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Social Studies Composite Teaching Major Secondary Education
I. University Studies
Credits
Completed
Required Credit
Grade
39-43 credits
III. Geography (All courses C or better)
Credits
Completed
Required Credit
Grade
12 credits
A. General Education
GEOG 1000 (BPS) Physical Geography
3
Communication Literacy (6 credits) (1 course C+ or better)
ENGL 1010
Introduction to Writing
GEOG 1300 World Regional Geography
3
3
GEOG 4210 Geography of Utah
3
ENGL 2010
3
GEOG 1800 or GEOG 4100 or GEOG 4120 or GEOG 4400
3
Intermediate Writing
Quantitative Literacy (3-4 credits) (C- or better)
MATH 1050
IV. Economics (All courses C or better)
4
ECN 1500 (BAI) Introduction to Economics
Introduction to Statistics
3
ECN 2010 (BSS) Introduction to Microeconomics
3
ECN 3170/POLS 3170 Law & Economics
3
ECN 4020 Intermediate Macroeconomics
3
OR
STAT 1040
6 credits
College Algebra
3
Choose one of the following
Breadth Requirements (21-22 credits)
BAI:
ECN 1500
3
BAI:
POLS 1100
3
V. Political Science (All courses C or better)
BSS:
PSY 1010
3
POLS 1100 (BAI) U.S. Government and Politics
BHU:
HIST 1060
3
BCA:
USU 1330
3
BLS:
USU 1350
BPS:
GEOG 1000
3
3
12 credits
3
Choose 3 POLS courses at 3000-level or above:
3
3
Students must complete C grades or higher in their BLS, BPS, BSS courses in order to apply to the Teacher
Education program.
3
B. Depth Education (4-6 credits)
VI. Psychology, & Sociology (All courses C or better)
Choose one Depth Humanities course (DHA) and one Depth Science course (DSC)
PSY 1010 (BSS) General Psychology
3
SOC 1010 (BSS) Introductory Sociology
3
HIST 3850 (DHA) or HIST 4600 (DHA)
3
CS 3010 (QI/DSC) or other DSC
3
VII. Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) (All courses C or better)
C. Quantitative Intensive (3 credits)
CS 3010 (QI/DSC) or other QI
6 credits
3
(Minimum 3.0 GPA overall)
Application requirements website: https://teal.usu.edu/htm/undergraduate-programs/seced/adstep
II. History (All courses C or better)
36 credits
Pre-Modern History (6 credits)
Courses may be taken before admission to Teacher Education Program or with Level I
3
SPED 4000 Education of Exceptional Individuals
2
HIST 1100 (BHU) Western Civilizations: Ancient and Medieval
3
TEAL 5500 Technology Tools for Teachers
3
HIST 1500 (BHU) Cultural and Economic Exchange
3
HIST 1060 (BHU) Intro to Islamic Civilizations
Choose one of the following:
Modern History (6 credits)
A. Level I (15-week course)
HIST 1110 (BHU) Western Civilizations: Modern
3
SCED 3100 Motivation and Classroom Management
3
HIST 1510 (BHU) The Modern World
3
SCED 3210 (CI/DSS) Multicultural Foundations
3
SCED 3500 Teaching Social Studies
3
SCED 3300 Clinical Expereince I (30 hours in field)
1
American History (6 credits)
HIST 2700 (BAI) United States to 1877
3
HIST 2710 (BAI) United States 1877 - Present
3
Utah/Western American History (3 credits)
B. Level 2 (15-week course)
Choose one of the following:
SCED 4200 (CI) Language, Literacy & Learning in the Content Areas
3
HIST 3850 (DHA) History of Utah
3
SCED 4210 Assessment & Curriculum Design
3
HIST 4600 (DHA) History of American West
3
SCED 4300 Clinical Expereince II (30 Hours in field)
1
Art History (3 credits)
Recommended courses include:
3
Choose 1 course from the following
ARTH 2720 (BHU) Survey of Western Art: Renaissance Post-modern
HIST 4860 Teaching History
3
ARTH 3620 Early Christian/Byzantine
HIST 4870 Teaching World History
3
ARTH 3720 Renaissance Art
ARTH 4520 (CI) Discourses of Empire and Nation
C. Level 3
History Electives (9 credits)
SCED 5500 Student Teaching Seminar
SCED 5630 Student Teaching in Secondary Schools
y elective credits must be 3000-level or higher.
2
10
3
3
3
History Teaching Courses (3 credits)
Complete one of the following during Level 2 in STEP
Utah State Graduation Requirements:
See Level 2
Residence Credits Required:
30 (10 of last 40)
HIST 4860 Teaching History
Upper Division Credits Required:
40
HIST 4870 Teaching World History
Total Credits Needed for Graduation:
120
Website: teal.usu.edu
Form Revised 04/2017