology of Instruction and Learning
  • EEPL 300 Social Foundations of Education
  • AECO 110 Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics
  • RPOS 101 American Politics
  • Mathematics Gen Ed Course (Could recommend EPSY 330) (MATH)
     
Year Two: Spring
  • ESPE 350 Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment for All Students
  • EPSY 440 Introduction to Assessment & Measurement
  • ESPE 460 Introduction to Human Exceptionality
  • Humanities General Education Course (DP-HUM)
  • 300 level or above history or geography of the United States or the world as approved by advisor
Year Two: Summer
  • Consider study abroad options
  • Look for research opportunities
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • EPSY 422 Adolescent Development
  • ETAP 452X Methods of Secondary Teaching  
  • ETAP 430 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
  • AGOG 356 Geography of the United States
  • 300 level or above history or geography of the United States or the world as approved by advisor
Year Three: Spring
  • ELTL 400 Language Acquisition for All Learners
  • ETAP 479 Fieldwork: Healthy and Successful Students (6 Credits)
  • 300 level or above history or geography of the United States or the world as approved by advisor
  • 300 level or above as approved by advisor in History, Geography, Civics, Citizenship, Government or Economics
Year Three: Summer
  • Summer research

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • ETAP 480 Student Teaching: Adolescent Education (12 Credits)
  • Elective
Year Four: Spring
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Notes

Options for Upper Division Concentration Courses

  • AHIS 100 American Political & Social History I
  • AHIS 101 American Political & Social History II
  • AHIS 130 History of European Civilization I
  • AHIS 131 History of European Civilization II
  • AHIS 144 Latin America Since the Aztecs
  • AHIS 158 The Past as Present: The World since 1900
  • AHIS 177 East Asia: Its Culture and History
  • AHST 110 Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean

General Education Requirements for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

  • MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
  • WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
  • AR Arts
  • HU Humanities
  • NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
  • SS Social Sciences
  • US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
  • IP World History and International Perspectives
  • LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
  • DEISJ Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice

Credit bearing Professional Development Options

  • RSSW 290, 291 and 390 – Community Service
  • Research within major
  • University internship
  • Departmental Internship
  • Community Engaged Coursework
  • Study Abroad
  • Tutoring opportunities

This is a suggested course sequence